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The Monitoring Association (TMA) has released a statement about a popular video doorbell manufacturer’s sales and distribution strategy which leverages the resources of local U.S. law enforcement to sell and distribute its product and to encourage homeowner enrollment in its proprietary mobile app. 

Matrix, a manufacturer of enterprise-grade telecom and security solutions, is the first company to become TEC certified under Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE) launched by TEC and the government of India. 

Columnist Roy Pollack challenges professionals to test their knowledge in the latest 5 Minute Tech quiz.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to take surveillance to a whole new level.

An interesting case in the state of Ohio occurred when a deputy sheriff, while responding to an activated burglar alarm (alarm drop) without lights or sirens so as to not alert any intruder in the home, collided with a stopped car.

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) says it found 23 federal agencies lack proper cybersecurity measures to address oncoming challenges for the 2020 Presidential Election in a new report. 

DroneShield has been accepted for membership in ACI (Airports Council International) Europe. ACI Europe represents more than 500 airports in 45 European countries, including virtually every major European airport. DroneShield is the only counterdrone company that has been accepted for membership.

Yesterday, congress announced legislation that would prohibit the use of biometric recognition technology in most public and assisted housing units funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), with the goal of protecting tenants from “biased surveillance technology.” 

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced the first founding members of its new Global Cybersecurity Alliance (GCA): Schneider Electric, Rockwell Automation, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Claroty and Nozomi Networks. 

Today, ADT, a provider of monitored security and interactive home and business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, announced it settled a deceptive sales practices lawsuit filed against NorthStar Alarm Services, a Utah-based company, for $3 million.