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In this week’s Top Surveillance Videos… Look, we all get mad at our significant others once in a while. But that’s just part of life. Forgive and forget, right? It can probably go without saying, but under no circumstance should you ever intentionally poison someone… even if that someone is your soon to be ex-wife. Unfortunately, that is exactly what …

Global Security Exchange (GSX) will be held in Chicago on Sept. 8-12 at McCormick Place, the largest convention center in North America (check out what goes into securing the expo center, here). ASIS Int’l has assembled educational programming that offers more than 300 sessions, organized into 17 subject-matter tracks. The GSX session lineup is billed as addressing a wide variety …

IRVINE, Calif. — Dahua Technology, a leading video surveillance solutions provider, announces a strategic partnership with Pepper, an IoT platform-as-a-service, to allow the integration of its intelligent solutions into Dahua hardware. Pepper’s U.S.-based platform powers connected devices around the world, delivering highly secure and private connected services via enterprise partnerships, according to the company. Pepper says its platform-as-a-service approach caters to global consumer electronics …

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — IronYun, an AI-based video surveillance software company, and Razberi Technologies, an open-platform video surveillance hardware company, have entered into a technology partnership. IronYun will be utilizing Razberi Core, a cybersecurity-hardened server, for industries that require centralized video recording, hardened server-class appliances and cybersecurity protection, according to the company. Some of IronYun’s security customers are within government and military industries. …

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The 73rd Annual Little League Baseball World Series (LLBWS) marks the 10th consecutive year the even has been secured by Axis Communications. The 10-day baseball tournament, which kicked off Aug. 15, collaborated with Axis to help provide safety and security measures for the players, coaches and fans. Over the years, the security system was designed to enable …

Martin Renkis of Johnson Controls explains pricing, sales tactics for residential integrators adopting an ‘as a service’ business model for security video surveillance.

CEDIA Expo, which is owned by SSI’s parent company, Emerald Expositions, will be held Sept 10-14 at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center. The event is considered the premier platform to engage the home technology ecosystem. More than 20,000 home tech professionals and over 500 exhibitors convene each year, providing attendees a venue to see the lastest products and breakthrough innovations. Residential …

Tesla vehicles are known for a lot of things, for better or for worse. They are marketed as being good for the environment and coming loaded with advanced technology. However, features like its autopilot function can lead to drivers paying less (or no) attention to the road. Being covered in numerous cameras and sensors also opens the door to hacking, …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Vicon Industries, a designer and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, announces the launch of the new SN688D-WIR pan/tilt/zoom (p/t/z) dome camera. The high-speed p/t/z functions, along with 360° rotation, enable the camera to quickly move and focus on different objects in the scene, according to the company. Vicon says the 30X optical zoom allows for the capture of …

WASHINGTON — An interim rule that prohibits federal agencies from purchasing or obtaining telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from five Chinese companies — including Hikvision and Dahua — is now in effect. The interim Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule, implemented Aug. 13, is referred to as Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The interim rule from …

There have been numerous reports of Nest Cams getting hacked over the last year or so. However, those have typically been limited to hackers speaking to users through the camera. A list of new vulnerabilities that affect the Google Nest Cam IQ indoor camera have been revealed by researchers with Cisco Talos, a commercial threat intelligence group. According to Cisco …

The global surveillance analytics market is booming – expected to reach $15 billion by 2026. This growth is partly driven by the emergence of edge artificial intelligence (AI) that can help make sense of large data sets from video applications. This new guide “Implementing Video Analytics is Easier than You Think” discusses how security integrators are leveraging intelligent video analytics …

FRESNO, Calif. — Pelco announces the release of the Sarix Professional (Pro) Series 3 fixed IP cameras. Offered in mini-dome, bullet box, and wedge configurations, these IP cameras deliver a balanced set of features and performance at affordable price points that allow for deployment across a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications, according to the company. Features include low light and …

COPPELL, Texas — IDIS America, based here, announces Emily’s Place, a domestic violence facility, is the first recipient of a comprehensive donation of video surveillance technology as part of the company’s “Create a Better World” campaign. Unveiled at ISC West 2019 in April, the public service campaign is designed to support and better empower community organizations. The campaign supports the mission of Emily’s …

GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Georgetown County School District (GCSD) will start the new school year with a complete video security and critical communications solution across its 20 locations, with equipment by Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) and Avigilon Corp. Serving more than 9,500 students throughout its 10 elementary schools, four middle schools, four high schools, career center and adult education center, GCSD …

In this week’s Top Surveillance Videos… Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman likely had more than baseball running through his mind last week when Connecticut police ordered him out of his car while at gunpoint. In the body cam video, you can hear a police officer say they received a call about “a guy with a gun at a doctor’s office …

Cellgate, maker of cellular-based gate-entry and surveillance systems, will demo Control4 integration at CEDIA Expo 2019.

Porch, an online resource for home services, has released the results of its study that looks at homeowners and their perceptions on home security. Porch surveyed a little over 1000 “urban, suburban and rural Americans across three generations.” The research addresses questions integrators may have, like, “What is preventing certain homes from purchasing a security system?” and “Who is most likely …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity which enables these things to connect and exchange data. This creates opportunities for more direct integration of the physical world into computer-based systems, resulting in efficiency improvements, economic benefits, and reduced human intervention. Security Sales …

SAN JOSE, Calif. — With so many devices now connected to the Internet, it is more important than ever to practice proper cyber hygiene. IoT devices are vulnerable to hacking due to many factors, such as poor ( or lack of) encryption, out of date firmware and use of default passwords. Researchers at Forescout Technologies recently revealed how easy it is …