According to Reuters, Apollo Global Management is preparing to take ADT public at a more than $15 billion valuation, stating the listing could be the largest private equity-backed initial public offering since Hilton Worldwide Holdings went public with a $19.7 billion valuation in 2013.
Rep. Mike McCaul’s (R-Texas) will introduce the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, which would create a new cyber agency at DHS.
Parks Associates announced research at ESX (the Electronic Security Expo) showing wireless home security sales are increasing, as almost one-half of home security owners in the U.S. have a home security system that connects wirelessly to sensors. The market research firm’s leading security analysts discussed the findings during two sessions at ESX in Fort Worth.
ASIS International announced that entrepreneur, technology visionary, and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban will deliver the keynote address at the Monday, Sept. 25, luncheon at the organization’s 63rd Annual Seminar and Exhibits (ASIS 2017), taking place Sept. 25-28 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. The premier event for security professionals worldwide, ASIS 2017 is expected to attract 22,000 operational and cybersecurity professionals from across the globe.
Three Square Market (32M) is offering implanted chip technology to all of their employees on August 1, 2017. Employees will be implanted with a RFID chip allowing them to make purchases in their break room micro market, open doors, login to computers, use the copy machine, etc. This program, offered by 32M, is optional for all employees. The company is expecting more than 50 staff members to be voluntarily chipped. 32M is partnering with BioHax International and Jowan Osterland, CEO, based out of Sweden.
ASSA ABLOY Door Security Solutions offers multiple opportunities for continued career education — both online and in person — for locksmiths, installers and others who are involved in the critical work of properly securing facilities through doors and hardware.
Open Options, a provider of open platform access control solutions, in conjunction with Mercury Security and Allegion, will be hosting a regional roadshow in Dallas on Thursday, August 10.
Employees of Hikvision USA Inc., a North American provider of video surveillance products and solutions, and its consumer-focused subsidiary, EZVIZ Inc., sponsored a child in the 32nd annual Torch Run, an annual fundraiser for the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center (JJCCC) in Long Beach, Calif.
Carbon Black, a provider of endpoint security, conducted a survey and found that one in four Americans may choose not to vote in upcoming elections because of cybersecurity concerns.
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