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ADT Unveils Home Automation, Cyber Security Solutions at CES

January 10, 2018

ADT, SDM’s 2017 Dealer of the Year, unveiled several new offerings at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Jan 9-12 in Las Vegas. ADT now offers protection not only at home, but on the go and within their digital network as well.

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Cyber Security & IP Cameras: Everyone's Concern

In the age of the IoT, no one wants to be the one who enabled potentially significant damage resulting from a breach.

Derek Rice

January 8, 2018

As a result of the rapidly expanding number of potential entry points for attackers, Juniper Research expects the cost of cybercrime to businesses will reach $2 trillion globally by 2019.

PSA, ISC Security Events (Reed Exhibitions) and SIA to Launch Cyber:Secured Forum

January 5, 2018

Cyber:Secured Forum, a cyber security summit focusing on integrated systems, will launch with an inaugural gathering in Denver, Colorado, on June 4-6, 2018, under a partnership formed by PSA Security Network, the world’s largest systems integrator cooperative, ISC Security Events (Reed Exhibitions, the global tradeshow company) and the Security Industry Association (SIA), the leading trade association for global security solution providers.

SIA Applauds Key Provision in Tax Reform Law for Security and Fire Protection Systems

January 5, 2018

On Dec. 22, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, P.L. 115-97, which implements tax reform to lower the after-tax cost of security and fire protection systems for small- and medium-sized businesses.

Vivint to Pay ADT $10 Million to Settle Deceptive Sales Lawsuit

January 4, 2018

ADT, SDM's 2017 Dealer of the Year, settled its lawsuit against Vivint Inc. ADT alleged the Utah-based company used deceptive sales practices to mislead ADT customers into signing long-term contracts.

A Security Marketer’s Guide to Murder: Stop Killing Your Blog

David Morgan

Alex Chavez

January 1, 2018

Here are some important ways to resurrect your blog before the crime scene tape needs to come out.

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Security Monitoring Centers Plan Ahead for Disasters

Desperate times? Not for professional central monitoring stations who know how to plan and strategize for whatever nature dishes out.

Deborah O’Mara

January 1, 2018

For professional central station monitoring companies, being prepared is their credo and philosophy, as they plan and prepare for storms in the direct path of their operations or events that target their third-party dealer base.

Shifting to Consultative Security Sales

Paul Cronin

January 1, 2018

Here are a few steps that I found helped me shift our sales team from account managers to consultative sellers.

How TMA Supports the Security Alarm Monitoring Industry

The latest efforts and initiatives from The Monitoring Association.

Jay Hauhn

January 1, 2018

Recent TMA actions in several crucial areas stand out as we work to support our members and improve the industry as a whole.

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Monitoring the Connected Everything

Today’s mega trends are driving tomorrow’s global opportunities.

Thomas Connaughton

January 1, 2018

We are in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution — at a point where we have logged more data in the past two years than in the entire history of mankind.