Ronald Hawkins

How Utilities Are Addressing Today’s Cyber & Physical Security Threats

September 24, 2024

This month we explore the escalating physical and cyber threats facing U.S. utilities, highlighting recent attacks and the need for a comprehensive approach to safeguard critical infrastructure.

Adaptation of the Systems Integrator: Top Takeaways From SIA’s Latest Research

Ronald Hawkins

May 21, 2024

New research details industry changes, suggests potential strategies for integrators to adapt and provides the end-user perspective.

Associations Collaborate to Create Ultimate Online Recruitment Center for the Security Industry

Ronald Hawkins

October 17, 2012

One of the priorities of the Security Industry Association (SIA) is to increase our collaboration with other security associations. SIA and groups such as the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) and the Electronic Security Association (ESA) share so much common ground and have so many of the same members that it is counterproductive for us not to pool our resources and work collaboratively.

Highlights from Study Show Changes in Buying, Stability in Business Confidence

Ronald Hawkins

September 11, 2012

The trend toward IP-based video surveillance is, by now, firmly established, according to the second quarter 2012 edition of the Security Industry Quarterly Research Report, published by the Security industry Association (SIA). The question is no longer whether IP-based equipment sales will overtake analog equipment sales, but when.

Business Confidence

Index: 7 in 10 Say Conditions Are ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’

Ronald Hawkins

July 23, 2012

It may not have been a full double-dip, but confidence in the security industry appears to be pulling out of its second significant downturn of the past few years.

Security Week to Continue Momentum of ISC West

Ronald Hawkins

July 18, 2011

It seems like we were just leaving Las Vegas, yet it’s already time to start planning for the next ISC show — ISC Solutions in New York City Nov. 2 – 3. Once again this year, ISC Solutions, a show for which the Security Industry Association (SIA) is the sole sponsor, will be focused on security applications, on putting all of the security pieces together into an integrated system that meets the needs of the customer. The concept was very well received when it debuted in 2010, with both vendors and customers finding added value in the new approach.

After all, We’re in the Security Industry; Let’s Secure Our Own Earnings

Ronald Hawkins

May 12, 2011

As you’ve surely noticed if you’ve made it this far into the magazine, this month’s cover story is the SDM 100, an annual ranking by RMR of security companies that “earn their revenues from the sale, installation, service and monitoring of electronic security systems, such as intrusion and fire alarm, access control, video surveillance, and related low-voltage systems.”