SDM 100 security dealers mutually tallied $655 million in RMR on December 31, 2018, on 12.6 million subscribers.

While at ISC West 2019, SDM editors Laura Stepanek, Karyn Hodgson, and Courtney Wolfe asked exhibitors three of the most pressing questions facing the industry today.

This issue presents the annual SDM 100 Report (beginning on page 38), a ranking based on revenue of the largest security installation and monitoring providers.

This month’s cover story, “It Takes a Village,” continues SDM’s coverage of the complex issue of cyber security overlaid onto physical electronic security.

How would you rate your ability to operate a security company in a complex environment? The fact is that business-operating complexity may be one reason the security industry is contracting.

Security integrators expect their stellar 2018 performance to continue into 2019, according to results of SDM’s 2019 Industry Forecast Study, a report published annually by SDM since 1982. Last year saw double-digit growth in both total annual revenue and recurring monthly revenue (RMR) for integrators and dealers who participated in the study.

We have a new look! This is the first issue introducing the redesign of both SDM and our twice-annual supplement, Monitoring Today.

In 2018, host country Russia went to great extent to ensure that it provided the tightest security possible surrounding World Cup events; news reports at the time gave us a glimpse into some of the tactics and resources.

One of the many advantages of doing business with ADI is its Systems Design and Support Team based in Louisville, Ky.