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Tipping in Our Favor

This month’s cover story identifies great excitement about an industry segment that, for too long, has been thought of as a big, slow-to-turn ship

Laura Stepanek

June 4, 2018

New Network Switches to Consider

While the Cat’s Away…

Dave Engebretson

June 4, 2018

I recently received a new network switch from Interlogix/IFS, the ES2402-8P-2C. While this network switch performs in a similar manner to others, there are some unique features that can make this switch quite useful for medium-sized IP surveillance and security networks.

Security Professionals’ Biggest Sources of Concern Related to Cyber Attacks

June 4, 2018

Most statistical data on phishing attacks point to employee/personnel education, said Daniel DeBlasio vice president of sales, BQT Solutions America Inc.

March Networks Achieves Certification for Cybersecure Business Practices

June 4, 2018

March Networks, a global provider of intelligent video solutions, announced it was one of the first companies in Canada to become Cyber Essentials Canada certified, designating it as a cybersecure business.

ADT, Cofense to Provide Phishing Solutions for Enterprises & Mid-Sized Companies

May 17, 2018

ADT Inc., SDM’s 2017 Dealer of the Year, and Cofense, a provider of human-driven phishing defense solutions worldwide, are offering phishing detection and response to ADT customers.

2018 SDM 100: Security Dealers Prevail

While growth was not quite as robust as the prior year, SDM 100 dealers still managed to grow RMR by 4.2 percent last year, despite the many disruptors now present in the channel

Laura Stepanek

May 10, 2018

Collectively, the SDM 100 security dealers grew their RMR 4.2 percent, from $618 million to $643 million last year. Among the top 100 there were 88 dealers who individually improved their RMR rate in 2017 over 2016.

Own the Network = Recurring Revenue for Security Dealers

Generating RMR

Helen M. Heneveld

May 9, 2018

Do you say, “Networking scares me. We’re a security company; we protect people and property”? If so, then read on, because it’s time to adapt or become history.

Keynote Speakers Announced for Cyber:Secured Forum

May 9, 2018

The Security Industry Association (SIA), PSA Security Network and ISC Security Events have announced the keynote speakers for the upcoming Cyber:Secured Forum, an event centered on how to improve and maintain the cyber security of integrated solutions and physical security systems.

Breach Activity Declines in Q1 2018 to 2012 Level

May 9, 2018

After year-over-year increases in the number of reported data breaches, Risk Based Security has released the results of their Q1 2018 Data Breach QuickView Report, showing the number of breaches disclosed in the first three months of the year fell to 686 compared with 1,444 breaches reported in Q1 2017. The number of records compromised in the quarter remained high, with more than 1.4 billion records exposed.

HID Global Achieves ISO 27001 Certification for HID Mobile Access

May 8, 2018

HID Global announced that its award-winning HID Mobile Access solution is one of the industry’s first mobile access offerings to be ISO 27001 certified. A widely-known and accepted international security standard, ISO 27001 serves as an information security management systems framework that specifies security best practices, establishes controls to manage risk and protects data.