The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the recipients of its Legislator of the Year and Statesman Awards for 2018. The awardees will be honored at the upcoming SIA GovSummit, taking place June 27–28 in Washington, D.C.
The Newark Police Department has opened to the public feeds from dozens of closed-circuit cameras around the city. Police have asked viewers to assist the force by watching the video feeds and reporting anything suspicious, according to The New York Times and other news outlets.
Jenne Inc., a value-added technology distributor, has been named by Comm-Core as its newest distribution partner. Jenne will distribute Comm-Core’s line of interactive security monitoring services and state-of-the-art video surveillance solution.
Cypress Founder and Chief Technology Officer Tony Diodato has been named co-chair of the OSDP Working Group, along with Steve Rogers, president of IQ Devices.
Doyle Security Systems Inc., ranked No. 41 on the SDM 100, acquired the alarm accounts from Wolfe Safe & Lock Co Inc., also known as Wolfe Security. Founded in 1933, Wolfe Safe & Lock began as safe and lock specialists before adding burglary protection, fire detection, access control and close circuit TV to their offerings.
On May 30, 2018, the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security released an action-oriented report on how the private sector and government can collaborate to mitigate against the threat of botnets and automated distributed attacks.
ESX has announced the winners of its 2018 Innovation Awards program, which recognizes outstanding products and services that drive the electronic security and life safety industry forward.
Convergint Technologies, ranked No. 2 on SDM’s Top Systems Integrators Report, acquired Integrators Australia, a systems integrator based in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
PSA announced that Active Risk Survival Inc. (ARS) has joined its Business Solutions Provider program. Active Risk Survival provides tactical awareness training for sales professionals representing security integrators and manufacturers. Their offerings also include comprehensive risk assessment and policy reviews for all-hazard preparedness.