Mission 500, a non-profit charity focusing on the security industry and dedicated to serving the needs of children and communities in crisis, raised more than $55,000 at its second annual Security Softball Game on August 20 at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York.
The FBI has released the 2015 edition of its annual report Crime in the United States. Highlights of the report include a 2.6 percent drop in property crimes (the 13th straight year of decline in this area) and a 3.9 percent increase in violent crime in 2015.
Securing New Ground (SNG) 2016, the security industry’s top executive conference, will be held Oct. 19-20 at the Grand Hyatt New York City. SNG 2016 is presented by the Security Industry Association (SIA).
ADT has joined the Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response (PPVAR), a public-private partnership comprised of electronic security stakeholders from law enforcement, the home and property insurance industries, and the security alarm industry, as a full industry member.
ADS Security (ADS), a regional electronic security and automation company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. And ranked No. 21 on the SDM 100, has acquired customer accounts from Sanders Security of Dothan, Ala.
ISC West unveiled plans for the all-new Unmanned Security Expo @ ISC West, launching April 5-7, 2017, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas. The Unmanned Security Expo will take place within the larger ISC West event, sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), and will focus on aerial drones and ground robotics for security applications.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced the selection of Fredrik Nilsson, vice president, Americas, Axis Communications Inc., to receive the 2016 George R. Lippert Memorial Award.
Hikvision USA, a provider of video products that has made its name in the SMB side of the industry, is upping its game by pursuing the high-end market and the larger integrators.
A report released by the Brennan Center of Justice at the NYU School of Law found that crime in America has remained relatively flat. The report is based on an analysis of 30 of the largest U.S. cities.
Readers of Coastal Style Magazine have named Vector Security, the provider of intelligent home automation and mobile security solutions, the best home security company in Sussex County, Delaware, for 2016.