Looking to boost your career in the security industry, make connections and have fun at ISC West? Join the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC West at the Career Zone on the ISC West show floor! This offering, presented by SIA and ISC with support from the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST), SIA’s Human Resources Working Group, the SIA RISE community for young security professionals and the SIA Women in Security Forum, was created to help you grow your skills and get expert insights to propel your career. 

IronYun was recognized with the Best New Product honor for its IronYun Vaidio AI Vision Platform 8.0 product at the 2024 SIA New Products and Solutions (NPS) Awards, held yesterday at ISC West. The prestigious Judges’ Choice Award was presented to Swear for the Swear Authenticity Engine product, submitted in the Software category. 

Mission 500, a charitable nonprofit organization engaging security professionals to assist families in crisis across the USA, will announce the winners of its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Humanitarian Awards at ISC West today, Thursday, April 11 .The ceremony will take place at The Bridge - Booth #25059 from 4:00 -5:00 pm.

CIAS Security, a global manufacturer of physical perimeter security systems based in Italy, is celebrating 50 years of perimeter security systems innovation at ISC West at Booth #7064.

Video Mount Products will celebrate its 30th anniversary during ISC West 2024 in Booth #1046.

Barrier1 Systems is showcasing a lineup of crash-rated barriers at ISC West 2024 in Booth 4109.

3xLOGIC, a provider of integrated and intelligent security and business solutions, will debut its recently launched edge based deep learning analytics cameras at ISC West 2024, Booth #23059.

SAGE Integration is collaborating with Ambient.ai to enhance enterprise security through real-time AI threat detection and rapid investigations.

Convergint will integrate Alcatraz AI's Rock X facial authentication solution into its security systems, enhancing global enterprise access control with advanced AI technology.

Convergint and Deloitte have announced a strategic partnership to deliver integrated cyber and physical security solutions, aimed at helping clients address evolving security challenges and enhance regulatory compliance.

The online valuation calculator, enabled by AI, is said to simplify the process for business owners looking to sell home security and alarm accounts.

What can I do to mitigate the risk of heat stress in a hard-to-cool environment?

Regardless of whether you have water spray, high humidity or dramatic changes in temperature, Snap (BKFIX-3100NP) and Mega (BKDST-1030NP) Glasses don’t steam up.

Uvex Acadia Safety Eyewear’s contoured, wrap-around frame and premium comfort features deliver the style and custom comfort that workers demand.

The SecureFit Protective Eyewear 600 Series has new options, including safety glasses with a Scotchgard anti-fog coating to help provide long-lasting clarity, a rugged anti-scratch coating to help extend the life of the lens, photochromic lenses that darken when exposed to UV light outdoors and lighten when removed from UV exposure indoors, and polarized lenses to reduce reflective glare.

The IQuity Anti-Fog Coating outlasts and outperforms mainstream hydrophobic coatings.

This lineup of Universal Side Shields provides workers with a simple and fast solution for compliant side protection for safety frames.

Torser Sealed Glasses have a black frame and are available in three lens options: clear, gray and light gray.

Isotope Safety Glasses have a wraparound frame designed for superior side protection.

OCTANE Safety Glasses with Polarized Lenses provide 99 percent UV protection.

Uvex Avatar OTG Safety Eyewear is an over-the-glass style uniquely designed to disperse weight through the brow and nosepiece.

This line of safety eyewear offers a number of features, including fully adjustable soft silicone rubber nosepieces; soft, nonslip rubber temple arms; a detachable foam collar and ratchet adjustable temples; and optional lens and frame colors.

Even if you wear prescription lenses, the new PLATINUM eyewear coating technology can repel nature’s elements from blurring your vision – for optimal acuity in any work situation.

The THRAXUS MAX line of safety eyewear is designed with straighter lines and edgier surface junctions while giving users new features to enhance a high-performance feel.

These high-clarity lenses, called Comfort Sense Perception, are available in 17 different tints and a wide variety of SKUs. They’re adaptive for workers in outdoor or indoor environments – or a combination of both.

For workers who need eye protection with an added layer of protection, this sealed eyewear collection can keep dust and harmful particles, chemicals, pathogens, aerosols, and mists out of their eyes.

Thraxus Elite features three position-ratcheting temples with a wire core to allow for extra adjustability, while a soft brow augments the wearer’s comfort level. Available with or without IQuity – the organization’s anti-scratch, anti-fog technology.

The ULTIM8 hybrid model provides the comfort of spectacles with the resistance of a protective mask. The eyewear has a sealed bi-material frame and is assembled with a glasses/goggles conversion kit.

Security dealers and integrators look back at 2022 and forward to expectations for 2023

The winner of the SDM Project of the Year award highlights a larger trend in converting office space to residential.

One of the things that really intrigued me about Peak Alarm when I first read their application for SDM Dealer of the Year was the sheer number of initiatives the company took on all at once — most of them in the middle of a pandemic.

IT’S JANUARY. Happy New Year! I hope you have an ordinary year.

This year’s winner of SDM’s Project of the Year Award is Minuteman Security

The “dog days” of summer. Did you know — I didn’t until I looked it up — that the term dog days refers to astrology, specifically the time period during which a bright star rises and sets with the sun?

Boston – Employees may be more likely to participate in workplace wellness programs if employers offer financial incentives, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School’s Department of Population Medicine.

Advances like digitization, IoT, AI and mobile devices put mass notification directly into users’ hands, speeding up response times in emergency situations.

The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) will also serve in an advisory service capacity for five additional grants with multiple federal agencies, including NASA.

The convergence of technology and an aging population seems to make personal emergency response systems (PERS) a perfect fit for integrators to grow RMR. But use cases go far beyond the elderly.

The fire and life safety industry is heating up with increasing opportunities for fire alarm contractors to advance into new territory.

The group of partnering manufacturers and central stations include NAPCO, Resideo, Telguard, Emergency24 and Rapid Response Monitoring.

The Electronic Security Association (ESA) presented a virtual town hall recently during which Michael Barnes presented an alarm industry update that, for the most part, signaled a rising tide, post pandemic.

Fire alarm industry experts weigh in on the latest in fire alarm control panel tech, selection, maintenance and installation — and code updates affecting all of the above.

Because the Hochiki FireNET Comm 5G is a version of the Telguard TG-7FS universal communicator, dealers can still choose to connect it to the panel’s DACT port, if required.

Fire alarm signaling devices are integral to the health and safety of a building and its occupants. Experts weigh in on the latest trends, codes and products.

Recognizing central stations and monitoring professionals for their pivotal role and exceptional contributions to advancing the life safety mission.

The solution chooses the carrier with the best signal strength and data quality in the area, automatically selecting it as the primary network

Manufacturers and end users of valves are growing more interested in fire-safe testing, which is encouraging the adoption of fire testing systems, according to a report by Fact.MR.

Apart from making FireProtect 2 a fully certified solution in residential fire alarm systems, the BSI Kitemark certification imposes additional requirements such as bi-annual factory production control inspections, quality control standards, and more.

911inform announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has officially designated its innovative emergency management platform as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT) under the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act.

Although 90 percent of households surveyed by the CPSC viewed smoke alarms as “extremely necessary,” only 66 percent felt the same about CO alarms.