Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 02 | Page 9

NEWS DERMALOG: Market Leader for Biometric Border Control ‘Made in Germany’ other border controls safer and more efficient. Biometrics can make an important contribution to significantly speeding up and simplifying passenger handling, for example with facial or fingerprint recognition. Twelve states, including Singapore, Malaysia, Maldives, Cambodia, Algeria and Brunei, are already relying on DERMALOG’s solutions to monitor their national borders. The company’s fingerprint scanners are also in use at German airports and at border crossings in Switzerland and the Netherlands. This makes DERMALOG Europe’s leading provider of border control systems. The core of the DERMALOG solution is a so-called Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS). The multi-modal system cannot only match fingerprints but also additional biometric features such as facial or iris patterns. This makes DERMALOG ABIS much more reliable than solutions that only check one identifier. M ore travellers, shorter check-in times and increasing cost pressure; in times of globalisation, cross-border traffic is challenging the authorities. The biometrics specialist DERMALOG offers efficient and secure solutions to meet these challenges. DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH, based in Hamburg, offers state-of-the-art biometric recognition systems to make airport and Especially for border control at airports, DERMALOG has developed the DERMALOG Self Registration Kiosk and the DERMALOG Gate. Equipped with latest camera and scanner technology, travellers can be checked fully automated. The portfolio is complemented by video surveillance systems with integrated face recognition. If monitoring from the airspace is required, the DERMALOG technology can also be integrated in drones. ///////////////// Palo Alto Networks launches global Cyber Range initiative P of the Palo Alto Networks’ Next-Generation Security Platform. alo Alto Networks, the next-generation security company, has announced the launch of its new global Cyber Range initiative. By providing permanent Cyber Range capabilities for its customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region, the company is working to build and improve effective skills for cybersecurity challenges today and in the future. Today’s security professionals are dealing with a complex and rapidly evolving environment. The falling cost of computing power means that cybercriminals are better resourced today and don’t rely on one vector to carry out attacks on organisations. The Palo Alto Networks’ Cyber Range activity includes network simulations and cyberattack exercises that enable enterprise security professionals to build on their security skills, maturity, efficacy, communications and processes. The www.intelligentcio.com The dedicated facility within Palo Alto Networks Europe, Middle East and Africa headquarters in Amsterdam is the first Cyber Range location, with further launches planned for the Americas and the Asia- Pacific region. scenarios include both single and multi- vector attacks, which are continually updated to remain relevant to all participants and give them timely training on the very latest threats and most advanced real-world malware, such as ransomware. Professionals can build on their understanding of today’s most advanced threats, improve their internal team communications and processes and also improve skills in identifying and preventing threats with real-time use “Addressing cyber threats is only possible by combining innovative technology, skilled security professionals and effective security best practices. Palo Alto Networks’ Cyber Range tests all three, helping security professionals stay ready to defend against increasingly complex and skilled adversaries. With cyber skills in short supply globally, Palo Alto Networks is working with its customers to give security professionals the capabilities, as well as the tools, to prevent successful cyberattacks,” said Mark McLaughlin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Palo Alto Networks. INTELLIGENTCIO 9