State Farm obtained a seat on ADT’s Board of Directors and designated Paul Smith, executive vice president and COO.

ADT will also receive another $150 million for product development from existing investor Google, the Alphabet-owned search engine giant that took a 6% stake in ADT in 2020.

Security News Round-Up 9/02/22

Once a call or text exchange is initiated, an ADT agent can monitor an ongoing trip, stay in contact throughout the trip, and call 911 on the user’s behalf with key trip details.

Jeff Likosar has been named president, corporate development and chief transformation officer, after serving as ADT’s CFO. Ken Porpora, previously executive vice president, will succeed Likosar as CFO.

News from ADT, Sciens Building Solutions, Alarm.com  and ESX 2022. 

IOTAS’ technology is said to enable smart home automation features that are common in single-family houses but oftentimes not available to renters.

News from from ADT, Ford, CTSI, ESA and Pye-Barker.

Ford and ADT Inc. will invest in a new joint venture called Canopy that combines ADT’s security monitoring and Ford’s AI-driven video camera technology to help customers strengthen security of new and existing vehicles across automotive brands.