Police Protection, based in Charlotte, N.C., announced that security platform company Global Guardian, out of McLean, Va., is using its Cooperative Alarm Sharing Transmission (CAST) product and that a dozen large monitoring companies have agreed to pilot it.

Securitas Electronic Security Inc. has donated $7,200 to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The donation was made as part of a charitable element integrated into the Securitas Electronic Security tradeshow booth at the 2016 ASIS International Seminar & Exhibits in Orlando, Fla.

The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) has named Stan Martin, executive director of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition, for membership in its outreach committee.

The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) has launched a program to raise awareness of the continuing need to foster strong relationships between the electronic security industry and law enforcement.