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Freedonia has made available for download the free e-book, “Services and Equipment Trends in the Security Industry.”

An intensive six-month program, it is designed to recruit, cultivate and deploy new cyber security talent, the company described.

Bedrock Learning, an independent training provider in the smart home industry, announced that numerous courses from their online curriculum have been vetted and approved for CEUs by state licensing bodies in Delaware, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Tennessee. 

Hikvision Canada Inc. has announced the launch of its cybersecurity road show. Cybersecurity Myths and Facts: Presented by Hikvision will take place in several locations across Canada (Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver) the week of Dec. 4-8, 2017. 
 

As technology continues to advance, security dealers are finding new opportunities in residential security. Five dealers told SDM about the tactics they use to make the most of these and other opportunities and offered their take on five key trends we see in this area.

Richmond Alarm Company has obtained the TMA Five Diamond Monitoring Center designation. 

Hamilton County, Tenn., became the latest municipality to go live with Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), a technology that automates communication between alarm monitoring central stations and 911 centers, resulting in improved accuracy and speed of emergency response.

Bosch Security Systems produced a webinar originally broadcast October 26, 2017, and available anytime free online, entitled “I for Intelligence.”

Cloud offers simplicity, efficiency and economic benefits to both end users and security integrators.

James Rothstein, senior vice president of global security marketing, Anixter, hosted the Security Masters Panel at ISC East Wednesday, featuring Richard Soloway, president of Napco.