​World-Class Security

Ion Oblemenco Stadium in the Romanian city of Craiova is home to football club CS Universitatea Craiova and has more than 30,000 seats. The futuristic stadium was built to host international and premium league matches, requiring a security solution that meets European football championship standards for safety.

Craiova officials chose Bosch to implement a complete security solution. Bosch experts installed a fire and safety solution with four fire panels and 1,500 detectors. The sound system includes Electro-Voice Pro Sound speakers for music and commentary, Dynacord Promatrix for evacuation, Bosch loudspeakers for interior sound, and a conference and interpretation system for the pressroom.

The fully integrated video security system supports 211 cameras, centrally managed via the Bosch Video Management System. Video is monitored by operator personnel and members of Romania’s police during matches and stored on two Bosch DIVAR IP 7000 network video recording units.

​PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS

Panda Restaurant Group, Inc., deployed 3xLOGIC VIGIL Trends Business Intelligence software to its North American locations. Interface Security Systems is the integrator and project manager.

Acronis formed a new technology partnership with Arsenal Football Club to protect data and the club’s IT infrastructure.

Noodigs Realty Services selected Acuant AssureID for identity verification.

AEON Credit Service and Fujitsu are testing a cardless payment system using Fujitsu’s palm vein biometric authentication technology.

Altronix added Paxton Access to its portfolio of Trove Access and Power Integration Solutions.

Certiport and EC-Council will launch the EC-Council Associate Series certification exams, practice tests, and curriculum.

Chubb partnered with DynaRisk to offer a cyber loss mitigation service to its Cyber Enterprise Risk Management policyholders in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Comodo Cybersecurity announced that Western New Mexico University has chosen Comodo Advanced Endpoint Protection to secure IT assets.

Country Kitchen selected DTT as its preferred vendor for loss prevention services. 

Endace and Ixia signed a technology partnership agreement to focus on complementary and integrated network solutions.

GS1 announced a partnership with Optiseller to enable retailers to check their Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) across all eBay listings.

GTL and Sentinel Offender Services will collaborate on advance­ments in offender tracking and monitoring technology.

Ilitch Holdings, Inc., selected Avigilon Corporation, a Motorola Solutions company, to enhance customer experience and safety at its Detroit properties, including Little Caesars Arena, Comerica Park, offices, and retailers. Identify, Inc., installed the video solution.

Keepit A/S is collaborating with Veritas Technologies LLC to provide data protection for the Veritas SaaS Backup solution.

Legrand announced that its On-Q Digital Audio System has been integrated with Alarm.com.

N8 Identity is now a Microsoft Azure Silver Partner.

Caesars Entertainment EMEA deployed Pivot3 HCI to protect critical video surveillance data.

TITUS and Virtru will partner to deliver integrated data security and compliance offerings for enterprises of all sizes.

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

Axon announced that the Honolulu Police Department will deploy 1,200 Axon Body 2 cameras with unlimited storage on Evidence.com.

Attenti electronic monitoring solutions were selected for an additional term by the Florida Department of Corrections.

CGI will enhance the cybersecurity posture and risk awareness of federal government agencies participating in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program.

Dragos, Inc., was selected by the U.S. National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence as a collaborator on the Energy Sector Asset Management Project.

Edesix recently won the contract to supply body-worn cameras to Staffordshire Fire and Rescue in the United Kingdom.

Argentina selected HID Global to upgrade its ICAO electronic passport. 

KT Corporation completed a new digital system for national identification in Tanzania.

Park Assist has a parking guidance system contract for San Francisco International Airport. 

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Gordon, Georgia, awarded a contract for cybersecurity training to root9B, LLC.

Salient CRGT, Inc., was awarded a task order to provide enterprise IT support to the U.S. Defense Technology Security Administration.

Trust Automation Inc. worked with DHS to obtain license to the Autonomic Intelligent Cyber Sensor technology developed by Idaho National Laboratories.

Unisys Corporation was selected by the U.S. Navy to develop, operate, and manage software used for secure messaging.

The Vermont State Department of Motor Vehicles selected Valid USA, Inc., to provide secure driver’s licenses and identification cards. 

The Public Safety Information Sharing and Analysis Organization is adopting the VirnetX Gabriel Collaboration Suite to facilitate secure communications with its member network.

The Ministry of Home Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh commissioned Veridos to supply and implement electronic passports and border control systems.​

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Avigilon video systems and access control software received SAFETY Act designation as approved technologies from the DHS. 

Coalfire received the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Pro Patria Award from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Dahua Technology USA announced that its 2MP AI Network Box Camera won the 2018 ESX Innovation Award in the video analytics category.

ECI won the Best Multi-Layer SDN Controller award for its Muse software at NGON 2018.

Evive Disaster Recovery, Production Network, and User Acceptance Testing applications earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.

Illumio Adaptive Security Platform is compliant with the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 Level 1 security certification and is in the evaluation stage for Common Criteria certification. 

Italtel announced that its Brazil team won the Technical Readiness Brazil award from Cisco.

ONVIF announced the winner of its Open Source Spotlight Challenge: CAM X, submitted by Liqiao Ying, offers an object detection system that uses blockchain solutions for storing information obtained from ONVIF cameras. 

Persistent Systems, LLC, announced that its MPU5 mobile ad hoc networking radio received a Level 2 FIPS 140-2 security validation. 

Senstar Symphony received Lenel factory certification and joined the Lenel OpenAccess Alliance Program.​

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADME, Inc., parent company of Apollo Security Access Control, created ApolloEM, a new division for sales and support for its software OEM and integration partners. 

Arecont Vision was acquired by Costar Technologies, Inc.

ASSA ABLOY is acquiring Swiss company Planet GDZ and Chicago-based Door Systems.

Boon Edam Inc. launched interactive troubleshooting guides for service technicians in the Americas.

The Brand Safety Institute was launched to advance brand protection through research, education, and professional certification. 

CannaGuard Security is offering franchising opportunities for providing compliant security systems to licensed cannabis growers and retailers.

CyberInt, in cooperation with Check Point Software Technologies, led Brazilian authorities to cybercriminal Douglas Arrial, who created a phishing kit to sell on the Dark Web.

Edesix opened a U.S. office in New Jer­sey that will house both U.S. and U.K. staff.

ExteNet Systems joined the Safer Buildings Coalition to help set standards for in-building public safety wireless communications. 

The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems launched the Nevada Drone Center of Excellence for Public Safety to reduce air hazards from drone incursions as drones enter the commercial air traffic system. 

Nice S.p.A. acquired FIBARO.

RealNetworks, Inc., announced the free and immediate availability of SAFR for K-12, an AI and machine learning based facial recognition solution to help enhance safety in K-12 schools in the United States and Canada. 

Red Hawk Fire & Security, LLC., purchased Security and Data Technologies, Inc., to reach customers in Philadelphia, eastern Pennsylvania, parts of New Jersey, and Delaware.

Safe-T acquired the intellectual property and marks of CyKick Labs, Ltd.

Securiosity is a new weekly cyber­security podcast from Scoop News Group.

SecurityScorecard investigated the top 15 CISOs and their programs and created a downloadable report.

Sonitrol of Lexington and Bates Security joined with 3xLOGIC to upgrade security for The Nest Center for Women, Children, and Families in Lexington, Kentucky.

The Streaming Video Alliance published a document on forensic watermarking for streaming media.

Structured Innovations merged with Legacy Marketing, a manufacturers’ representative agency in the Great Lakes region.

Summit Companies purchased the Michigan branch offices of Indianapolis-based Koorsen Fire & Security, Inc.

Threat Sketch released Malicious IT Employee: A Survival Guide, a white paper addressing internal threats. 

Thycotic released a free Incident Response Policy Template, which outlines proactive steps companies can take to build resilience and be prepared to respond to a cyber incident.