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Christopher Crumley

Christopher Crumley

Former Associate Editor with SDM Magazine.

SDM Contributing Writer
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Security News Round-Up

SNR: ​​​Vector Achieves AVS-01; Pimloc Announces Investment; Owen Opens New Branch

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Christopher Crumley
July 11, 2025

Highlights from this week's Security News Round-Up.


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Monitoring Use Cases

Video Monitoring Prevents Crime in the Suburbs & at Red Cross Facility

Whether a suburb in San Marino or a commercial facility in Eastern New York, remote monitoring services can proactively prevent crime — and here are specific stories of how it’s been done.
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Christopher Crumley
July 10, 2025

Whether a suburb in San Marino or a commercial facility in Eastern New York, remote monitoring services can proactively prevent crime — and here are specific stories of how it’s been done.


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Monitoring Today

AI: Everywhere & All at Once

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Christopher Crumley
July 1, 2025

In the wake of the most recent wave of AI advancement, I’m hopeful that the expert insight inside this supplement can help dealers and integrators navigate this rapidly changing security landscape.


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Monitoring

Accuracy, Efficiency & AI in Video Monitoring

The ins-and-outs of AI’s effect on video monitoring accuracy and efficiency.
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Christopher Crumley
June 30, 2025

Experts explain the ins-and-outs of AI’s effect on video monitoring accuracy and efficiency


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Security News Round-Up

Mercury Access Controller Trends; Acre’s New CEO; ONVIF & C2PA Video Integrity Partnership

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Christopher Crumley
June 27, 2025

Highlights from this week's Security News Round-Up.


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Security News Round-Up

Experts Weigh In On Tariffs; Everon Appoints CEO; DMP’s 50th Anniversary

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Christopher Crumley
June 13, 2025

Highlights from this week's Security News Round-Up.


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John Loud, president, LOUD Security Systems
SDM Exclusive - Part 2

State of the Market: The Future of Intrusion & Smart Home

Intrusion and smart home experts weigh in on the future of these markets amid the transformative power of predictive AI and tariff troubles.
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Christopher Crumley
June 9, 2025

Intrusion and smart home experts weigh in on the future of these markets amid the transformative power of predictive AI and tariff troubles.


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Security News Round-Up

SNR: ​​​​SDM 100 Brand Choices; DMP Appointment; Identity Fraud Report

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Christopher Crumley
June 6, 2025

Highlights from this week's Security News Round-Up.


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Who Will Absorb The Cost of Tariffs?

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Christopher Crumley
June 5, 2025

Manufacturers in the security industry are faced with the tough decision to either absorb the tariff cost or to pass that cost onto the customer.


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The Edge of Access

Where’s the edge? What’s happening at the edge? Who wants the edge? Industry experts weigh-in on edge-based access control.
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Christopher Crumley
June 5, 2025

Where’s the edge? What’s happening at the edge? Who wants the edge? Industry experts weigh-in on edge-based access control.


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