Pinned straw:
Potential Competitor?
An ad for this product randomly appeared in my google feed (let's not get into why google thought I might be interested in buying fiber optic sensing equipment)
https://www.hawkfiber.com/
This is the main companies website https://www.hawkmeasurement.com/products/fiber-optic-sensing/ - looks like it is a new direction this company is foraying into.
Not sure if anyone else has looked into on this company or its product in comparison to Aura Ai. It is a private company unfortunately...
Curiously, they state the following:
I think the underlined has just been poorly worded - all systems will ignore false alarms PROVIDED they know they are false.
Anyway, I think would be good to get Mal's view on this company, and their claims next time we meet him.
@lyndonator Your post prompted me to consult Perplexity. Apparently lots of companies offer fibre optic sensing with a focus on one or the other industry, including Schlumberger and Halliburton. I am not sure what distinguishes Ava's FFS, and they might not be able to actually say themselves, for proprietary or other reasons. Perhaps someone else has dug into it further.
The recent Crowdstrike cock-up provided a nice demonstration of why diversity is useful in security anyway. I guess the proof will be in the pudding for Ava's competitive strength.