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The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced plans for AcceleRISE 2020, a virtual conference for young professionals in the security industry, to help tomorrow’s security leaders get a leg up in their career development and industry knowledge and connect with other rising stars in the industry.

G4S expanded its G4S Return to Work Assurance program to include a set of solutions to assist organizations with security planning and implementation as they reopen business operations during COVID-19.

International research firm Parks Associates announced the launch of the CONNECTIONS Community, an online conference and networking experience focused on the connected home and IoT industries. 

The Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response (PPVAR) held its mid-year meeting virtually today, June 10, at 11 a.m. ET.

Ken Gill, CEO and founder of CPI Security of Charlotte, N.C., is facing backlash after allegedly racist remarks included in an email to a community organizer.

WESCO and Anixter recently announced the future leadership team and organizational structure that will become effective upon the completion of the merger of the two companies.

As the pandemic progresses, the difference between the pre- and post-COVID-19 world becomes more and more emphasized. Months into socially distancing, it’s increasingly hard to imagine how the world will operate once the virus has finished passing through.

New research from Parks Associates' Smart Home Buyer Journey and User Experience, a survey of 10,000 broadband households fielded at the end of 2019, reveals that adoption of home control systems experienced a 38 percent year-over-year growth rate. 

Mission 500, a charitable non-profit organization engaging security professionals to assist families in crisis across the U.S., launched its 2020 foundational fundraising campaign — the M500 Club. 

Hopefully, by the time this column is published, we will be over the hump of the COVID-19 outbreak. But while I hope for the best, I strongly suspect that viral infection fears may change the game for many industries, as small and large public meetings (such as my ADI Expo presentations and training classes) may be curtailed or delayed.