BriefCam, the a provider of Video Synopsis and deep learning solutions announced its acquisition by Canon Inc. The addition of BriefCam to Canon’s network video solutions products portfolio complements the Canon Group’s previous acquisitions of AXIS Communications and Milestone Systems with a video content analytics solution.
After year-over-year increases in the number of reported data breaches, Risk Based Security has released the results of their Q1 2018 Data Breach QuickView Report, showing the number of breaches disclosed in the first three months of the year fell to 686 compared with 1,444 breaches reported in Q1 2017. The number of records compromised in the quarter remained high, with more than 1.4 billion records exposed.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has expressed strong support for MI HB 5828 and HB5830, two bills designed to improve school security across the state of Michigan.
NextGen Security, SDM’s 2017 Systems Integrator of the Year, signed on with Boston-based Gradifi, a provider of the Employer SLP Plan benefit (Student Loan Paydown Plan benefit) to introduce a new employee benefit: financial assistance to pay down student loan debt.
ADS Security (ADS), ranked No. 20 on the SDM 100, has acquired the customer accounts of The Alarm Company of Jackson, Mississippi. This purchase adds approximately 2,600 accounts — 80 percent residential and 20 percent commercial — to the ADS customer base.
Hikvision Canada Inc. participated in the 23rd Annual Starlight Children’s Foundation Gala to raise funds in support of Starlight’s vital in-hospital and out-of-hospital programs for children struggling with illness and their families across Canada.
ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, is celebrating its 10th anniversary, capping off a decade of growth and rising influence as a provider of interoperability standards to the physical security market, the organization described.
A wave of new cyberattacks is underway that uses fake Internet ads to execute malicious code on a victim’s computer, according to Canadian cyber security firm Akouto. The attacks make unauthorized use of computers to run code that mines cryptocurrency in the user’s browser.
May 2 was the Electronic Security Association’s (ESA) first District Day, a nationwide advocacy movement connecting members with their local federal elected officials.
LRG Inc., an independent manufacturer’s rep firm serving the electronic security industry, relocated its corporate offices and support center in Jasper, Texas.
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