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From 40 keys per employee to a single, programmable, battery-powered key, thanks to CLIQ® wireless access control

London, July 2019 – One French town just north of Paris faced familiar key management challenges. Each person in their Municipal Technical Centre had to carry approximately forty physical keys. If a single key was lost or stolen, for even one door, all compromised cylinders had to be changed. To prevent unauthorized access, all the keys had to be replaced, too — at great expense. Key duplication costs were mounting.

“One lost key cost from €3,000 to €4,000 for changing cylinders and replacing the keys,” explains Fabrice Girard, Territorial Technician at the Villiers-le-Bel Municipal Technical Centre.

To fix their expensive lost key problem, Villiers-le-Bel city administrators chose to combine ABLOY’s mechanical PROTEC2 and CLIQ® electromechanical locking within the same flexible, key-based access control system. Almost 500 CLIQ® wireless cylinders, 850 programmable, battery-powered CLIQ® keys, plus programming devices and wireless CLIQ® padlocks, have been deployed in a multi-year, rolling upgrade programme.

Now, with CLIQ®, lost or stolen keys are cancelled instantly using the CLIQ® Web Manager software. The Web Manager works securely inside a standard browser, with no software installation needed. Administrators can program access rights for every CLIQ® key, padlock or cylinder using the Web Manager. They filter access to specific sites and doors according to the precise needs of every city employee.
“CLIQ® Web Manager is a very easy and pleasant system to use every day,” says Fabrice Girard.

Efficient workflows and rollout
CLIQ® also saves time for the city’s security team, because staff no longer must return to the Technical Centre to collect the keys for multiple sites. Authorized users carry a single, programmable, battery-powered CLIQ® key, where all their individually tailored access rights are stored.

“We wanted a wireless system with reduced maintenance costs and increased safety,” adds Fabrice Girard. “CLIQ® met all these requirements.”

The city has already rolled out CLIQ® beyond their Municipal Technical Centre to 10 local schools. Using the CLIQ® Web Manager, security staff can track exactly who has been granted access to every school site — critical for these sensitive premises and to improving overall school safety.

Plans are in place to equip Villiers-le-Bel’s 12 remaining schools with CLIQ® within 2 to 3 years, including canteens and boiler rooms. Because CLIQ® can be deployed and scaled flexibly, the city’s dedicated security budget funds this gradual extension of their CLIQ® system.

CLIQ® technology is secure, user-friendly and scalable across multiple sites — and already trusted in schools, colleges and universities all over Europe. To learn more about CLIQ® key access control, visit campaigns.assaabloyopeningsolutions.eu/cliq

33rd ASEAN Summit ensures clear dialogue between world leaders with simultaneous interpretation from Bosch

As one of the most important events organized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the 33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits brought world leaders together in Singapore to discuss economic and political issues in the region. Chaired by Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the five-day summit at Suntec Convention Centre featured representatives from China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Canada, Australia, the Philippines and the United States, among others. Dignitaries in attendance included Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

With important issues on the agenda, simultaneous interpretation between twelve languages for all 1,300 attendants was a key to success during the five-day event. Making it happen proved challenging for several reasons: First, the multi-purpose convention center provided no permanent interpreter booths or wiring for interpretation hardware. Second, close to 20 meetings between world leaders took place in separate meeting rooms, with each room and meeting requiring its own interpretation set-up. And third, the temporary interpreting solution needed to be ready within only three days leading up to the summit.

Congress Rental Singapore – a member of the Congress Rental Network and official conference partner of Bosch Building Technologies – designed and installed the temporary setup for the ASEAN Summit using a combination of wired DICENTIS, DICENTIS Wireless and DCN solutions from Bosch. Responding to the requirements for each of the four different meeting rooms, the experts deployed a total of 31 DICENTIS Discussion devices with touchscreen, 36 DICENTIS Wireless discussion devices with touchscreen and 33 DCN Conference devices with language selector. For the language interpreters provided by the government institution, 56 DCN Interpreter desks offered a familiar technology platform.

This set-up allowed Congress Rental technicians to equip each meeting between world leaders as the situation required. For instance, higher-level meetings held in the two plenary meeting rooms on level four of the venue could be supported either by DICENTIS Discussion devices or DICENTIS Wireless discussion devices, depending on the conference day and how much transition time was available to change the set-up for the next meeting. For the fastest build-up and break-down, the best choice proved to be DICENTIS Wireless devices paired with INTEGRUS Pocket receivers and headphones pre-set to the listener’s preferred language.

Several of the meetings during the five-day event ran at the same time, so Congress Rental decided to centralize its simultaneous interpretation capabilities. In a central location, 28 temporary booths were set up, each equipped with two DCN Interpreter desks. From there, interpreters delivered live interpretation to delegates in the plenary meeting rooms and summit attendees in the listening room on level 3. More than 1,300 INTEGRUS Pocket receivers were available in the listening room, where attendees could follow proceedings in any of the 12 languages used at the event. At the same time, automatic camera control tracked the interactions between world leaders in the plenary meeting rooms, which attendees could watch live on the installed TV screens on level 3.

Throughout the five-day ASEAN Summit, Congress Rental Singapore kept a number of technicians on-site to ensure system performance and hand-over of conference devices between participants several times per day. Via the user control software on the backend, the digital system from Bosch provided Congress Rental Singapore with valuable data on microphone usage and interpreter performance, plus a chance to address potential issues in real time, which was highly valued by the summit managers: “I have continually received nothing less than complete admiration and the highest appreciation for the way simultaneous interpretation services were managed, and for the performance and quality of the attending Congress Rental staff”, said Chris Jackson, ASEAN, Australia Special Taskforce.

Overall, the combination of hands-on support and flexible technology platform proved a success: The over 1,300 participants of the 33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits enjoyed a productive event accompanied by seamless interpretation in twelve languages. In addition, the solution was dismantled and ready to be redeployed at the next high-level conference only a few hours later.

How technology is helping to beef up security at events

Terrorist groups continue to target mass gatherings, but technological innovations such as high-definition video, facial recognition and AI are allowing security personnel to better handle such threats. These new technologies can help to identify suspicious individuals and other anomalies in real time as well as for post-event investigation. Sensors mounted at entry points and event perimeters can detect attempted intrusions and hazardous materials. Information from these sensors can then be passed to a command center or to security personnel on the ground for a prompt response.
Izvor: a&s International
E-mail: redakcija@asadria.com
Kategorije za web: Man guarding, Video surveillance, Software, Perimeter Protection

Machine Learning Enhances Video Surveillance at Outdoor Events

Video surveillance plays a critical security role at large outdoor events. Advances in AI and machine learning can offer enhanced tools for spotting potential threats.

Facial and behavior recognition technologies are improving video analytics, providing invaluable new tools to security professionals. Stephanie Weagle, CMO of BriefCam, a company that specializes in using cameras and video analytics for security, said video- analysis technology could be trained to recognize “signs of problematic behavior,” as well as keep an eye on unauthorized entry, exceedingly high foot traffic or loitering.

Such video technology can be integrated with other services to trigger follow-on actions after potential threats are detected. Proactive alerting, triggering calls to action in response to suspicious or unusual behavior, can enhance the overall efficiency of a security team. Advanced video surveillance tools increased “situational awareness,” Weagle said. By mounting cameras with behavioral-recognition technology in various locations, security personnel can have a better grasp of what’s going on in the area. Weagle added that the continuous, ongoing surveillance provided by cameras also minimized the risk of “human error and distraction.”

Facial recognition played a critical role in video analytics, and prolif- eration of better-quality cameras and advances in video analytics had helped to improve the accuracy of facial recognition, Weagle said.

One such advance is the ability to store photos of suspects or past offenders on a video-analytics engine and alert security personnel when such individuals are spotted by a camera. Security personnel can then be dispatched quickly to deal with the potential threat. Weagle noted facial recognition technology could not only be used to identify criminal suspects but also VIP guests, “to ensure important visitors are being properly engaged and ushered around as needed.”

As facial recognition is still relatively new and not yet widely adopted, countries have different policies and rules on the technology’s use. Nonetheless, event organizers should consider “how the technology can be used in ways that ensure fairness, transparency, accountability and privacy compliance, while maximizing public safety,” Weagle said. Data collected by video sensors could also help to “map out activity trends and discover insights” to improve security readiness and response, she added. One challenge facing event organizers is vehicle and crowd congestion creating bottlenecks at entry and exit points. Video analytics could address this problem by collecting traffic flow data, before coming up with optimized pedestrian or vehicle navigation routes to ease the traffic. This would improve the guest experience and enhance security, Weagle said. She added it would also enable “evacuation and security dispatch routes to accelerate emergency responses” to be planned in advance.

“This information can also be used to understand staffing requirements, ensuring that crowds are guided through the event, queues and bottle- necks are prevented and employees are upholding safety regulations,” Weagle said.

How Advanced Video Surveillance Can Combat Terrorist Threats

Terrorist attacks on large crowds are a reality security professionals need to be prepared for. Deep learning-based video surveillance technology can help counter these types of threats.

Advanced surveillance camera technology can be used to investigate suspicious behavior and prevent terrorist attacks on public places. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security lists some out-of-place scenes that security cameras should be set to identify: vehicles parked near areas with high pedestrian traffic, individuals wearing unseasonably bulky clothes and individuals attempting to enter restricted areas or entrances as patrons are leaving.

After receiving a bomb threat, the standard security practice is to initiate a search of the entire event space to locate the potential explosive device. If a suspicious package is detected, event operators can use camera footage to determine if the package has been deliberately placed or is merely unattended.

Security professionals are realizing the importance of advanced video surveillance. IHS Markit figures show global shipments of network camera reached 108 million in 2018. IHS Markit estimates sales will go beyond 120 million in 2019 and 140 million in 2020. The share of high-megapixel cameras is expected to increase as well. “As the number of camera shipments increases, a better way of analyzing and assessing the captured video is needed,” said Oliver Philippou, Research Manager at IHS, in a report.

As conventional methods fall short of enabling the needed analysis, deep learning — which mimics the human brain to learn from and understand the world through a hierarchy of concepts — offers a potential solution.

Deep learning allows security personnel to intelligently search through large amounts of recorded video for a crucial piece of information that may be contained in only a few frames. “In a police investigation, this has the potential to save hundreds of hours of officers’ time. Searchable analytics are therefore penetrating markets such as city surveillance, which historically searched video manually,” IHS’ Philippou said.

BriefCam is one such company using deep learning to provide enhanced video analytics. BriefCam’s video technology can distinguish between people and objects on the basis of different factors. “Security personnel must be able to quickly review and understand incidents that have occurred and rapidly locate suspects and perpetrators,” said Stephanie Weagle, CMO of BriefCam.

The company offered robust video analytics, allowing security personnel to “rapidly review video across multiple cameras and pinpoint people and vehicles,” Weagle said. Security personnel can search suspects in the footage based on attributes like gender, clothing and direction and speed of walking. With the help of deep neural networks and computer vision technologies, moving objects, like someone riding a bicycle, can also be separated and tracked.

Sensors Critical to Perimeter Security for Outdoor Events

The first security step for organizers of outdoor events is the establishment of a clear perimeter. Common physical barriers for this purpose include bollards, blockers and fences. However, they don’t provide intrusion monitoring and detection capabilities. To meet this requirement, a sophisticated perimeter intrusion detection (PID) system is needed.

A robust PID system should meet the three Ds of protection: defend, detect and deter. Richard Huison, Regional Manager for Gallagher Security (Europe), notes not all systems meet these standards. “A physical fence offers defence and deterrent, but no detection. Video with complex analytics are great at detecting, but do not provide any deterrent,” he said. Gallagher recently partnered with CLD Fencing Systems to launch a monitored pulse fencing (MPF) solution called FenceSafe-E. MPF delivers controlled electronic pulses that last a millisecond, ideally enough to deter intruders from making a second attempt at breaching a perimeter. FenceSafe actively monitors attempted break-ins and deters potential intrusion with warning signs every 10 meters. Tension detectors trigger an alarm that sends a notification to the smartphones of security personnel. The system also briefed security personnel on “precisely what threat they will encounter,” Huison said.

During the 2018 NFL draft at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive detectors were hidden in the entryways to the stadium. They sent smartphone notifications to those in the command center and security personnel on the ground if hazardous materials were detected. This same technology is also being used at border crossings and ports. Light detecting and ranging (LiDAR) sensors can similarly aid security. LiDAR is a remote sensing technology that uses laser pulses originally designed to create 3D models or maps to track the movement of people and objects. “Retailers can track customer’s behaviour with LiDAR, following their route through the shop, and monitoring hand height and direction, so they learn exactly what customers pick up and put down,” Huison said.

He added event organisers could use this technology for “counting people, studying and controlling traffic flows, queueing and pinch points and making real-time decisions to stick within Health & Safety Executive licence-limited numbers in specific zones or areas.” A perimeter control system works best when the full spectrum of inputs, including cameras, sensors, LiDAR, biometrics data, etc., are centralized within a single command. Ideally, “all sensors, systems and metrics are controlled and managed centrally” and images and instructions are relayed to patrol personnel to enable “smart, proactive and efficient” protection, Huison said. According to reports, the Super Bowl used this approach in 2018, with computer vision taking center stage. Data was collected from multiple sources and aggregated for processing, providing real-time information on what was happening in and around the stadium.

Deploying various types of sensors for perimeter security allows security personnel to promptly respond to anomalies through mobile alerts. By displaying aggregated security data on a command center, professionals can also proactively evaluate what is going on at the event in real-time and coordinate a suitable response.

Recommended Practices for Preventing Terrorist Attacks

As extremists show more interest in “soft targets,” organizers of large outdoor events at temporary venues need security that can be rapidly assembled.

Mobile surveillance cameras are preferred to more permanent CCTV cameras at temporary sites. Mobile surveillance cameras not only help to secure outdoor events, but also enable employee oversight, visitor traffic optimization and demographic analysis of visitors.

The FenceSafe-E by Gallagher and CLD Fencing Systems uses pre-assembled modular units for speedier setup. “Fence lines of over 30 meters with 45-degree corners, ends and 90-degree returns were erected and commissioned with full pulse fencing within 90 minutes,” said Kevin Godfrey, Strategic Business Development Manager at Gallagher Security, in a press release. Given the large footprint of outdoor events, Richard Huison, Regional Manager for Gallagher Security (Europe), suggests “limiting the most secure and costly solutions to smaller ‘priority zones’, such as VIP areas or generator compounds.”

A security team should allocate resources in order to ensure the physical safety of patrons, as well as secure valuable assets and the event’s brand reputation. Besides standard security hardware, e-ticketing provides another line of defence. Huison said e-ticketing not only reduced the risk of forgeries and unauthorized reselling, but also helped to spot watched individuals, known troublemakers and other security risks in advance.

Thanks to the growing use of mobile payment methods such as ApplePay, it is now possible for organizers to hold ticketless and cashless events. Secure QR codes allow organizers to establish what Huison calls as a “virtual electronic perimeter” within which mobile credentials serve to provide security. When working with third-party security staff, it is recommended that company staff report all suspicious behaviour to the main security contractor and avoid engaging in security related actions themselves. The First Responder’s Toolbox, published by the U.S.’s Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT), suggests that “regardless of the event size, venue, or location, continuous and ongoing efforts to improve interagency coordination and information sharing with event stakeholders will enhance security and improve emergency response.”

Security personnel should maintain constant communication with one another, either through the use of walkie-talkies or other means, so that they can stay informed with the latest development without leaving their area of duty.

According to JCAT, “to prepare for any potential terrorist attack against open-access events and mass gatherings, organizers and security officials are encouraged to establish partnerships with first responders and private sector stakeholders in advance. This will enhance information sharing, coordination, and potential emergency response concerns.”

Hikvision ColorVu Cameras – Capture Vivid Chromatic Images in Darkness

Around 11 p.m., police got an emergency call and rushed to the scene. An assault had happened in a park. According to the victim, the attacker looked like a beggar in ragged clothes and smelling of alcohol. The victim was heading home from the park at the time of the incident, when the attacker suddenly ran out of nowhere and attacked her, took her purse, and fled. The police investigated the scene but found no useful information about the attacker. Because it happened at night, the security cameras in the neighbourhood could not effectively record any usable footage. When reviewing the surveillance video, the image was blurry and full of visual noise, which is bad for detection.

Neighbourhood parks should be a peaceful place where you can take a break from the hustle and noise of the city. However, an urban park at night is often synonymous with danger. At night, passersby have to be vigilant to stay safe. Although security camera systems are becoming more commonplace in urban parks in recent years, there are still many security requirements that cannot yet be met, such as high-resolution night vision and recording in colour.

Today, to effectively solve this problem, cameras equipped with Hikvision ColorVu Technology extend and enhance surveillance capabilities into the dark, lifting the cover of night to capture vivid chromatic images – leading to the prosecution of criminals like the one described above and ultimately enhancing safety.

As a video surveillance manufacturer, Hikvision has long developed products equipped with innovative new features based on video surveillance technologies that have been refined and improved over previous decades.

Hikvision ColorVu Cameras’ powerful ability to capture details in low lighting comes from two specific breakthroughs in hardware technologies: advanced lenses and high-sensitivity sensors. In contrast to conventional lenses, ColorVu lenses are equipped with a super-aperture, reaching up to F1.0, which allows more light to enter the lens so that imaging brightness can be increased.

Hikvision ColorVu Camera lenses also feature Broad-Band Anti-Reflection (BBAR) Coating and Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) Optical glass, to reduce light flare and efficiently reproduce an image’s sharpness and colour saturation. These technologies effectively overcome the kind of key information that gets blocked by a light flare.

The ColorVu Cameras’ high-sensitivity is designed for surveillance applications where high resolution colour images are required even in ultra-low light environments. Hikvision ColorVu Cameras sensors demonstrate an extraordinary photovoltaic conversion efficiency. They employ an advanced sensor technology – a new light-collection structure that vastly improves the utilisation of light. Tests show ColorVu cameras continually provide colourful, sharp images right down to the lowest light levels. At the same time, their self-adapting 3D DNR algorithm on ISP guarantees high imaging quality.

In addition, extreme light conditions are taken into consideration in the design process. ColorVu cameras are equipped with warm supplemental light, so when there is no light source whatsoever – even starlight or street lights – they can guarantee colourful imaging. This feature provides environmentally friendly, soft, warm lighting, reducing any harsh discolouration of the object being illuminated.

As a result, Hikvision ColorVu Cameras provide bright colour video images 24/7 in low illumination conditions. They excel at capturing vivid chromatic images in a multitude of application scenarios, such as public places with no lighting, night security at industrial parks, traffic intersections in low light environments, and many more – everywhere colour information is particularly important.

As an example, in general, license plate information of a suspect’s vehicle is crucial in traffic accident investigation. However, when the vehicle is non-licensed or the licence plate is deliberately obscured, the vehicle can only be investigated by its features – brand, model, and especially the colour. So, though external lighting conditions are poor, even completely dark, Hikvision ColorVu Cameras still capture valuable colour information.

Hikvision ColorVu Technology is being used in the Turbo HD 5.0 and Easy IP 4.0 series. More details can be found in the link or on the official Hikvision website.

Dahua surveillance solution guarantees the safety of Recife’s subway

Recife’s urban trains system carries around 400 thousand passengers a day – it is the third largest railway operator in number of users in Brazil. To ensure a safe journey for passengers, it is imperative to increase the subway security with modern technologies and monitoring equipment.

Izvor: Dahua Technology
E-mail: redakcija@asadria.com

The main challenge was to adapt the technology to the specific conditions such as lighting, people flow and speed of a subway station while not interrupting the transportation service. Therefore, ease of operation, installation and high availability of the system were prerequisites for choosing
the surveillance solution.

Solutions
With a contribution of BRL 61.5 million to invest in the improvements for the Pernambuco subway, Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (Brazilian Urban Trains Company, CBTU) has started a recovery plan for stations, trains, electrical systems and permanent pathways last year. It then inaugurated a new phase of the surveillance operation with the acquisition of 1380 high-resolution cameras from Dahua Technology for the deployment of the surveillance system.

The Dahua intelligent surveillance system with embedded video analytics monitors 52 places scattered all over the 71 km of the railway line at the capital and the metropolitan region. The project led by Grupo Avantia from the publication of the bidding contest until the installation combines four models of network cameras from Dahua: DH-IPC-HF5231EN-Z-S2; DH-IPC-HF5231EN-S2; DH-IPC-HDBW8231E-ZS2; and DH-SD65F230FN-H – all equipped with H.265 compression and video analytics.

These cameras work every day capturing and identifying images. With an amount of data that needs to be analyzed daily, the H.265 video compression pattern, a format twice as efficient as its predecessor (H.264), is essential since it uses only 50% of the bandwidth, maintaining the same quality.

The equipment using the main features of Dahua (H.265 compression, analytics, Starlight) has reinforced the security of the Central and Southern lines of the Pernambuco Subway and has allowed the operators to obtain detailed views of the subway operations, especially at peak hours or during tourist events, such as Carnival.

Day and night, under difficult lighting conditions and even in points with extreme low light, Dahua exclusive Starlight cameras deliver sharp and colorful images to the surveillance center to guarantee the best performance in conditions of very low luminosity (0.005 Lux).

Technology strengthens user protection in a general way, because it avoids intrusions into vital areas of operation, depredations or other occurrences that could hinder the passenger transportation. With video analytics, even if the video surveillance operator is not tracking the images of a specific camera, the system automatically identifies and alerts a detected movement in a restricted region, for example.

In addition to the high technology, Dahua also provided professional technical support to guarantee the success of the installation process, which did not hinder the operation of the subway.

Benefits
With the help of Dahua network cameras, the coming and going of passengers from Central and Southern lines now have the protection of the security teams in multiple locations throughout the subway’s operation. The new video surveillance system was designed to operate in a centralized management, which differs completely from the previous single-management model. Thus, with this change, it became possible to take better advantage of the human resources of the security team at the 37 stations.

The whole system of Dahua video surveillance was thought to ensure not only the physical safety of each user, but also to avoid a common problem that causes a high impact to the quality of the service: vandalism. On some occasions, a window broken by a user can delay the routine of thousands of passengers. With the video surveillance cameras it is possible to identify suspects, trigger the maintenance service in a more agile way and minimize the impact on the operation.

The video footage of occurrences that happen inside the System of Urban Trains’ facilities can be shared with the Military Police which, if necessary, can conduct searches in the image database and use resources such as Zoom to capture details that help in the investigations. The operators themselves can alert the authorities depending on the incident.

This is the first CBTU project, which also manages the urban rail transport in other Brazilian capitals, such as João Pessoa, Maceió, Natal and Belo Horizonte. “With this case, Dahua Technology ratifies once again its expertise in projects for the public segment. The solution offered will enable the end client to have a fully smart video surveillance system that will provide optimal lighting in dark environments, 24h protection of restricted areas, occurrence alerts and high performance to operators. All this will focus on prevention and alerting possible situations that endanger the subway system as well as the security of its users”, Fabio Lopes, Channel Sales Director of Dahua Technology Brasil.

Client’s Quote
“The cameras are being installed and monitored centrally, in a control room. In the future, we intend to achieve a cost reduction for the company, since with the cameras we were able to reduce in local surveillance at some subway stations, but the great advantage will be seen in the safety of our passengers. The images help us identify crimes in the stations and send this information to the law enforcement. We are in the implementation phase and starting to operate with smart technology, the results have already started to be seen – we have already managed to identify and arrest suspects, forwarding them to the police. We are employing all efforts to train and hire new agents and I am sure we will achieve greater gains in the future”, Leonardo Villar Beltrão – CBTU Recife Superintendent.

Integrator’s Quote
“The partnership with CBTU has been very successful, due to the peculiarities of the implementation of a state of the art security system. It was a major deployment challenge, since all the systems of the stations were in full operation. It was a result of an outstanding team effort with the full support and partnership of the Client, so that the implementation would occur in the best way possible and with minimal interventions in the subway system”, Hamilton Valentin – Avantia’s Operational Director

Dealer’s Quote
“This project is of extreme importance to Spectra. We have been close to Avantia and Dahua Technology throughout the implementation process, providing them with all the necessary support in the delivery of solutions”, Reginaldo Mattos, Director of Spectra Systems.

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Aperio®: 10 years of trust and innovation in wireless access control

London, July 2019 – Increasingly, access control is viewed as a wireless technology, as one recent market report* shows. Based on a 2018 survey of senior security professionals, the “Wireless Access Control Report” reveals almost 4 in 10 access control systems include wireless technology in their set-up. At places without wireless devices protecting their doors, twice as many already plan to add wireless locks as do not. The myth that wireless technology is not adapted to access control is rapidly fading away.

Wireless access control upgrades security without breaking the bank. Wireless RFID locks are much cheaper to install than hard-wired doors, because there’s no cabling around the door. They are also cheaper to operate, because they use no mains electricity. Wireless devices easily accommodate modern credential solutions such as virtual keys on smartphones, too.

Now available globally for a decade, Aperio wireless devices from ASSA ABLOY protect both exterior and interior doors, from fire doors to meeting rooms, labs and offices. Ten years of innovation investment have enhanced the security and usability of Aperio® hardware and firmware — and the range of applications Aperio® finds in businesses across Europe.

The Aperio® product range includes battery-powered cylinders, escutcheons and complete locks for security doors which transmit door status. An Aperio® server cabinet lock protects servers onsite or in a co-located data centre. Product design has also become a focus for refinement, with the new Aperio® H100 Electronic Handle. It packs the flexibility of Aperio® wireless access control into a slim door handle — “a brilliant example of product design,” one awards panel judged.

Aperio® integration can be Online or Offline, depending on your needs. Whichever you choose, a single interface controls any existing hard-wired doors as well as the Aperio® devices. Online integration is via Wiegand, RS485 or IP communication hubs which connect up to 16 Aperio® devices to the admin software. Aperio® also supports the leading industry standard for Offline integration, OSS Standard Offline.

Aperio® locks are compatible with all major door profiles, including Euro, French, Finnish, Scandinavian and Swiss.

Ten years of trust… in all kinds of industries and security systems
Businesses and buildings serving many different industries turn to Aperio® to expand the reach of their access control — wire-free. Universities in Birmingham (UK), Lund (Sweden), Hamburg (Germany) and many other cities remove the expense and hassle of lost keys when they control access with Aperio® devices instead of mechanical locks. Hospitals and health centres from Ghent to Grenoble protect patients, confidential records, drug storerooms and more with Aperio® wireless devices. At H-Farm, a campus-style business innovation centre in northern Italy, Aperio® handles, security locks and escutcheons integrate seamlessly with an AXIS access control system.

To serve customers better with the best wireless locking devices available, over 100 different access control and security manufacturers now integrate Aperio® locks seamlessly with their systems. The fast-growing list of Aperio® partners includes market leaders like Nedap, Gallagher, AXIS, Genetec, Lenel, ACS and many, many more.

Because it is built on an open platform and compatible with all standard RFID technologies, Aperio® also streamlines building management. At student accommodation provider CROUS Montpellier, Aperio® integrates with payment systems as well as access control, for example. It offers a single-card solution to replace mechanical keys.

A decade since launch, Aperio® access control technology continues to provide flexible, future-proofed, wireless security in diverse industries and premises. At schools and universities; hospitals, health centres and care homes; warehouses, factories and corporate headquarters; sports venues and concert halls, Aperio® makes buildings (and the people who use them) safer. What could the next 10 years bring?

Learn more about Aperio®, visit campaigns.assaabloyopeningsolutions.eu/aperio

Could you do more with your phone? When it comes to access control, you certainly can

London, June 2019 – In business and at home, the smartphone is a remote control for our lives. It’s a calendar and a credit card. We book holidays and do our daily banking. With video calling technology, we can even be in two places at once (or make it seem that way). Could there be untapped potential in using mobile phones for access control, too?

According to official EU data, by 2016 94% of European large businesses were issuing their workers with some sort of connected mobile device. We seem to use our smartphones for everything. Yet mobile phones are actually under-utilized when it comes to building security and access management.

Evolving technologies now enable us to manage access rights via mobile phone apps, open a door with a virtual key credential, and much more. An estimated 44 million mobile credentials will be downloaded by 2021, according to a recent IHS Markit forecast*.

Why? Because a mobile phone is so well adapted to controlling access at the workplace:

– It is convenient: part of the reason Apple Pay, Instagram and many more mobile services succeed is for the simple reason, we like to carry less stuff. With secure credentials on your phone, there’s no more need for a fob, a plastic smart-card or anything similar.
– It is secure: a screen-lock adds an extra layer of PIN, swipe passcode or fingerprint security. With phones, multi-factor authentication is baked into the credential. And how quickly would you notice if a plastic key-card went missing? Nowhere near as fast as you’d spot your smart phone was gone.
– It is flexible: security and facility managers can do things with virtual keys that are impossible with a plastic credential. They can issue, revoke or amend them instantly and from anywhere with secure cloud access via a mobile phone. However briefly a temporary visitor needs to enter your building, the easiest way to let them in is with their phone.
– It is efficient: scrap the queues at reception waiting for temporary visitor permits, waste fewer hours in plastic key-card handover meetings and spend less of your budget replacing lost and damaged credentials. Phone-based access control saves businesses time and money.
– It is compatible: mobile phones are machines built for connectivity, including with your existing RFID locks. Bluetooth and NFC radio technology are already inside most modern smartphones. Every future viable wireless and contactless technology will be there, too.

Another recent analyst report suggested as many as 20% of organisations would use smartphones for access, in place of plastic smart-cards, by 2020**. The move to mobile access control seems inevitable.

“Other highly security-aware industries like banking demonstrate the advantages of the smartphone,” says Thomas Schulz, Director Marketing & Communications Digital and Access Solutions at ASSA ABLOY EMEA. “Similarly, we see fast-growing interest in unlocking doors and other openings with mobile credentials, and in facility managers administering access rights via their smartphone.”

“To take one example from our portfolio of mobile access solutions, security managers using our new SMARTair® Openow™ solution manage all users’ virtual keys inside a secure app. If an administrator cancels a virtual key, it vanishes immediately from a user’s Openow™ app.”

Schulz points to the new Arkansas State University campus in Mexico, where students and staff have no access cards to collect or validate. Every site user installs and validates their own Openow™ app and collects keys virtually.

“Smartphones add convenience and functionality right across our wireless access control product and solutions portfolio,” adds Schulz. “Users can unlock our Aperio® wireless locks with a Seos® mobile credential. Small and medium-sized business managers can run their own access control with no specialist knowledge, using just the CLIQ® Go app and their phone. For companies with a remote workforce, the CLIQ® Connect app updates access rights of programmable keys with just a secure Bluetooth connection.

“Access control from your mobile phone offers so many efficiency advantages. I’d encourage everyone involved in managing access control to take a look.”

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Dahua Technology Wins Govies Award for Outstanding Security Product

Dahua Technology, a world-leading video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, has been awarded a “Govie” by Security Today, an integrated product and technology magazine for the North American security market. The award honors outstanding government security products in a variety of categories, including video surveillance cameras.

“Each year we have the opportunity to view the latest and greatest products that will impact the government security sector, and this year’s contest is no different,” said Ralph C. Jensen, editor in chief of GovSec and Security Today magazines and the website SecurityToday.com, in the official Govies 2019 press release. “The solutions that have been entered represent great technology and innovations. I applaud all our entries and appreciate their tireless efforts to secure the government sector.”

An independent panel of judges from the security industry selected the winners in the 2019 Govies categories. The entries were evaluated for features, innovation, quality, design, market opportunity, and technical advances, among other characteristics. Dahua Technology’s Multi-flex™, a flexible, 4x2MP, multi-sensor camera, took home the gold award in the IP video surveillance cameras category.

The Multi-flex boasts innovative flexibility, allowing users to position each sensor module independently around the camera’s internal track for 180-, 270-, or 360-degree fields of view. The camera’s integrated IR illuminators move along with the sensors for nighttime illumination. One of the Multi-flex’s notable benefits is that it can be easily configured to minimize blind spots and improve situational awareness.

“The high-performing Multi-flex makes video surveillance more adaptable, easier to use, and more cost-efficient for a variety of vertical markets,” commented Jennifer Hackenburg, senior product marketing manager at Dahua Technology. “We are honored to be recognized for our contribution, which represents Dahua Technology’s continued innovation and commitment to quality.”

Gemalto Identity Management System to empower secure identities

Gemalto, a Thales company, is launching its Identity Management System (IDMS) that can help governments address the challenges posed by a world in which over one billion people have no official ID.

Using the latest biometric capture and identity verification techniques, Gemalto’s solutions enable public authorities to empower citizens with a fully secured and trusted Foundational Identity. This system supports people identification and authentication so they can securely access online and offline services such as education or healthcare, and proves their right to participate in elections, apply for a passport or open a bank account. Users retain full control over their personal data, choosing how and when it is shared with service providers.

UN targets universal provision of ID by 2030

The staggering number of citizens rendered invisible to public agencies by the absence of an official ID includes one out of three children worldwide. Most international financial institutions are supporting Digital ID schemes in many countries over the next ten years. These initiatives are also backed by the UN, which has itself set the target of everyone on the planet having a legal identity by 2030.

Mobile, biometric-based registration can reach remote and isolated areas

Gemalto’s IDMS provides authorities with a fully integrated, end-to-end solution which can adapt to existing identity schemes and orchestrate its interactions. The process starts with registration of a person and capture of their biometrics, with easy-to use mobile technology ensuring coverage can reach even the most remote regions. Registration is followed by entry onto a central database or civil registry and the creation of a unique individual identifier.

Reaping the benefits of Foundational ID

This Foundational Identity can provide the basis for issuance of digital and physical ID credentials, and subsequent registration with numerous different public bodies and services. All these processes can be verified beyond doubt using the individual’s biometrics and unique identifier. Gemalto’s approach also offers citizens outstanding protection, and assurance that their data will not be used for commercial gain.

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