This standard takes alarm verification and confirmation to the next level by defining multiple-attempt confirmation, biometric, audio and video confirmation.
According to the new study by the Freedonia Group, ‘Global Security Services,’ global alarm monitoring service revenues are forecast to rise 3.8 percent per year to $63.1 billion in 2024.
Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa signed a bill today, June 30, which prohibits alarm companies from having to pay fees associated with false alarms, emergency response to false alarms or permits.
CertaSite, a life safety and fire protection company, has launched CertaSite Serves, a charitable giving arm that intends to give back to communities across the Midwest, where it has offices.
Today, ADT Commercial, a provider of security, fire, life safety and risk management solutions to commercial customers in the U.S., announced the hiring of three senior-level security professionals to join ADT Commercial’s Enterprise Security Risk Group (eSRG).
This year’s Monitoring Center Excellence Awards looked a bit different than usual. While the awards have historically been announced live at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) annually held in the summer, due to COVID-19 the in-person awards were canceled, along with ESX.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a controversial ordinance enacted by the city of Sandy Springs, Georgia that fines alarm companies for false alarms generated by their customers.
An off-duty Allied Universal security guard, Phillip Blanks, caught a three-year-old child who was dropped from a burning apartment in Phoenix last week.
Harrisonburg City/Rockingham County, Va. is the latest Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), technology that automates communication from alarm monitoring central stations to PSAPs and 911 centers, resulting in a faster, more accurate emergency response for users of monitored alarms.
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