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The Security Industry Association (SIA) and the Electronic Security Association (ESA) have launched the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST), a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to promote careers in the physical security technology and life safety industry. 

The keynote lineup has been announced for ISC West 2020, which will be held virtually Oct. 5-7. 

In lieu of the annual Eagle Awards ceremony which is typically held in conjunction with the ISC West trade show, winners were notified individually. 

Enterprise security professionals want more knowledgeable, transparent and digitally advanced security vendors, according to new research. 

Things have changed for everyone since March when the pandemic caused many closures in businesses, government offices, schools, churches and other public locations. As my primary business is providing hands-on training classes in fiber optics and IP networking, COVID-19 has caused my 2020 schedule to be wiped clean.

The coronavirus is impacting business operations and sales in the security industry. It is also dramatically influencing consumer behavior and spending. Parks Associates just released insights based on this summer’s consumer surveys, and found that while spending cuts due to COVID-19 affect most product categories, consumers continue spending on technology for productivity and entertainment.

Have your sales flatlined at your company? Are you unable to revive them? Do you feel like you couldn’t sell an air conditioner in Arizona in July?

“What’s the deal with …” is so synonymous with the 90’s observational comedy Seinfeld that you can probably hear Jerry Seinfeld’s voice just reading it. The show often posed the question in relation to things in everyday life that, in some ways, don’t make sense.

A jury trial in Hawaii found that the defendants — a fire alarm company and its owners — breached a contract with their bonding company.