The City of Cincinnati is the latest agency to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), technology that automates communication between alarm monitoring central stations and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)/ 911 centers, resulting in faster, more accurate emergency responses for users of monitored alarms.
Security 101 announced that 22 office locations will participate in the 8th Annual Gift of Security corporate giving program. This is the largest Gift of Security in the program’s eight-year history.
ADS Security recently promoted veteran security executive Victor Chapman to vice president of acquisitions. Chapman has more than 40 years of experience in the industry and has spent the past four years with ADS Security as a training manager.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) — as part of a coalition of organizations and trade associations — has issued a letter to congress outlining its concerns regarding potential bans on public sector uses of facial recognition technology.
Allied Universal, a security and facility services company in North America, recently hired Jim Haugsland as executive vice president of sales and marketing.
ADT, a smart home security provider serving residential and business customers ranked No. 1 on the SDM 100, has taken another step to enhance its owned and operated professional monitoring services by acquiring I-View Now, a video alarm verification service.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has unveiled the new SIA Center of Excellence, a member-driven learning consortium for education, research and training resources serving the security industry. This online repository of vendor-neutral, vetted information includes easy-to-access, on-demand learning and development tools and resources like training courses, e-learning modules, webinars and articles created to improve individual, team and organizational performance.
Senator James W. Holzaffel (R) and Assemblymen David W. Wolfe (R) and Gregory P. McGuckin (R) of the New Jersey legislature provided a joint legislative resolution congratulating the New Jersey Electronic Security Alarm Association (NJESA) on its 50th anniversary.