Columnist Roy Pollack challenges professionals to test their knowledge in the latest 5 Minute Tech quiz.

Carmelo Mosca has truly climbed the ranks of Affiliated Monitoring Inc., a Union, N.J.-based monitoring center.

All organizations need to evolve in changing times to meet the needs of their customers and constituents. The Monitoring Association is no different. Here are a few highlights in crucial areas from last year:

The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) has released the fourth edition of its Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools, which provides school administrators, school boards and public safety and security professionals with guidelines for implementing a layered and tiered approach to securing and enhancing the safety of school environments.

Guardian Protection Services is sharing content on a variety of topics to attract customers to its blog.

As security dealers offer or consider offering personal emergency response systems (PERS), they shouldn’t overlook a potentially very helpful resource — their third-party central monitoring station.

In a 2017 article in Investopedia, author Shobit Seth outlined “10 Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs".

In honor of National Fire Prevention Month, Per Mar Security Services, a provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial clients based in Davenport, Iowa, announced it will donate $5,000 to fire safety and prevention programs in its communities.

Speco’s Mass Alert Notification is ideal for schools, workplaces, venues and events where people gather. With their cellphones, every person can opt-in to receive emergency alerts in the form of text messages by texting a pre-defined keyword to a short code provided by the facility.

A fire in a three-story apartment building in Chicago has resulted in eight deaths.