Implementing technology that takes into account digital security remains an important component for many businesses.

For its efforts in providing customers with forward-thinking security measures, Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging solutions, earned a pair of 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards from American Security Today, the premier digital media platform in the U.S. Homeland Security and Public Safety Industry, focused on breaking news and in-depth coverage of the newest initiatives and hottest technologies in physical & IT security on the market today.

The AST ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, and now entering it’s Seventh Year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, First Responders, as well as federal, state and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.

Canon received the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Platinum Award in the Best Email Security Solution category for mxHERO* + Canon multifunction printer (MFP), and the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Silver Award in Best Information Technology Access Control and Authentication System category for its imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX Series + uniFLOW Online + Print via Cloud.

This marks the fifth consecutive year Canon was ranked in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Homeland Security Awards Program and earned at least two in every year since 2017.

Platinum Award, Best Email Security Solution: mxHERO + Canon MFP

For the second consecutive year, the mxHERO* + Canon MFP earned a Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Award in this category. As remote work remains a key component of many businesses, employing cloud services that include security features remains an important means to provide additional security levels.

mxHERO, a cloud service for intelligent email management, can integrate with the scanning function of a supported Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE MFP to help customers collaborate, govern, manage and share information while implementing security features.

When a document is scanned to email at the compatible MFP, it is first routed to mxHERO’s Secure Scan-to-Email service. Based on the user’s configuration and initial set-up, the service can automatically move the scanned document to a user’s supported cloud storage service.

Finally, an email with a cloud storage link is sent to the original destination of the scanned document to provide customers with a virtually seamless tool to help streamline workflow and include security features during their usual scan-to-email process.

(The mxHero Secure Scan to Email device license brings the power of mxHero’s Mail2Cloud platform to your multifunction printers by replacing scan-to-email attachments with a cloud storage link. This solution, available with Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE or imageCLASS devices, provides an additional layer of email security—whether your workforce is working in the office or at home. Courtesy of Canon U.S.A. and YouTube.)

mxHERO‘s ability to leverage powerful storage platforms can help create cost-effective solutions and also contains support for compatible imageRUNNER ADVANCE and imageCLASS multifunction printers.

Administrators using mxHERO can use it to help keep control of email attachments that are scanned in the office or in a home office environment, addressing today’s hybrid work model.

Silver Award, Best IT Access Control and Authentication System: imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX Series + uniFLOW Online + Print via Cloud

The imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX series with uniFLOW Online won a Silver ‘ASTORS’ Award, recognized for its ability to help customers flexibly employ advanced scanning, security features, and enhanced cloud features.

The Secure Print functionality allows users to send documents to supported imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX Series printers from both desktops and compatible mobile devices. By requiring users to identify themselves at the MFP before printing or scanning, uniFLOW Online can help limit unauthorized use of devices.

(Since launching in 2016, uniFLOW Online has been enriched with a multitude of features to provide a comprehensive solution for the evolving needs of our customers. Continuous development has made it a preferred cloud print and scan management solution for thousands of customers worldwide. Courtesy of Canon U.S.A. and YouTube.)

“The prestigious annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards program highlights the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today,”  said Tammy Waitt, co-founder and editorial director, American Security Today.

“The program is specifically designed to honor distinguished government and vendor solutions that deliver enhanced value, benefit and intelligence to end-users in a variety of government, homeland security, enterprise, and public safety vertical markets.”

‘ASTORS’ Award-winners were selected by an expert panel of American Security Today judges. The award categories were presented at the Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels.

American Security Today highlights the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions across a wide variety of media products delivered daily, weekly, and monthly to over 75,000 qualified government and security industry readers, essential to meeting today’s growing security challenges to ‘Secure our Nation, One City at a Time^TM‘.

Canon U.S.A., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America, and the Caribbean markets.

With approximately $30.4 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc., as of 2021 has ranked in the top-five overall in U.S. patents granted for 36 consecutive years† and was one of Fortune Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies in 2020.

Canon U.S.A. was featured in Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplaces list for 2021, ranking among the top 100 companies for employee happiness and satisfaction at work.  Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility.

Canon U.S.A. Recognized in Fifth Consecutive ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

American Security Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, and now entering it’s Seventh Year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, First Responders, as well as federal, state and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.

Canon U.S.A. (First of Two)

Best Email Security Solution

• mxHero + Canon MFP

• A cloud service for intelligent email management, mxHero™, can integrate onto a Canon multifunction printer (MFP) to help customers safely collaborate, govern, manage and share information.

• By leveraging powerful storage platforms like Box (purchased separately), it can help create a cost-effective solution superior to single-purpose, document/email management products by replacing inbound and outbound email attachments with secure file links.

• This solution is made to be compatible with most devices, helps to minimize end user effort, provides security measures to help control access to attachments (even when outside of the company) and can help screen malicious content.

• Especially in today’s environment where solutions designed to help team’s collaborate while working in multiple places is important, services such as mxHero™ can help companies implement security features, govern and manage attachments while people aren’t able to physically connect face-to-face.

Canon U.S.A. (Second of Two)

Best IT Access Control & Authentication System

• imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX Series + uniFLOW Online + Print via Cloud

• The latest edition of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE platform, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX series with uniFLOW Online, is designed to help prepare its customers for the future of work through its simple, flexible design, advanced scanning, strong security, enhanced cloud features and user-friendly enhancements, like soft number keys similar to a smartphone or tablet.

• The uniFLOW/uniFLOW Online platform is an end-to-end device management solution that can help improve the control and efficiency of imageRUNNER ADVANCE and other compatible multifunction print solutions through its security features.

• The platform provides business employees the ability to control and monitor access to sensitive information with its enhanced authentication and user tracking features.

• To help limit unauthorized use of devices and keep valuable and confident information safe, uniFLOW requires users to identify themselves at the solution, and its Secure Print functionality allows users to send sensitive documents to compatible network printers from desktops and compatible mobile devices.

• When using this function, regardless of how users submit a print job, documents only print when the user is physically standing at the device and authenticates.

• Through uniFLOW Online’s ability to store print jobs and release them only when users are in front of the supported Canon print device, solutions such as this help to limit document contamination, which is especially important in our current environment where mitigating contact between individuals is vital.

(Having the needs of the end-user in mind, we started to create a brand-new device user interface (UI) for uniFLOW Online. With a modern look and feel, uniFLOW Online focuses primarily on the login process on Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX devices. It introduces the possibility of adapting the UI to suit customers’ own corporate identity. Subsequent development will expand the optimized user experience to secure printing and scanning functionalities. Courtesy of uniFLOW and YouTube.)

• *Canon U.S.A. was also recognized with Multi-Award Wins in the 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 ‘ASTORS’  Awards Programs.

• Additionally, Axis Communications, a Canon Company has been recognized in the 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Programs respectively.

The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards highlights the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today, to ensure our readers have the information they need to stay ahead of the competition and keep our Nation safe – one facility, street, and city at a time.

The United States was forever changed 20 years ago on September 11th, and we were fortunate to have many of those who responded to those horrific tragedies join us at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon.

In the days that followed 9/11, the critical needs of protecting our country catapulted us into new and innovative ways to secure our homeland – which is how many of the agencies and enterprise organizations that are today ‘ASTORS’ Awards Champions, came into being.

Our keynote speaker featured a moving and informative address from TSA Administrator and Vice-Admiral of the United States Coast Guard (Ret), David Pekoske; to our attendees who traveled from across the United States and abroad, on the strategic priorities of the 64,000 member TSA workforce in securing the transportation system, enabling safe, and in many cases, contactless travel.

Legendary Police Commissioner William Bratton of the New York Police Department, the Boston Police Department, and former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department was also live at the event, meeting with attendees and signing copies of his latest work ‘The Profession: A Memoir of Community, Race, and the Arc of Policing in America,’ courtesy of the generosity of our 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Premier Sponsors.

The 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program was Proudly Sponsored by AMAROK, Fortior Solutions and SIMS Software, along with Returning Premier Sponsors ATI Systems, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, and Reed Exhibitions.

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards at https://americansecuritytoday.com/ast-awards/.

Comprehensive List of Categories Include:

Access Control/ Identification	Personal/Protective Equipment	Law Enforcement Counter Terrorism
Perimeter Barrier/ Deterrent System	Interagency Interdiction Operation	Cloud Computing/Storage Solution
Facial/IRIS Recognition	Body Worn Video Product	Cyber Security
Video Surveillance/VMS	Mobile Technology	Anti-Malware
Audio Analytics	Disaster Preparedness	ID Management
Thermal/Infrared Camera	Mass Notification System	Fire & Safety
Metal/Weapon Detection	Rescue Operations	Critical Infrastructure
License Plate Recognition	Detection Products	COVID Innovations
Workforce Management	Government Security Programs	And Many Others to Choose From!

Don’t see a Direct Hit for your Product, Agency or Organization?

Submit your category recommendation for consideration to Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at: mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

Why American Security Today?

The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast-changing security landscape.

American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State, and local levels of government as well as firms allied to the government.

American Security Today brings forward a fresh compelling look and read with our customized digital publications that hold readers’ eyes throughout the story with cutting-edge editorial that provides solutions to their challenges.

Harness the Power of the Web – with our 100% Mobile Friendly Publications

AST Digital Publications are distributed to over 75,000 qualified government and homeland security professionals, in federal, state, local, and private security sectors.

‘PROTECTING OUR NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME’

AST Reaches both Private & Public Experts, essential to meeting these new challenges.

Today’s new generation of public safety and security experts need real-time knowledge to deal with domestic and international terrorism, lone wolf attacks, unprecedented urban violence, shifts in society, culture, and media bias – making it increasingly difficult for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Military and Private Security Professionals to implement coordinated security measures to ensure national security and improve public safety.

These experts are from Government at the federal, state, and local level as well as from private firms allied to the government.

AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website, and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.

AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.

Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.

(See just a few highlights of American Security Today’s 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon at ISC East. Courtesy of My Pristine Images and Vimeo.)

To learn more about ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners solutions, please see the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2021 ‘A Year in Review’.

The Annual CHAMPIONS edition includes a review of Annual ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firm’s products and services, including video interviews and more.

It serves as your Go-To Source throughout the year for ‘The Best of 2021 Products and Services‘ endorsed by American Security Today, and can satisfy your agency’s and/or organization’s most pressing Homeland Security and Public Safety needs.

From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection, and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware and Networking Security – Just to name a few), the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION has what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitigate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.

It also includes featured guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders, and recognized firms in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.

• For a complete list of 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Award Winners, begin HERE.

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