The Brinks Company, rated No. 3 on the SDM 100, today announced that it has secured additional term loan financing of $590 million, which is expected to increase liquidity to approximately $1.5 billion upon closing.

The U.S. Senate has passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill that will provide direct payments to most Americans, provide tax breaks and loans to corporations and provide additional funds to combat COVID-19.

SDM has partnered with Dave Engebretson, our Security Networkings columnist, to provide no-cost online technical training from the Fiber Optic Association during this national emergency. 

The Security Industry Association (SIA) and ASIS International are co-developing a webinar series to provide essential training and informational content on COVID-19 responses for security practitioners, systems integrators and employees of companies providing solutions and services within the security industry. 

Amid the worldwide pandemic, Security Dealer Marketing (SDM), has decided to offer free COVID-19-related marketing and updates to all industry dealers, integrators, manufacturers and monitoring centers nationwide.

In an effort to do its part to keep people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Training Center (NTC) is taking all of its live, instructor-led training into the Virtual Classroom.

ESA is now offering select free CEU courses in recognition of the economic challenges for businesses affected by COVID-19. 

PSA will be hosting its first webinar on Tuesday, March 24 at 11 a.m. MT.

The partnership will begin by addressing two primary areas of focus — business operations and advocacy — as well as content development and coordination.

As a part of their ongoing efforts to keep those in the industry informed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Security Industry Association (SIA), the Electronic Security Association (ESA) and The Monitoring Association (TMA) sent a letter to members this morning, March 20.