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ASIS International, the world's largest membership organization for security management professionals, announced the recipients of its 2019 Innovative Product Awards (IPA) for Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2019, to be held Sept. 8-12 in Chicago.

Pelco Inc. announced that Jean-Marc Theolier, CEO, will be leaving the organization, effective immediately. As part of this change, Brian McClain, COO, will take the role of president, leading the recently independent company while the search for a new CEO is finalized. 

According to a recent report published by business intelligence provider IHS Markit, Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations and business intelligence solutions, has become one of the fastest growing providers of access control software in the world. 

DroneShield has been accepted for membership in ACI (Airports Council International) Europe. ACI Europe represents more than 500 airports in 45 European countries, including virtually every major European airport. DroneShield is the only counterdrone company that has been accepted for membership.

Yesterday, congress announced legislation that would prohibit the use of biometric recognition technology in most public and assisted housing units funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), with the goal of protecting tenants from “biased surveillance technology.” 

The Governor of the State of Louisiana John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency due to severe, intentional cybersecurity breaches.

The cost of a data breach has risen 12 percent over the past 5 years and now costs $3.92 million on average, according to IBM's study. 

Integrated Fire and Security Solutions Inc., a provider of integrated security, IT and fire technologies and services, has received a private equity investment to drive strategic growth and further build its presence in the southeastern U.S. market. The sizable investment will be used to expand sales operations, acquire similarly aligned service providers and boost service offerings focused on recurring revenue services.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced the first founding members of its new Global Cybersecurity Alliance (GCA): Schneider Electric, Rockwell Automation, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Claroty and Nozomi Networks.