Who needs VMS…Axis's new Camera Companion wants to takeover from analog cameras in the sub-16 camera market segment.

Axis calls it “the market’s easiest video surveillance solution for small systems up to 16 cameras.” It offers future-proof IP advantages such as superb digital HDTV image quality. The system consists of standard Axis cameras, SD cards, software clients for PC and smartphones, and standard network equipment. The software has extensive language support.

In a traditional architecture, IP cameras send then forget. The camera streams live video but has no knowledge if or where video is being recorded: Video Management Software is required to retrieve, search and export recorded video.

The free Axis Camera Companion software client only needs to be used at installation. For viewing live or recorded video, or exporting video after an incident, either the client or a smartphone app can be used. With AXIS Camera Companion, all video is recorded on SD memory cards in the cameras. No central DVR, NVR, PC or server is necessary – making each camera a smart, independent video recording device. Read more...

ARM forms a joint venture with European security companies Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient to create a common connected device (including smartphones, tablets, games consoles and IPTVs) security standard. 

Gemalto is the biggest credit card and phone chip maker (by revenue) in the world, and Giesecke & Devrient supplies security products for banking, government and telecom use. 

ARM owns 40% of the yet-unnamed company, while Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient own 30% each. 

The 3 companies will share patents, software, equipment, staff and an undisclosed Read more...

Kaspersky launches an Android tablet protection security-- Kaspersky Tablet Security, providing protection against malicious and fraudulent software and a solution in case of lost or stolen devices.

The anti-virus engine works with cloud-based protection technology, which Kaspersky claims blocks all (including new and previously unknown) malicious programs. A Web Protection feature also blocks fraudulent websites from accessing personal data on your customers' devices.

Tablet Security can also block lost or stolen devices, as well as wipe all Read more...

Over the years, Google has created a rich seam of user-related data... data it can potentially (and very extensively!) mine, as seen in this illustration from Slovakia-based security vendor ESET.

The so-called "unified privacy policy" combines over 60 separate Google product and service privacy policies into one-- giving the company greater freedom to pick and choose data from sources as varied as Gmail, Google Maps, Search and YouTube. So the company can technically use someone's search history to target ads for them while watching YouTube videos.