When you think about a credit card company’s security measures, the first thing that comes to mind usually pertains to protecting against fraud and identity theft.

According to AlarmForce Industries' home security poll conducted by Environic Research, 69 percent of Canadians believe that home security systems add value to their homes.

The central stations listed on these pages offer third-party monitoring services to security dealers and systems integrators for their subscribers. 

The security industry hasn’t been the same since smartphone apps came along.

In a newly released whitepaper, “What is 2G and How Does It Affect Me?” ipDatatel examines the alarm industry’s past, present and future, touching on topics from the current 2G situation to the Internet of Things.

Over the next five years security alarm services industry revenue in Canada is expected to increase slowly at an average annual rate of 1.7 percent to $1.1 billion, which includes 1.0 percent anticipated growth in 2016 alone, according to a recent report from market research firm IBISWorld.

Russell Keddie is a managing partner at Liberty Security who believes empowering the customer is a key to success.

Ivan Spector, president of Sentinel Alarm, Montreal, Quebec is well-known for his commitment to bettering the security industry at many levels and in many ways.