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As India continues to fight the devastating second wave of Covid-19, Prama Hikvision has stepped up its efforts to help the security professional community. As a responsible organisation, Prama Hikvision has announced a one-of-itskind CSR initiative across India to donate free oxygen concentrators to support its immediate employees, partners and end-users. The employees and registered partners can avail the service by logging into the website https://covidhelp.pramahikvision.com and providing details of the requirement. The company has also set up separate helpline numbers for enquiries and understanding the process further. Prama Hikvision has also planned donation of oxygen concentrators to security industry associations, including FSAI (Fire and Security Association of India) and FOCUS (Forum of Critical Utility Services). Ashish P. Dhakan, MD & CEO Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd., said, “The second wave has affected many of our employees, partners and their families across India. We stand firmly with our employees and partners in these testing times by providing free oxygen concentrators through this CSR initiative. Employee welfare and care of their loved ones has always been our top priority and this time again, we hope to extend as much help and support as we can to all our loved ones.” Prama Hikvision, India’s leading video security products and solutions provider, has initiated this program to provide oxygen concentrators as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) drive. The key objective of this initiative is to address the problem of acute shortage of medical oxygen by providing oxygen concentrators to its immediate employees, partners and end-users. The company is providing oxygen concentrators free of cost for use and return basis. This CSR initiative will enable help and support in combating Covid-19. To apply for the oxygen concentrators under Prama Hikvision’s CSR initiative, the applicant needs to fill the details on the website with valid documents and patient details as per the terms and conditions. The company is providing pan-India service to deliver the oxygen concentrator machines. These machines have to be returned to the company once the patient gets recovered from Covid-19 so that they could be given to support other applicants. For more information contact via e-mail: covidhelp@pramahikvision.com  

Genetec, Inc., a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, has recently appointed Girish Maiyya as Channel Sales Manager for India. In this newly created role, Maiyya will lead the company’s channel strategy and partner ecosystem growth across India, one of the largest and fastest-growing markets for Genetec in APAC. Reporting to Genetec India Country Manager, Anand Thirunagari, Maiyya will be responsible for managing Genetec distribution and channel partners to accelerate sales growth in the region as well as onboarding and training new channel partners. Maiyya is an experienced security industry professional having spent over eight years with Bosch as a product manager for video surveillance and intrusion alarms systems in India. During his tenure at Bosch, he was responsible for establishing the company’s distribution business for video surveillance across India. He was also instrumental in setting up the intrusion alarm systems business in India and SAARC countries, and managed Bosch’s commercial and technical training for South Asia. Prior to Bosch, he was territory manager for Sharp Business Systems. “Our channel partners are an essential connection between Genetec and our end users,” said Thirunagari, “Girish not only brings industry knowledge, but he also has in-depth experience of managing and supporting both distributors and channel partners in India. We are excited to have such an experienced and customer-focused individual as our new Channel Sales Manager.”  

BYOD, WFA, WFH – the pandemic has made many companies realize that there is now no need for employees to work from office. Safety trumps the comfort of working from the office. It has been more than a year and companies have now comfortably settled into the concept of remote working within the safety of their homes. But, what about the safety of the devices employees use? Cyberattacks are rampant now more than ever and there is a need to ensure the work devices are safe from the outside world. Effective and secure infrastructure for employees, suppliers and purchasers working remotely is the need and this is where Safe-T’s ‘Zero Trust’ architecture comes into the picture. “Zero trust model works on a philosophy of ‘trust nothing, always verify’ instead of the legacy philosophy of ‘trust but verify.’ The zero trust model has three fundamental processes in protecting the devices – trust nothing, continuous authentication and least privilege access. Safe-T provides secure-access solutions that would enable companies to enforce ZTNA within hours to secure remote access and authenticate users with MFA before network access is granted. Safe-T mastered zero trust architecture, and is enabling enterprises to secure users and their devices through their security review campaign. iValue InfoSolutions is an integral part of this campaign and delighted to support customers and partners in enhancing their security posture to mitigate prevailing and evolving threat landscape” Harsh Marwah Chief Growth Officer at iValue InfoSolutions  “Safe-T ZoneZero, is a unique ZTNA solution, being the only true client-less and agent-less solution, we allow connecting any type user, managed or unmanaged to any resource in minutes. In addition ZoneZero allows supporting both internal and external users in parallel, allowing to implement ZTNA concepts throughout the organization in a simple fashion,” said Eitan Bremler, VP Corporate Development at Safe-T Data. To help organizations, Safe-T has arranged a ‘Free Network Review.’ The review has been designed to provide the company with a custom report, documenting the current architecture, vulnerabilities, and network attack footprint. The review consists of a three-step process: Complete the online questionnaire. Results are analyzed by Safe-T Security Experts, and a custom report is built for the company detailing the existing architecture and potential vulnerabilities. Free consultation, with a security professional to review each risk, types of attacks and how Safe-T’s solution can mitigate different threats. Safe-T’s wide range of access solutions reduce organizations’ attack surface and improve their ability to defend against modern cyber threats. Using Safe-T’s ZoneZero™ SDP, ZoneZero™ VPN, ZoneZero™ MFA, Secure File Access (SFA) and Secure Data Access (SDA), organizations can provide complete zero trust access for network (LAN) users, remote employees, partners, applications, IoT devices and more, to company resources regardless of their location. As a variety of brands offer this solution, speedy deployment and ease of integration is the key differentiator for success of any deployment of zero trust security. Safe-T offers this key ingredient with zone zero that is easy to integrate with the existing security, besides offering an end-to-end zero trust access to the resources. A premium technology enabler, iValue InfoSolutions drives ‘go to market’ for niche, compelling and complementary offerings, ‘digital assets’ protection, optimization and transformation area, leveraging customer life cycle and product life cycle adoption frameworks. iValue’s mission is to optimize, protect and transform ‘digital assets’ of organizations, with leading-edge and proven offerings, in collaboration with trusted partners. iValue offerings are aligned, customized and optimized for organizations, across vertical & size, through its OEM, consultant & global, national, regional and local system integrators partnerships.  

In view of the impact of the second wave of Covid-19 on the industry, the situation to conduct the show in September remains uncertain. With an aim to ensure planning certainty for the event, the organisers have decided to take the pre-emptive decision to postpone Secutech India, originally slated from 16-18 September 2021. A joint statement issued by Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd and ABEC Exhibitions and Conferences Pvt Ltd stated, “We are glad to have the support from the industry and our exhibitors whose interests are at the centre of this decision. It is important that the event re-unites the industry and serves its objective of meaningful business encounters. In order to achieve this, exhibitors require adequate planning flexibility to present their brand and products to the trade visitors and buyers. We are committed to delivering a high-quality event and enabling crucial business learning for the sector.” With a comprehensive safety concept strongly aligned with government guidelines, India’s leading security business event – Secutech India, will open its doors to the industry in April 2022. Through a combination of focused exhibit zones targeting priority sectors such as smart cities, smart homes, integrated building management system (IBMS), banking, and fire & safety segments, the 2022 edition of Secutech India aims to draw attention to innovations in touchless access points, facial recognition, behavioural biometric access, temperature detection & monitoring, systems, queue management systems, electronic toll collection systems, cloud computing, systems, Li-Fi among others. Global Digital Security Forum 2021: New dates to be announced soon The pandemic has changed the dynamics of both physical and digital security across the globe, augmenting new technology introductions and demand for contactless mobility, remote surveillance, and track-and-trace technologies. Amid settling in the new normal and getting business back on track smoothly, prioritising security solutions has become a need-of-the-hour for residential, commercial and public infrastructure. In a bid to secure and ensure future-ready resilience of the corporate sector, highlight security developments and continue business learning, Global Digital Security Forum (GDSF) will take place this year with a new schedule. Messe Frankfurt India has confirmed that while the agenda is set, the new dates will be announced after consultations with the conference advisory panel and industry stakeholders, when the industry can come together once again. Safety and security are increasingly important basic needs, and therefore, stand for a growing global market. With twelve trade fairs, congresses and forums around the world, Messe Frankfurt brings together demand and supply worldwide with progressive, connected products, applications and services focusing on commercial security and the protection of buildings, spaces and people. The safety, security & fire business cluster offers access to the dynamic markets of the Arabian Peninsula, Asia, Europe and South America.  

HID Global, a worldwide player in trusted identity solutions, recently announced the general availability of WorkforceID™ Authentication solution, the latest addition to its cloud platform for creating a seamless, effortless experience for issuing, managing and using identity credentials in physical and digital workplaces. WorkforceID Authentication builds upon HID’s proven and widely deployed multi-factor authentication platform for consumer applications including online and mobile banking. It joins a growing suite of employee ID badging, visitor management and other trusted workforce identity solutions. “A person’s identity has become the new security perimeter in a hybrid workplace that now extends from home to the office and everywhere in between,” said Julian Lovelock, VP Global Business Segment, IAM, with HID Global, “The addition of multi-factor authentication to the HID WorkforceID platform advances our vision of a unified and flexible approach to identity and access management for an organization’s employees, partners and contractors. This is the next step in providing a suite of applications that manage digital and physical identity credentials through one convenient cloud platform.” Pivotal in HID’s overall multi-factor authentication portfolio, the HID® WorkforceID Authentication solution enables organizations to extend a streamlined, simple and secure login experience to every user and application throughout today’s diverse and dynamic enterprise environment. It easily integrates with Microsoft’s on-premise Active Directory (AD) or cloud-based Azure AD. This platform is positioned within the environment to enable: Simplified deployment and administration: Easy integration with cloud-based, on-premise, or hybrid legacy applications, as well as existing enterprise technology including virtual private networks (VPNs) for remote login. Multiple authentication factors: HID® ActivID™ one time password tokens and security keys, smart cards, and the HID® Approve™ mobile app that enables users to authenticate to applications and deny fraudulent login attempts via their phone. Standards-based security: ISO 27001 standards, SOC2-certified, and EU GDPR-compliant. Intuitive user experience: Featuring self-service tasks for setting up authentication methods. The WorkforceID Authentication solution extends HID’s broader authentication ecosystem that includes its comprehensive credential offering and WorkforceID digital credential manager for easily managing workforce authenticators used for both physical and digital access. HID Global was recently recognized as the overall top challenger in the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Enterprise Authentication Solutions report and included as a market leader in its market leadership category. The report noted that “HID Global has been a strong player in government and enterprise workforce IAM for years. The company’s inclusion of identity vetting and credentialing services is a valuable differentiating factor in their solution.”  

Videonetics, the world’s leading AI & DL powered Unified Video Computing Platform (UVCP™) has announced the integration of its Intelligent VMS 3.0 with perimeter intrusion detection system (PIDS) of Future Fibre Technologies (FFT). Avinash J Trivedi VP – Business Development, Videonetics “Our mission is to build strong ecosystem relationships and collaboration, hence making our technology accessible to everyone and making the world a safer, smarter and happier place. This technology integration deepens our long-standing and mutually beneficial relationship with FFT, bringing ‘true’ value to our customers and partners, by delivering comprehensive solutions to unlock new possibilities for vertical markets” The technology integration will empower users to monitor zone alarms and videos from a centralized system, providing further situational awareness, maximizing preparedness and response to perimeter breach or sabotage. Furthermore, they can view real-time notification of intrusion alerts on the map along with multiple video streams that capture the movement at the scene and vision of the nearby area, everything in a single unified user interface of the video management system. Sanjay Oberoi Country Manager (India), Future Fibre Technologies “With more than 2,500 systems installed in over 70 countries, we remain committed to integrating our perimeter intrusion detection technology with the leading security management, physical security information management, video management and access control management systems around the globe. With FFT CAMS (central alarm monitoring system) a key component of our PIDS system, its integration with Videonetics Intelligent VMS 3.0 platform further enhances our offering as we continue to expand our presence in the region” Future Fibre Technologies (FFT) manufactures a complete portfolio of fibre optic intrusion detection and location products for the protection of high value assets and critical infrastructure. Deployed by some of the most security conscious industrial, military and government organisations in the world, FFT’s advanced applications include: Perimeter intrusion detection (fence mounted and covert buried). Data network tapping and tampering detection. Oil and gas pipeline third party interference (TPI). Health and safety and traffic monitoring.  

CrowdStrike, a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint and workload protection, and Google Cloud recently announced a series of product integrations that will deliver joint customers defense-in-depth security, comprehensive visibility and workload protection at scale across hybrid cloud environments. These integrations will enable more seamless sharing of telemetry and data between the two security platforms, helping maintain high levels of security across a customers’ entire cloud or hybrid environment. Under this expanded partnership, CrowdStrike will tightly integrate its CrowdStrike Falcon® platform with Google Cloud’s suite of security products including Chronicle, VirusTotal Enterprise, and Google Cloud Security Command Center (SCC), helping security teams increase visibility of threats across cloud and hybrid deployments, and enabling them to act much more quickly to address them. “The past year forced organizations to push their digital transformation forward at record pace to support remote workforces. However, digital transformation cannot be done without security transformation, in order to protect organizations’ cloud presence,” said Amol Kulkarni, Chief Product Officer of CrowdStrike, “That is why we are proud to expand our partnership with Google Cloud and deliver deeper integrations with their security capabilities. These integrations are powered by our best-in-class, AI-powered telemetry to provide contextual and actionable intelligence that accelerates incident response to better protect cloud workloads from sophisticated threat activity.” “Security issues continue to disrupt enterprises across all industries, prompting many to modernize their security plans and operations with the cloud. At the same time, attackers continue to become more sophisticated and evolve attack methods,” said Sunil Potti, Vice President & General Manager of Google Cloud Security, “Our expanded partnership with CrowdStrike helps our joint customers make the most of their security investments and gain multi-level defenses that can only be delivered by the power of the cloud.” The new integrations between CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform and Google Cloud include: Google Cloud’s security analytics engine, Chronicle, will integrate with the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, which processes over five trillion endpoint-related events per week, enabling security teams to more easily analyze endpoint and workload telemetry in order to find and address threats quickly. Teams will also be able to correlate petabytes of data from Chronicle with datasets from the Falcon platform, enabling them to thoroughly investigate longterm attacks and stop new ones. VirusTotal, a crowd sourced malware collection platform, will integrate with CrowdStrike Falcon and will also be available via the CrowdStrike Store, allowing cybersecurity teams to quickly search for and identify files or URLs that are relevant to an investigation, and uncover previously unknown threats. Integrating VirusTotal with the Falcon platform also enables customers to more effectively track adversaries and generate detection rules that can eliminate blind spots in their cloud and hybrid infrastructure. Google Cloud’s SCC will aggregate alerts and events from the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, which helps provide a single comprehensive view of security and compliance across a customers’ cloud environment. This unified management console makes it much easier for security teams to maintain visibility and control over their environment and to more quickly prioritize violations and investigate alerts. Google Cloud’s BeyondCorp Enterprise and Google Workspace will also integrate with Falcon Zero Trust Assessment (ZTA) to allow joint customers to create and enforce granular access policies to applications using CrowdStrike’s unique risk signals, strengthening zero trust initiatives. In addition, CrowdStrike will offer integrations with Google Cloud’s Security Agent Deployment taking advantage of the Operating System Configuration Management for automated and scalable sensor deployment.  

It’s true that every building has a different security need. There are various factors that can change this, not least the surrounding area that the building is in. Imagine, for example, a place surrounded by thick foliage, fences or outlying buildings. Imagine also that there are no street lights in the area. All of these make perimeter security harder, especially for traditional optical cameras that rely on line of sight and at least a low-level of light to spot intruders. It’s these scenarios that benefits greatly from another technology – thermal imaging. Now affordable and accessible to SMB According to Inkwood Research, the global perimeter security market will grow to $38459 million by 2026. Companies are realizing that securing their perimeter, so often previously added as an ‘afterthought,’ is increasingly important. The use of thermal technology has been traditionally for large-scale projects, with technology prices being quite high. These days, however, manufacturers like Hikvision have brought costs down, making this technology accessible to a wider range of projects. Smaller business and homeowners can now benefit from this extra layer of security, which gives more peace of mind, since intruders can be flagged even before they get to the front door. With modern convergence technologies now available, they can also link their thermal cameras to their alarm systems. This means that they can have a simple way to monitor the situation holistically, even through their mobile phones using an app. See through the perimeter I n a perimeter security situation the focus is on ensuring a person does not approach past a certain ‘line’ into an area. But this can be tricky, since it deals with an outside area, which is more likely to be out of the direct control of the home or business owner. In this scenario, there are lots of places where potential intruders can lurk, behind fences and in dense shrubbery, for example. Traditional optical cameras alone would not be able to detect them. Thermal technology, on the other hand, does not require any light at all. Since thermal sensors detect emissivity – the low-level radiation given off by all ‘surfaces’ at different levels – it can ‘see through’ obstacles like fences and bushes. Another issue at the perimeter is that of distinguishing between a human trespasser and another object, which could set off a false alarm. Sometimes animals can be picked up, for example, or even branches and other non-human items. To counter this, deep learning technology can be used in combination with thermal imaging. It enhances video analytics to distinguish humans, thus reducing false alarms and the associated operating costs. When detection rules are triggered by a human being, for example, line crossing and intrusion detection, the camera can instantly raise an alarm to the operator. Some cameras can flash to deter the intruder away, or even give the operator the ability to give a warning through the builtin speaker. Efficient technology The effective nature of the technology mean fewer cameras are necessary to cover a perimeter. For instance, for a 50 meter range, a camera (for example a Hikvision HeatPro) can usually replace 2-3 optical security cameras. This is partly due to the fact that object movement sensing capability is more accurate using thermal imaging in this way. Even when the target is at the edge of the detection range, thermal imaging can still sense the object movement accurately; while for video cameras, the object needs to get much closer for the sensor to detect it. It’s usually been the case that, as technology advances, it becomes more affordable and so accessible to more people. Security is no exception here, and Hikvision is at the cutting-edge of innovation, creating an effective perimeter security using thermal technology, for example. This development has meant it’s available to be used in smaller projects, at a lower cost. Now, small businesses, and even home owners, can reap the benefits of thermal technology protecting their perimeter and seeing the unseen, in the form of Hikvision HeatPro cameras.  

Matrix, the leading manufacturer of enterprise-grade Telecom and Security solutions, announced that the access control devices are now integrated with Videonetics Intelligent VMS 3.0. This association will enable organizations to ensure complete security. Matrix brings together extensive experience and degrees of expertise in access control. Coupled with Videonetics Intelligent VMS 3.0, security personnel can view different checkpoints and deter/ monitor incidents in real-time on the unified interface of IVMS. One or more cameras connected to Intelligent VMS can be associated with each of the devices. At the time of any incident, each alert from access control devices is tagged with a video and an image from the camera and displayed on the monitor, resulting in better decision-making, creating situational awareness with improved response time.