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HID is a key player in the physical access control and trusted identity solutions space, focusing on innovations that enhance security, efficiency, and user experience across various sectors. Their work encompasses mobile access technologies, biometric authentication, cloud-based credential issuance, and integration of AI to advance security protocols.

Through their reports and product launches, HID highlights critical trends such as mobile IDs, AI-driven access management, sustainability in security systems, and the shift towards digital and AI-powered credentialing. By exploring HID-related stories, readers can gain insights into the evolving landscape of access control technologies, risk management in cyber and physical security, and the growing emphasis on seamless, secure user authentication methods.

Whether you’re interested in the impact of emerging technologies like AI and biometrics on identity verification or the strategic adoption of cloud solutions to streamline security operations, the content tagged with HID offers valuable knowledge for IT professionals, security managers, and technology enthusiasts looking to stay informed about advancements and challenges in trusted identity and access control.

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Check Point to acquire Veriti Cybersecurity for threat exposure

Wed, 28th May 2025
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Check Point is set to acquire Veriti Cybersecurity, enhancing its Infinity Platform with automated, pre-emptive threat exposure and mitigation across multi-vendor environments.
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Tenable One platform adds connectors & custom risk dashboards

Fri, 23rd May 2025
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Tenable enhances its Tenable One platform with third-party data connectors and custom risk dashboards to unify cybersecurity insights for organisations.
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BeyondTrust recognised as leader in secrets management

Fri, 23rd May 2025
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BeyondTrust named Overall Leader in the 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Enterprise Secrets Management, praised for secure, scalable secrets solutions.
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Malicious memes: How cybercriminals use humour to spread malware

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Cybercriminals exploit viral memes to spread malware and phishing attacks, using humour to bypass defences and target millions online in Australia and beyond.
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Google Cloud unveils advanced AI models for creative industries

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google Cloud launches Imagen 4, Veo 3, and Lyria 2 on Vertex AI, boosting image, video, and music generation with advanced AI media models.
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Google unveils SynthID Detector to verify AI-generated content

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google launches SynthID Detector, a portal to verify if images, audio, video, or text contain AI-generated SynthID watermarks for content authenticity.
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Google DeepMind reveals new strategy to defend Gemini 2.5 AI

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google DeepMind has unveiled a new strategy to bolster Gemini 2.5 AI against indirect prompt injection attacks, enhancing its security and resilience.
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Google DeepMind unveils major generative AI updates for creators

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google DeepMind unveils generative AI models Veo 3, Imagen 4, Lyria 2 and Flow, enhancing video, image, music and filmmaking for creators.
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Tenable One unifies risk data with new connectors & dashboards

Fri, 16th May 2025
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Tenable launches connectors and customisable dashboards in Tenable One, unifying security data from multiple tools to enhance risk visibility and management.
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OpenAI forum explores AI's economic impact and direction

Wed, 14th May 2025
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At the OpenAI Forum, experts discussed AI's hidden economic value beyond GDP and its fast adoption compared to past technologies like electricity.
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New report reveals major security flaws in multimodal AI models

Sat, 10th May 2025
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Enkrypt AI's report reveals severe vulnerabilities in multimodal AI models, warning of safety risks from harmful prompt injections in images.
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Barracuda boosts threat detection with multimodal AI upgrade

Fri, 9th May 2025
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Barracuda Networks launches multimodal AI threat detection, tripling malicious file identification and speeding response eightfold for adaptive cybersecurity.
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RingCentral unveils flexible pay-per-organiser model for events

Thu, 8th May 2025
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RingCentral wins Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global Customer Value Leadership Award and rolls out pay-per-organiser pricing for its Events platform.
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Transparency urged to build stronger client-agency trust

Wed, 7th May 2025
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Helen Johnson, Tangram's founder, urges agencies to boost transparency in client relationships, citing that 40% of clients may switch partners within six months.
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Emojis used to hide attacks & bypass major AI guardrails

Wed, 7th May 2025
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Mindgard reveals emoji smuggling can bypass AI guardrails from Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia, and others with up to 100% attack success, raising serious security concerns.
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Experts warn of AI risks & password sharing on security

Thu, 1st May 2025
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On World Password Day, experts warn that password sharing and AI-generated credentials are weakening digital security globally, urging stronger authentication methods.
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Semiconductor materials market set to reach USD $119.8 billion

Thu, 1st May 2025
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The electronics and semiconductor materials market is set to more than double from USD $58.0bn in 2023 to USD $119.8bn by 2034, driven by tech advances and digitisation.
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What businesses can learn from 15 years of data growth

Thu, 1st May 2025
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Businesses face growing challenges as unstructured data surges, demanding smarter management to turn vast volumes into valuable insights by 2038.
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Silent Push unveils enhanced threat intelligence with Feed Scanner

Wed, 30th Apr 2025
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Silent Push launches upgraded Threat Intelligence Management with Feed Scanner interface to boost enterprises' early cyber threat detection and response.
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CrowdStrike unveils new AI & cloud tools for cyber defence

Wed, 30th Apr 2025
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CrowdStrike enhances its Falcon platform with new AI and cloud security tools, offering real-time protection across AI models, data, identities and SaaS environments.