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Narita International Airport Selects Smiths Detection’s Automatic Tray Disinfection Technology for Safer Travel

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  Narita International Airport is Japan’s busiest airport and the first to acquire the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) implemented by Airports Council International (ACI). Smiths Detection will assist Narita Airport to install 62 units of Ultraviolet (UV) light tray disinfection equipment in its latest effort to enable safer travel. The UV disinfection equipment will be integrated with 62 advanced security checkpoints across the three terminals by March 2022. “To best prepare for the resumption of international air travel, we are taking various measures to stay ahead of the curve and safeguard passenger health. This includes installing automatic UV light disinfection kits to disinfect security trays. The kit is proven to eliminate up to 99.9% of bacteria and viruses including coronaviruses, protecting passengers and staff from tactile transmission of contagious diseases.” said Susumu Kitabayashi, AVSEC Senior Manager, Narita International Airport, “As we look to secure our terminals and provide travellers a peace of mind, we are working with Smiths Detection who has provided reliable and experienced onsite support to meet the industry’s highest standard.” Additionally, Narita Airport has made investments in fully integrated checkpoint and hold baggage solutions to help ease traffic, reduce passenger wait time, cut down on touch points, and streamline security processes. These include: HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX, a computed tomography (CT) X-ray scanner producing high-resolution volumetric 3D images for quicker baggage assessment and low false-alarm rates. It allows electronics and liquids to remain in bags, speeding up passenger screening and reducing touchpoints. Evo, an automated smart lane that helps keep trays and passengers moving eliminating bottlenecks and streamlining the screening process. The body scanner eqo, a body scanner which automatically detects contraband of any concealed material and reduces the need for physical pat-downs. Checkpoint.Evoplus, a remote screening and operations management platform for faster decision making. HI-SCAN 6040-2is, an advanced dual-view X-ray system for cabin baggage, shortening inspection time. CTX 9800 DSi, a CT-based explosives detection system (EDS) for screening of checked baggage which provides high-levels of detection and low false-alarm rates. “We are delighted to be working with Narita Airport to take its security commitment to greater heights,” said Aurelien Guilbert, Managing Director, North Asia, Smiths Detection, “Narita Airport has been a forerunner in introducing technologies in its operations and security processes, and we are confident that with the latest installations, passengers travelling through Narita Airport will feel safe and assured in this uncertain time.”  

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Tunnel Vision: Cubic and Transport for London Choose Ruggedised Predator PTZ Cameras for Traffic Safety Monitoring at Limehouse Link Tunnel

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  When Cubic Transportation Systems and Transport for London identified that the Limehouse Link Tunnel in London’s East End would benefit from an upgraded traffic safety monitoring system, they opted for the advantages offered by Predator Ultra HD cameras from 360 Vision Technology. Let’s face it: traffic tunnels are cool. Perhaps it’s their artificially lit, subterranean nature, coupled with the unspoken thrill of passing smoothly, at high speed, through an entirely manmade structure. Maybe it’s their place in Hollywood’s celluloid iconography, light tracing the contours of our protagonist’s face as they race toward, or away from, one crisis or another. Maybe it’s the way tunnels are the embodiment of human ingenuity made solid, engineering as pure solution: let’s get from A to B as efficiently as possible, and if that means going under or through whatever gets in our way, well, that’s what we’re going to do. Whatever it is, tunnels are irrefutably cool, and the Limehouse Link Tunnel is one of London’s coolest. Opened for use in 1993, it stretches for a little over a mile under London’s East End. Travelling along the A1203 from the Highway to Canary Wharf, it takes vehicles under the Limehouse Basin, Limekiln Dock and Dundee Wharf, then curves north-east under Westferry Road to emerge near the West India Quay DLR station. It’s apt that the entrances and exits to the tunnel are known as ‘portals’ – the Limehouse Link Tunnel transforms commuters into virtual time travellers, entering from the historic, fabled streets of the East End and emerging, blinking, into the hyper-modern glass and steel-emblazoned environs of the reclaimed Canary Wharf. Those portals are adorned with distinctive artworks, glimpsed by the passengers in the thousands of vehicles which traverse the length of the tunnel in both directions every day – on the western end is Zadok Ben-David’s circle of silhouettes, ‘Restless Dream,’ while the eastern portal features an untitled abstract by Nigel Hall.   Underground safety For a massively busy tunnel like the Limehouse Link, safety is paramount. Speed limits are set at 30mph, and Transport for London traffic management teams constantly monitor the live video feeds from cameras sited strategically along its course to ensure traffic flows smoothly and any incidents can be acted upon swiftly and safely. The camera system in the Limehouse Link Tunnel is maintained by Cubic Transportation Systems. Award-winning Cubic has worked with TfL for many years, helping to deliver the famed Oyster payment system and continually working to reinvent the way integrated technology is used in managing traffic and public transport across London. Recently, it was decided that the existing cameras in the Limehouse Link Tunnel were in need of an upgrade. Cubic Senior Field Services Manager Neil Ashford explained. “The older cameras that were being used in the tunnel had become obsolete,” he said, “This was due to camera part obsolescence fault levels increasing, and critical areas of tunnel coverage becoming more challenging to maintain with adequate CCTV coverage. Roadside cameras need to be tough and reliable, so we needed a ruggedised model that could withstand the rigours of constant use in that environment.” Cubic had used Predator Ultra HD cameras from UK manufacturer 360Vision Technology on an earlier tunnel project, and this experience convinced Neil Ashford, and Cubic, that they’d be up to the task. The Predator PTZ camera range is a high performance, fully featured range of ruggedised pan-tilt zoom cameras, designed and manufactured in the UK. The distinctive Predator range comes with multiple protocols as standard, allowing quick and simple integration with DVRs, matrices, and IP VMS systems. The Predator Ultra cameras provide HD images, 30x optical zoom, and extremely low light operation. Technically adept One challenge the Limehouse Link Tunnel upgrade project faced was transmission – how best to ensure the 1080p HD images captured by the cameras could be sent to the TfL control centres. Thankfully, in addition to its direct IP connection options, the Predator cameras feature a 12-pin connection in the base of each unit, allowing the new replacement cameras to be connected directly to the existing cable infrastructure of the old camera system. This feature alone saved significant time and installation costs. “Being able to install the new Predator cameras without making any changes to the local camera infrastructure was a great advantage in reducing installation time and cost of the project,” Neil Ashford said, “Another of the key factors in choosing to use the Predators was the relationship we have with the manufacturer. They are the true expert on the camera, and working directly with them can help us to quickly and efficiently solve any issues that might arise. “Being UK-based is part of it, but the crucial thing is access to knowledgeable staff. I have a highly technical team of engineers, and thankfully 360Vision have highly technical staff who listen to and address any problems that we find with a camera. It’s a very good working relationship. In fact, I would go as far as to say that they are the best supplier I have ever worked with. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them on future projects.” Proactive monitoring A total of 56 Predator Ultra 30:1 HD cameras are now in active use in the Limehouse Link Tunnel. The cameras are monitored at a variety of locations including the primary Transport for London Network Management Control Centre (NMCC). The complex 24-hour NMCC operation integrates previously separate control departments into one central hub, providing a more efficient and linked-up approach to roads management. It’s part of the ‘Vision Zero’ approach to traffic and transport strategy, with a long-term aim of eliminating all deaths and serious injuries from London’s streets. Operators look out not just for active incidents such as accidents and collisions, but for anything that has the potential to cause one, including loose manhole covers or potholes. When one of these situations is spotted, the Predator camera is zoomed in to confirm its cause and help to diagnose a swift solution, which could include closing…

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Hikvision Unveils its Digital Showroom

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  Hikvision, an IoT solution provider with video as its core competency, has launched the online Hikvision Digital Showroom. The showroom allows customers to explore core technologies, flagship products, and trending applications of Hikvision through a new virtual experience on the web. “Digital communication is becoming a long-term trend and is profoundly changing our marketing strategy, platforms and content,” said Keen Yao, Vice President of Hikvision, “We are very happy to unveil the digital showroom, and to interact with customers and partners in more direct ways.” With the showroom, leading technologies, products and solutions from Hikvision have been presented in creative and interactive ways, bringing new experiences to visitors. Selectable topics and a stereo content structure make information searching quite easy, and since it’s online, people can visit at any time and from any place. The showroom will be continuously updated,enabling customers and partners to get all the latest information they need to design security systems, boost their business, and more “We will actively embrace changes and explore more digital means such as live online webcasts, creative social media interactions, and online community marketing. All the while, we’re continuing to create high-quality digital content, build efficient digital marketing platforms, and deliver values of our products and solutions to customers,” said Yao.  

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Thousands of Fake Online Pharmacies Shut Down in INTERPOL Operation

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  A record number of fake online pharmacies have been shut down under Operation Pangea XIV targeting the sale of counterfeit and illicit medicines and medical products. The operation coordinated by INTERPOL involved police, customs and health regulatory authorities from 92 countries. It resulted in 113,020 web links including websites and online marketplaces being closed down or removed, the highest number since the first Operation Pangea in 2008. In Venezuela a man was arrested after he developed an e-commerce platform on WhatsApp to sell illicit medicines. In the UK, in addition to the seizure of some three million fake medicines and devices worth more than USD13 million, authorities also removed more than 3,100 advertising links for the illegal sale and supply of unlicensed medicines, and shut down 43 websites. Criminals cashing in Operation Pangea XIV also showed that criminals are continuing to cash in on the demand for personal protection and hygiene products generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fake and unauthorized COVID-19 testing kits accounted for more than half of all medical devices seized during the week of action (18-25 May) which resulted in 277 arrests worldwide and the seizure of potentially dangerous pharmaceuticals worth more than USD23 million. In Italy, authorities recovered more than 500,000 fake surgical masks as well as 35 industrial machines used for production and packaging. Threat to public safety “ As the pandemic forced more people to move their lives online, criminals were quick to target these new customers,” said INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock, “Whilst some individuals were knowingly buying illicit medicines, many thousands of victims were unwittingly putting their health and potentially their lives at risk.” “The online sale of illicit medicines continues to pose a threat to public safety, which is why operations such as Pangea remain vital in combating this global health scourge,” added Secretary General Stock. Dismantling criminal networks “ As crimes continue to evolve amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the authorities must remain vigilant in dismantling criminal networks involved in the proliferation of illicit pharmaceutical products especially in online platforms,” said the Head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in the Philippines, Allan C. Guisihan, “Despite the official conclusion of this operation, the Philippines will continue to pursue its efforts in protecting the environment to ensure public health.” “Through Operation Pangea, we have supported INTERPOL, the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and Border Force in tackling the worldwide threat of pharmaceutical crime linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have seen how organized crime groups have responded to the changing environment; however, we also continue to adapt and work with partners to disrupt their activities,” said Kathryn Clarke Head of UK International Crime Bureau from the National Crime Agency.  Concealment methods Checks of some 710,000 packages led to the discovery of fake and illicit drugs hidden amongst legitimate products including clothes, jewellery, toys, food and baby products. In Qatar officials discovered 2,805 nerve pain tablets hidden inside tins of baked beans. Supported by the Pharmaceutical Security Institute, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime/ World Customs Organization’s Container Control Programme and Europol, overall the operation resulted in the seizure of around 9 million medical devices and illicit pharmaceuticals including: Hypnotic and sedative medication. Erectile dysfunction pills. Medical devices (Covid Test kits, masks, syringes, catheters, surgical devices etc.). Analgesics/ painkillers. Anabolic steroids. Antiseptics and germicides. Anti-cancer medication. Anti-malarials. Vitamins. Unauthorized and counterfeit medicines can be dangerous for a number of reasons. They may contain the wrong amount of active ingredient (too little, too much, or none at all), have altered expiration dates or been badly stored. This means they could be ineffective or contaminated. Raising public awareness of the potential dangers of buying medicines online was also part of Operation Pangea XIV. Participating member countries conducted social media campaigns, including video guides on how to buy medicines online safely.  

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Milestone Systems Promotes Barry Norton to Vice President of Research

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Milestone Systems Promotes Barry Norton to Vice President of Research As of today, Barry Norton is promoted to Vice President of Research. Barry Norton joined Milestone Systems in May 2018 as Director of Research. In his new role as VP of Research Barry will, in addition to continue leading Milestone’s growing research department, also be responsible for an increased collaboration with universities to move forward the state-of the-art in machine learning, especially in application to computer vision. Milestone believes that an even closer collaboration and exchange of knowledge with universities is a prerequisite to be able to predict future technologies and megatrends that will help them create video software technology for a greater good. Dr. Barry Norton ,Vice President of Research Milestone Systems ” Milestone’s ‘Make the World See’ mission is a clarion call to bring together the latest achievements in artificial intelligence from the lab to deliver true situational understanding in the real world. The commitment to deliver such technology in a responsible manner makes Milestone the ideal environment to deliver on this vision”  “Barry is always more than one step ahead when it comes to applying future technologies because of his profound knowledge and ingenuity. I’m confident that Barry will play a key role in taking Milestone’s video software technology to the next level,” said Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, Chief Technology Officer, Milestone Systems, “Milestone Systems has high ambitions for the future. We need to understand and predict future technologies and megatrends to help accelerate Milestone Systems’ ambitious growth journey. Increasing our focus on research will gear this journey.” Over the years, Milestone Systems has gradually increased the investment in research capability and expertise. Now, they have formed a new role as VP of Research reporting directly to their Chief Technology Officer. With the newly created role VP of Research, Milestone Systems wants to further develop its business and core strategic initiatives to accelerate the company’s ambitious growth journey with more cutting-edge high-quality features in our new releases. When joining Milestone, Barry will be part of a company that is a global leader in data-driven video technology software in and beyond security. Since their start in Denmark in 1998 they have grown to be nearly 1,000 employees across development centers and regional offices in more than 25 countries. Today, their solutions are used in 500,000+ installations worldwide – with many more to come. They believe that their success is first and foremost based on their sworn dedication to put people first – the people they work with and the people around them. It’s how they grow their culture, their business and their community. They want to blaze new trails, stay curious and push the industry standard. Investing in people is how they do it. Because at Milestone, they grow together.  

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Navigating Change with Professional Services in the New Reality

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Nadia Boujenoui, Vice President of Customer Experience, Genetec Inc. The raison d’être of an IT provider’s professional services is to optimise the performance of the solutions implemented at the customer’s premises, and thus to meet their operational needs as precisely as possible. However, in just a short while with the pandemic, these needs have changed radically, as companies have had to adapt and completely rethink their operating methods to cope with the crisis. To continue to support them as closely as possible, professional services must also transform their offer and consider trends that have emerged or that have already been underway for several years and that have now accelerated. Remote services to meet the cloud boom As a direct result of social distancing measures and the massive use of teleworking, cloud consumption has grown dramatically in 2020 and is expected to continue to do so in the years to come. 57% of companies believe they will spend more on SaaS solutions this year, and 49% on public cloud. In the physical security sector, where the cloud has traditionally played a minor role, this has resulted in the emergence of hybrid solutions that allow existing solutions to remain on site, move to the cloud for specific applications and gradually migrate systems as needed. This new development does add a layer of complexity to those carrying out complex, multi-system and multi-site physical security projects, including the job of integrators who support them. For professional services, this means offering services linked to easing the transition to a hybrid or cloud model, but also changing the way these services are delivered and packaged so that they are more consistent with the cloud – remote and longer-term services, covering the entire life cycle of the customer and their experience Strengthening cyber security services At the same time, cyber attacks have increased. Hackers have seen and seized many of the opportunities generated by the rapid and improvised implementation of teleworking in companies during the initial containment. In this context, 90% of companies have seen an increase in cyber attacks. The news of the last few weeks also shows that the trend is not weakening. Cyber security cannot be improvised. It involves choosing the right solutions, with several layers of protection such as encryption, authentication and authorisation, and acquired from trusted suppliers, recognised for their transparency and the reliability of their products. This is essential, but it is not enough. To strengthen their cyber hygiene, companies must also consider every integration, every configuration, every password in the deployment and life cycle of their software and hardware solutions. A multitude of risks must be minimised to ensure the best protection. Professional services are best placed to assist in protecting not only their enterprise customers, but their integrators. Both of whom can be confident that their solutions have been optimised by the people who know them best – the people who developed and market them. To build resilience, companies need to be able to rely on services that assess their current cybersecurity, across all components of their infrastructure, and professional services need to take a more proactive approach to building resilience. Despite the pandemic, the missions of professional services remain the same – to deliver value and minimise risk in the deployment of systems, and then to ensure that everything works as intended over time. But the nature of these services needs to adapt, as deployments are now more open to the cloud and the risks are greater and more present. It is this new reality that professional services must consider.  

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Not all DLP Systems are Equally Helpful

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Alexey Parfentiev, Senior Business Analyst, SearchInform SITA company’s security became compromised by fraudsters who copied personal data of Lufthansa, Air New Zealand, Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines and about 4.5 million Air India passengers in the beginning of the year. The processing company could confirm the leak only a few months later. CNA Financial had to cover the ‘expenses’ brought by violators’ activity and pay $40 million to retrieve the breached data after a ransomware attack. Opting to pay ransom can not only be a high-priced choice but also an illegal one. How does ransomware needle through one’s network? An employee might open a malicious file, click a suspicious link, communicate with a violator and even keep doing the same mistake. There are monitoring systems which are capable enough or less powerful to deal with the most needed task. What should a company know to tell a strong proactive system from a solution with annoying limitations. For many companies a DLP system is a musthave solution when it comes to data leak prevention and protection from other insider threats. But customer experience while using a DLP is not always enjoyable. This article will comment on deserved and unfair reproaches to DLP systems, will clarify which are the natural limitations of such kind of systems and which are the drawbacks of particular products. Not enough functions to solve a task DLP systems have long outgrown their original purpose of data leak control. Now they are used for a much wider range of tasks within information, economic and human resources security. Today DLP solutions are true supertools. Nevertheless, a customer might need more and more functions. This often becomes clear soon after the deployment stage, as a customer ignores a full-fledged trial and relies on marketing description and third-party comparison tables. Testing does take your time in the beginning, but saves it notably when the real work with the solution begins. That’s why the actual implementation requires preparedness. Compile your own comparison table, test gradually each system and see how they work regarding the tasks you’re interested in the most. For example, one of our clients wanted to block file transfer by metadata, and other cases of file transfer were of no trouble for them. Before they purchased a DLP system, their company tried a few other solutions, and it appeared that those products didn’t manage to tackle this problem, although the brochures seemed to ensure this type of blocking. The functionality limits can also be associated with the fact that DLP systems use third-party technologies. Sometimes these are the whole engines, modules, platforms or even white-labeling a third-party product as a proprietary solution. As a result, vendors are limited by the functionality of someone else’s software and its development plan. This is a common problem for many DLP systems out there. We have decided to build our system based on our own engine, and we use it not only in our DLP but in other solutions as well. All other elements of our systems are also coded by our team. If a client needs some adjustment, error fixing or technical support we guarantee our help. Often a DLP appears to be limited in its functionality when a customer wants some specific features. If these features are crucial, and other customers might benefit from them as well, vendors tend to include these ones in their development plan. This is how we made integration with access control systems possible, and enabled joint work with BI systems, task managers, phrase search elements etc. Anyway, sometimes specific capabilities aren’t needed to solve the majority of client tasks, and the combination of existing software functions is quite enough. A client doesn’t necessarily know about it, the best practices are shared by a developer. But usually, vendors don’t include such an option, and technical support is their only customer accompanying. One more factor to consider – whether a vendor can offer anything besides a DLP. This system has become the central element of protection from any insider risks, that’s why when choosing it a customer chooses the whole ecosystem of other protection tools. If a developer doesn’t have such a product line, a company can face a problem of product integration. Often, it’s a complicated even unsolvable task, companies should think about it beforehand. DLP is difficult to deploy, it ‘eats’ a lot of resources This is one of the primary issues. Developers approach a DLP system functioning optimisation differently, as a result software solutions differ significantly as it comes to their ‘voracity.’ Despite the fact that vendors describe minimum technical requirements in detail, the deployment stage can still surprise you in a bad way. And the bigger the scope of deployment the higher the possibility of such an unpleasant surprise. There are two options. The perfect one is to launch a comprehensive trial period (deploy all the modules on a maximum number of computers). But this is not always possible. The second option is to ask the opinion of those information security specialists who use a DLP system on a number of PCs similar to yours. Be curious, let the interesting or difficult moments get shared by them. We work on minimising requirements to hardware. Last year we altered the architecture, and this allowed for DLP speed increase up to 30% and expand the variety of solved tasks – search for data in very large networks, for example. Earlier customers had to allot enough power, locate additional servers. Now our DLP requires 2-3 times less of server resources than many competitors’ solutions. The speed of deployment also matters, it’s not normal if it takes weeks or months. Processes can last longer if a client limits access or doesn’t have a technical specialist. Anyway, the optimal pace of deployment of a typical pilot version is a few hours. We guarantee it thanks to providing a customer with our technical specialist (engineer) and implementation specialist (who will teach a company how to work with the solution, help configure…

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Oncam Further Enhances Top Performing C-Series 360-Degree Video Surveillance Cameras with Multi-Mode

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Oncam, the provider of premium 360-degree video capture technologies, has recently released updated firmware that transforms the already powerful and compact C-Series cameras into some of the most advanced and flexible cameras of their kind on the market. With the addition of Multi-Mode, users can choose from five different views and stream up to four of them simultaneously. Multi-Mode adds the flexibility, versatility and ultimately expands the use cases possible with 360-video technology. With the updated C-Series, stakeholders are empowered to record everything that happens within a scene with the 360-degree video coverage and at the same time easily configure alternate and more natural looking views tailored on specific needs. The enhanced functionalities of the C-Series continue to be powered by the Qualcomm® Vision Intelligence Platform, which spans a full range of system-on-chips (SoCs) designed for running compute-intensive workloads at the edge of the network. With Multi-Mode, users can stream four different views at any given time including: Fisheye: A standard 360-degree fisheye view that is ideal for total situational awareness. Panoramic+: A 5:2 pre-dewarped panoramic view best suited for wall-mounted cameras that use the center of the fisheye sensor to generate an actual 180-degree image. Panoramic+ also includes specifically designed accessories to help ensure the correct tilting of the camera at the desired angle. Created for both the Indoor and Outdoor Plus models, Panoramic+ accessories will be available to purchase from Q3. This 180-degree view can also be set for all streams in Panoramic+ Only Mode, providing a compelling replacement for popular Evolution 180 cameras, which are being placed in End Of Life. Corridor+: a split 2-way corridor view, Corridor+ allows to see in two opposite directions of a 360-image at the same time, with no gap in between, so that objects move seamlessly from one section to the other. T Corridor+: a perfect 3-way junction view, T Corridor+ focuses on three chosen directions in the fisheye image without any gap so that what is directly in front can be monitored as well as what’s on either side. VCam: a user-defined dewarped view of a chosen area of the fisheye image, where users can decide which specific area of the scene is of interest and focus on it. “Multi-Mode delivers unrivalled camera flexibility, all from one camera,” said Dilen Thakrar, Product Manager, Oncam, “This camera solution can be tailored to many needs. Whether an operator requires a 360-degree camera, a panoramic camera, or both at the same time, the C-Series can exceed the expectations of 360-video today. Being able to offer this level of versatility all from the same camera ensures we can meet many more uses cases whilst providing simpler configuration, ordering and stocking processes for our partners. Since launching the C-Series in 2020, Oncam and its partners have been pivotal in expanding the adoption of 360-degree video surveillance across the globe. These efforts have resulted in significant growth with enterprises turning to its intelligent video solutions to support mission-critical use cases. “Video is a core data source generated from IoT deployments and 360-degree video is an integral part of this ecosystem,” said Jérôme Jacqmin, Senior Director Business Development, Qualcomm Communications S.A.R.L., “Our continued collaboration with Oncam contributes to the development of the innovative video solutions that support organizations to enhance their digital transformation strategies. We believe that together, we are pushing the envelope of what is possible with video.” “We’re not just leading the way in 360-degree video. We’re redefining it for the next evolution of IoT and security solutions,” said Jon Marsh, SVP Technology, Oncam, “We’re dedicated to providing our strategic alliance partners and customers with the flexibility they need to achieve their ever-evolving operational and security requirements. This commitment is driven by our promise to continue to leverage our deep expertise in panoramic imaging and edge dewarping to push the envelopes of 360-video technology.”  

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A K Capital Seamlessly Integrates Security across Network, Branches, Hybrid Cloud and Remote Workers with the Fortinet Security Fabric

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A K Capital Services Ltd., one of India’s most trusted bond houses, has implemented the Fortinet Security Fabric cybersecurity platform to improve user application experience, enable secure cloud transformation, simplify business operations, reduce cost and manage security with limited skilled resources. A K Capital Services Ltd. provides services through management of private placements and public issues in the fixed income market. Incorporated in 1993, it is the flagship company of A K Group, a leading financial conglomerate that operates and develops debt capital. With clients comprising large Indian banks and government, the company is a fund mobilizer for the largest public debt issues, tax-free bonds and private debt placements. The Group has an indelible mark in investment banking with a range of financial products, tapping new investor and issues. Digital transformation at the organization led to increased bandwidth requirements and the need for secure access to applications in the cloud. The organization was also dealing with the challenges of providing secure, robust, and cost-effective connectivity to the branch offices. They also needed a high performing Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and better connectivity to securely transfer data from their data center to the disaster recovery site as their existing multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) connection was very slow and experiencing a significant amount of downtime. Adding to this, employees began to work from home because of the pandemic. The end result was a degradation in application availability and performance. Not only did the availability issue negatively impact employee collaboration, but it also hurt customer interactions and business. A K Capital decided to adopt a new approach to improve network and application performance and reduce the complexity of managing multiple point products that operated in isolation. The business objective was to make their network more robust and efficient to eliminate chronic outages, improve user experience, and simplify and streamline the ability of branch offices to securely access critical business resources. Application visibility was also a priority as the business increasingly started to rely on cloud applications. To achieve that, consistent security had to be seamlessly deployed at the branch offices, endpoints, cloud and data center  with user identity management for remote access to help the small security team to manage the expanding network. “Financial services organizations are adding more remote workers and branch offices while simultaneously adopting new cloud applications and infrastructure. They need secure connectivity solutions that can provide fast, compliant, and secure access to cloud-based applications and the core network,” explained Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC at Fortinet. The company selected the Fortinet Security Fabric to bring together best of breed security and high performing networking leveraging Fortinet’s integrated security for users and applications including their hybrid cloud environment to consistently secure their applications access. “The Fortinet Security Fabric provides them with all the tools they need and enables them to control costs and optimize operational efficiency at the same time.” added Rajesh Maurya. A K Capital deployed the FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls for advance threat protection, including botnet protection, IPS, real time AV and AI-powered cloud sandbox at both the data center and the disaster recovery site to achieve high performance while transferring data and help comply with ISO 270001 security compliance standards. The NGFW provides deep SSL inspection without hindering performance which has helped in not only saving time but also helps meet with the required compliance and provide better security while handling financial data. For their branches, the shift from MPLS to SD-WAN allows direct access to the internet and requires a different approach to security. A K Capital choose to deploy UTP Security bundles that includes advanced content security with real-time protection thanks to AV and AI-powered cloud Sandbox, as well as a full web security package (web, video, and DNS filtering among others). This FortiGuard rich suite of security technologies natively integrated with NGFW and SD-WAN offerings, provides consistent policy enforcement and closes the security gaps. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN also enables direct access to cloud & on-premise applications and helps in WAN optimization, automation and traffic shaping. The Secure SD-WAN solution has the ability to intelligently identify applications to determine the best path to be taken as a means to enhance performance, even during brown out or black conditions. To secure their cloud applications and provide seamless visibility across the hybrid environment, FortiGate NGFW virtual machines have been deployed in AWS cloud. This helps them to protect their cloud network traffic with features such as high-performance IPSec virtual private network (VPN) and secure sockets layer (SSL) VPN, as well as Intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), Deep packet inspection (DPI), cloud delivered web, video and DNS filtering and anti-malware protection including real time AV with AI powered Cloud Sandbox. Moreover, with FortiGate NGFW deployed both on-premises and in the cloud, A K Capital gains the advantage of seamless and simplified operations through consistent security and networking policies across their full deployment. FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer provide simplified management and visibility into the network to manage security with limited skilled professionals. Remote workers connecting to the corporate network from home are identified with FortiToken two-factor authentication. A single solution provides advance threat protection on premise, in the cloud and secure SD-WAN connectivity with capabilities to hyperscale as their network grows. The seamless integration of cloud security helps them to scale their cloud application requirements to support business growth.  

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FARO® Empowers Innovative Intelligence with Comprehensive & Accurate 3D Investigative Evidence

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The ability to present unbiased, accurate 3D data in the courtroom as opposed to conventional 2D evidence can make all the difference in the outcome of a case. While still photographs, manual measurements, and written reports have been widely accepted as standard procedure, they often offer a limited perspective of a crime, crash, or fire scene that could be laden with information bias. When called upon, investigators (whether public or private) are tasked to seek and present the truth for their clients. For the most part, they only have a single opportunity to document evidence that is relevant and critical to the case, and they must ensure that the collected evidence stands up to scrutiny in court. For private investigation company Innovative Intelligence, the ability to quickly and accurately deliver crucial evidence for their clients’ investigations is paramount to cementing their success in an industry where credibility is key. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Innovative Intelligence offers nationwide private and corporate investigation services – such as criminal and claims investigations. Recognizing the need for change Familiar with the struggles of evidence collection, the team at Innovative Intelligence saw great value in cap turing scenes in 3D detail, so they embarked on a journey to find a solution that would both improve their work processes and ensure the validity of their findings. Drones were initially adopted for overhead captures, which helped the team to provide context and perspective for investigation scenes that spanned a large area. However, this failed to sufficiently document and preserve the details in the scene. The team relied on conventional methods like cameras for scene captures, and employed laborious methods like tape and laser measures for cases that required accurate measurements. Frustrated, the team went on to research advanced 3D scanning solutions that were available in the market. After going through reviews on forums, the company made a decision to get in touch with FARO to learn more about its 3D laser scanners and software, and the rest was history. Enhancing investigation capabilities with 3D laser scanning A primary concern for Innovative Intelligence was to be able to obtain accurate measurements that would stand up in court. This would reduce contention over investigative evidence presented by the company on behalf of their clients. In addition, the team also desired solutions that were easy to use as none of them had prior experience with 3D scanning technology. “Besides the various benefits of the FARO hardware and software, what really swung our decision was FARO’s offer to provide a technical expert’s support if ever a situation arises where our scans are challenged in court.” Hamish Williams Managing Director, Innovative Intelligence       The team eventually invested in the FARO® FocusM 70 Laser Scanner, FARO® ScanPlan™ 2D Handheld Mapper, FARO® SCENE Software, and FARO® Zone 3D Software – a suite of solutions that significantly enhanced their capabilities and expanded the range of services they could offer their clients.   Details in most investigation scenes like apartments, vehicles, and fire sites can now be digitally captured in 3D with the FocusM 70, which proved especially useful for cases of arson, fatal accidents, and sexual assault, where precise data analysis is key. Separately, the ScanPlan is employed to offer visualizations of a scene in 2D for cases like burglaries, or to offer a snapshot of an apartment complex’s floorplan to complement the detailed scans done with the FocusM 70. Reaping fulfilling results Soon after adopting the FARO solutions, Innovative Intelligence’s capabilities rose to prominence among both private and public sectors due to its involvement in the investigation of a high-profile fire accident. The company was engaged by an insurance firm to digitize the damage to the roof and top floor of the SkyCity Convention Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, which was still under construction at the time.   Probably the biggest commercial fire incident in New Zealand, the SkyCity fire burned for three days and caused the city center to come to a standstill with multiple road and business closures. Hamish and his team were allowed on scene once the fire was contained. Dangerous post-fire conditions would have made documenting the large, complex scenes in a timely manner very difficult. However, the FocusM 70 Laser Scanner enabled the Innovative Intelligence team to capture all the required scenes within just 6 hours onsite – at a rate of up to 488,000 points/ second. With a combination of the most advanced sensor technologies available, the adaptable FocusM 70 allowed the team to capture various scenes, whether in bright sun or in complete darkness, and allowed them to verify and make adjustments immediately to ensure a high-quality scan data end product. Speaking about the efficiency of the FARO laser scanner, Hamish shared, “If we had used photographs and conventional methods for measurements, we would not have been able to capture the number of scenes we had with the laser scanner and at the same level of detail.” As a result of the scenes captured, Innovative Intelligence was able to scientifically and forensically recreate the scene and produce a 3D, to-scale replication of the fire site and a Scene2Go viewer to assist in the investigation into the cause of the fire. Insurers and investigators who could not be physically present at the fire site were now able to visualize and assess the damages – and even deduce the cause of the fire incident. These outputs were shared across multiple agencies, including the fire and police departments, and major insurers to assist in all aspects of the inquiry. New possibilities With FARO’s FocusM 70 Laser Scanner, Innovative Intelligence is able to efficiently capture a 3D representation of a scene as it is at the time of the scan and record everything visible as data points – with just one scan. This point cloud data can later be used to digitally take measurements, create diagrams, animate the scene, and present ‘walk-throughs’ for courtroom presentations. “Our FARO laser scanners and software have given us greater confidence that…

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