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Despite potential disruption from market entrants, buyers still see security as a business largely resistant to economic downturns.

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

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

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.

If responses from more than 30 manufacturers, integrators and other industry practitioners are any indication, share-of-revenue from access control may be picking up.

Programming and configuring an NVR is a critical process for providing end users with the most effective surveillance system.

SDM takes a closer look at Ring, how it all began, and what security dealers should know.

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.

In an economy that is staying strong, with a projected commercial construction growth rate of 4 percent annually through 2019, there is much to be happy about.