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NSCA Updates Labor Installation Standard Data for 2018

June 21, 2018

NSCA, a not-for-profit association representing the commercial low-voltage electronic systems industry, released updated Labor Installation Standard guidelines for 2018, providing information that systems integrators can use to accurately estimate labor units — the biggest factor impacting project profitability.

August Home Partners With Alarm.com to Deliver Smarter Front Door Security

June 20, 2018

August Home Inc, a provider of smart and secure front door solutions, announced a partnership with Alarm.com to strengthen the security of the front door. By integrating the August Smart Lock Pro into the Alarm.com platform, homeowners with smart home security systems powered by Alarm.com will be able to remotely control access to the front door, manage their security system and connect to multiple devices around the home with a single tap on the Alarm.com app.

Q-&-A With Central Security Group’s Richard Ginsburg

Maggie Shein

June 20, 2018

SDM recently spoke with Richard Ginsburg, president and CEO of Central Security Group (CSG), Tulsa, Okla., a company that is ranked No. 9 on the SDM 100 Report for 2018. Ginsburg refers to CSG as the largest security company you hear from the least often, and that’s with good reason, SDM found. The company, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, is laser-focused on providing the best customer experience possible to end users, along with consistent and reliable performance.

Securing VMS Against Cyber Attacks

For security integrators, an ounce of prevention can go a long way

Derek Rice

June 18, 2018

The list of networked devices continues to grow, creating even greater opportunities for would-be hackers to gain access to networks.

SIA Announces 2018 Legislator of the Year and Statesman Award Winners

June 12, 2018

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.

Newark Invites Internet to Monitor City’s Surveillance Cameras

June 11, 2018

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.

3 Trends in Perimeter Security

New dangers and improving technologies are bringingabout changes to perimeter security

Tim A. Scally

June 11, 2018

Perimeter security is getting better as people rethink its uses and possibilities. Here are three trends that are taking hold in perimeter security today.

SIA Commends Department of Commerce & Homeland Security on Botnet Report

June 5, 2018

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.

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Biometrics on the Move

Biometric authentication is more convenient than ever before

June 5, 2018

Fast. Touch-free. Frictionless. In-motion. Easy to install. These are all adjectives that many end users couldn’t have imagined associated with reliable biometric technology a decade ago, never mind a couple of years ago. Yet, these are the latest trends across all authentication technologies, from fingerprint to facial to iris recognition, experts say.