Government Security News February 2017 Digital Edition

going before a judge, the details
of which DHS said will be forthcoming
in a notice in the Federal
Register. This expansion of “expedited
removal,” will allow the
government to bypass the backlogged
immigration courts in order
to deport people rapidly and
with little-to-no due process.
While the feasibility of many of
these policies depends on Congressional
willingness to fund
them and whether they pass
muster in the courts, undeniably,
these policies are thin on humanity
and thick on punishment.
They will separate families, cultivate
fear among immigrant
communities, and destabilize
our economy.
Facial biometric boarding solution
by Vision Box being tried at
Schipol Airport
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digital video analytics solutions, intelligent
biometric and biographic
data management engines and danger
management functionalities.
Vision-Box operates over 1200
Automated Border Control solutions
in more than 70 international
airports and has over 3000 electronic
identity systems deployed across
the globe. www.vision-box.com
Milestone release delivers highest
performing VMS ever for XProtect
users
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sive computer muscle.
Hardware-accelerated video motion
detection is new in XProtect
2017 R1 - another industry first for
VMS software. Customers can have
twice as many cameras on the same
server with the same CPU load, or
experience up to 90 percent reduction
in the CPU load with the same
number of cameras on the server*.
This use of hardware acceleration
lets mid- to large-scale installations
experience improved performance
at a lower hardware cost.
Hardware acceleration was already
implemented in the XProtect
2016 Smart Client. This provided an
80 percent reduction in the processor
load on computers with selected
Intel processors, firmware, drivers
and Microsoft operating systems.
This paves the way for the use of 4K
cameras and processing-intensive
video compressions like H.265.
New Cybersecurity Features
As video management systems are
becoming more and more businesscritical,
cybersecurity is a natural
focus. In 2016, Milestone launched
several initiatives aimed at strengthening
security in Milestone software.
Like the Hardening Guide that
details how an XProtect installation
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can be better secured against cyber
threats and the Kerberos strict userverification
in XProtect.
The XProtect 2017 R1 update includes
several security enhancements
for improved cybersecurity,
including two-step verification and
greater control when granting user
permissions for the Milestone Advanced
VMS products.
Two-step verification is an industry-first
security feature for
XProtect 2017 R1. It is designed to
prevent unauthorized access to the
VMS when a password is compromised,
as a code from the user’s mobile
phone is needed to complete
login.
Keeping VMS systems isolated
from the Internet is one important
element when it comes to keeping a
high security level. XProtect Smart
Maps (introduced last year) now include
support for OpenStreetMap
offline maps: This means that customers
with offline installations can
take advantage of improved situational
awareness by using maps,
without exposing their XProtect
system to online threats.
“We take cybersecurity very seriously.
Milestone is constantly adding
security features to XProtect
software and helping the Milestone
community focus on VMS security,”
Eilertsen says.
XProtect 2017 R1 is available to
the Milestone community now.