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Mace Central Station and its employees brought Christmas cheer to many children in southern California this year. The central station employees spent the year saving money by recycling soda cans. Many employees also made personal

Through Mosaic, the Protection Bureau donated bags of nutritious food for 100 children in South Africa in place of Christmas toys.  Every day, members of the security industry work

I’ve been thinking a lot about engineers lately and concluded they must be alien beings. For reasons I do not understand, God sent these advanced life forms to earth

It’s not very often that you see a commercial access control system detailed on network television, but that’s what the American public will see when they watch the reality show

Sitting in the board meeting on Thursday for the California Alarm Association (CAA) Winter Convention held in San Francisco, Dec. 9-11, 2010, there was a lot going on. There’s always business

Jerry Marks, founder of Beachwood Security and a 25-plus year security industry pioneer, passed away on September 3, 2010, his son, Michael Marks, told SDM. In 1973 a fire engulfed

A satisfying story was issued this week by SIA Daily News Services, as published in San Jose Mercury News (http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=563&topicId=13712&docId=l:1318773571) on Dec. 3. A California man was at work when

I’ve been feeling pretty good about 2011. There are several signs the economy is rebounding. Many construction-related firms throughout the supply chain have indicated they are gradually climbing out of

Bloomberg Business Week’s November 24 cover story, “The Great Copper Heist,” offers fascinating details of the nationwide crime trend in copper theft, and exposes the inner workings of the secondary

SDM congratulates Blake Finch, Per Mar Security, on being honored as the recipient of the Lifetime Service Award by the Iowa Alarm Association. In recognition of his leadership and dedication,