The showdown over U.S. debt and the continuing crisis surrounding the euro caused instability in a number of sectors, and that instability was reflected in the third quarter 2011 Security Industry Business Confidence Index, which is a report conducted by the Security Industry Association among its members who provide security products and services to the reseller channel of dealers and integrators.
Security industry CEOs and presidents surveyed reflected the growing concern over the possibility of a global recession, or a much slower recovery than was anticipated.