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SIA announces Securing New Ground 2019 speakers

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SSN Staff
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10/11/2019
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SILVER SPRING, Md.—Top c-level executives and security directors will headline at Securing New Ground (SNG) 2019, October 29-30 in New York City at the Grand Hyatt New York in Manhattan, with topics ranging from the humanity of security to consumer trends to managing corp

CONSULT 2019 set for New Mexico

Top consultants to meet for technical security symposium
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Paul Ragusa
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10/10/2019
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ANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M.—Approximately 76 consultants, representing 59 companies, as well as representatives from 27 manufacturers, and select integrators and guest speakers, are set to converge here, Oct. 19-22, for CONSULT 2019.

Steve Van Till to receive SIA’s 2019 Lippert Award

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SSN Staff
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10/08/2019
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SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) selected Steve Van Till, co-founder, president and CEO of Brivo, as the 2019 recipient of the George R. Lippert Memorial Award.

Five Questions: Scott Brothers, Oncam

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Paul Ragusa
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10/02/2019
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Scott Brothers, COO, Oncam, believes all great companies are built on a foundation of diverse individuals coming together to share and execute against a vision.

State of the physical access control market, part II

Market gaps and strengths, and a future look into physical access control
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Ginger Hill
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10/02/2019
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YARMOUTH, Maine—Security brands and companies offer varying technologies, products and services within the physical access control (PAC) market today; therefore, all security companies and professionals must work extra hard to stay relevant.

Readers see a need for more diversity within security

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Paul Ragusa
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09/25/2019
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YARMOUTH, Maine—As security becomes a top industry in which to build a career, the industry is seeing a shortage of qualified, diverse candidates.

New book for security integrators written from the customer’s perspective

Equips readers with tools, knowledge to close more sales, enhance customer relationships
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SSN Staff
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09/24/2019
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COLUMBUS, Ohio—Security industry veteran Daniel Schmelzer has brought to market an easy-to-read guide book, “Securing Trust: A Guide for Security Technology Sales Professionals Written from the Customer’s Perspective,” written to equip today’s security integrators with th

Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA) celebrates one-year anniversary

Q&A reveals alliance’s progress, achievements and plans for 2020
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Ginger Hill
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09/17/2019
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This month, the Open Security and Safety Alliance (OSSA) celebrates its one-year anniversary, and SSN is so excited to congratulate this alliance and celebrate alongside each and every member.

SIA, ALAS and CANASA coalition in favor of USMCA

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SSN Staff
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09/11/2019
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SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA), the Latin American Security Association (ALAS) and the Canadian Security Association (CANASA) have formed a coalition to urge the U.S.

Five Questions: Alex Johnson, Verint

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Ginger Hill
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09/06/2019
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Alex Johnson is senior director, analytics and strategy at Verint Systems, Inc., creators of Actionable Intelligence that empowers customer engagement and cyber intelligence organizations with crucial insights, enabling them to anticipate, respond and take action.

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SSN News Poll April 2020

As the industry moves to more of a managed services model — PSA’s Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) program is good proof of that — this month’s News Poll looks at what companies are doing to increase their overall RMR through this type of business model.