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The Monitoring Association (TMA) will reopen a review of the TMA CS-V-O1 standard, Alarm Confirmation, Verification and Notification Procedures. This standard defines methods by which false notifications for signals received from security systems can be greatly reduced. It has been proven that confirming and verifying an alarm signal by a supervising station will drastically reduce false notifications.

PSA, the world’s largest systems integrator consortium, announced its president, Ric McCullough, has joined the executive council for the Security Industry Association. McCullough, who has over 35 years of experience in the security industry, has been with PSA for more than seven years and was promoted from the role of chief operating officer to president in July of this year. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Yesterday, on Oct. 7, the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce announced that it will add 28 Chinese governmental and commercial organizations — including Hikvision and Dahua, two of the largest video surveillance manufacturers in the world — to the Entity List for engaging in or enabling activities contrary to the foreign policy interests of the United States. 

Strong cyber security is needed at all levels of a security company’s operations, but none more so than in the central station.

One of the many beautiful things about fiber optic technology is that most cable types and sizes have been standardized since the late 1980s

Even though physical security is a highly technical industry, most business owners are not aware of the constant stream of technological updates that can seriously impact their website.

An insurance company (the plaintiff) issued a policy of insurance to the owners (the insured) of the property. A burglary and fire occurred and the plaintiff paid the insured for the damage.