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Monitoring Matters

To-go order

January 15, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor

This week on Monitoring Matters, the threat of prison violence delivered hot and ready in 30 minutes or less, or else it’s free. At least that’s the concern according to a pair of watchdogs keeping tabs on a pair of England high-security prisons. In a report by the BBC, Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor told government officials that weapon smuggling using drones was now commonplace thanks to a lax airspace being maintained above the maximum-security facilities. While the...

Anti-drone technology, CCTV, Dedrone, Drones, Mary-Lou Smulders


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Drones fly into 2025: ‘A standard and critical threat vector’

Monitoring

Drones fly into 2025: ‘A standard and critical threat vector’

January 13, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor

STERLING, Va. — As much a tool for security as disruption, drones rocketed into the public view at the end of 2024, and the experts at Dedrone have insights on the implications of that for the future.  Whether it was swarms of mysterious drones spotted over New Jersey, seen over U.S. Airforce bases in England, or witnessed near critical infrastructure, the threat of drones has become apparently clear. Worries of clandestine operations have even led federal officials to blacklist the...

2025, Dedrone, Drone as First Responder (DFR), Drones, Mary-Lou Smulders


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Monitoring Matters

Living in interesting times

December 31, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor

If you’re reading this, congratulations! You made it to 2025, and that means you get to set about fulfilling whatever resolutions you’ve made. Time to hit the gym, or pick up that instrument, you know, all the classics. One of my personal resolutions this year is covering news in the security industry that gets overlooked or receives less consideration among other more popular topics. I was inspired by our 2025 predictions article where Stephen Burd, vice president of Essence Security,...

2025, Drones, Essence Security, New Year, Stephen Burd


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SSN interview with ADT Commercial’s Dan Bresingham

Commercial

SSN interview with ADT Commercial President Dan Bresingham

September 25, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor

DALLAS – Security Systems News (SSN) spoke with ADT Commercial President Dan Bresingham at GSX about its sale to private equity firm GTCR and what comes next for them. This interview has been edited for length. SSN: Can you tell us what you have going on for GSX this year, Maybe tell us a little bit about the recent big news you had. DAN BRESINGHAM: Yeah, we've had a great run. So, we've kind of created ADT Commercial back in 2020. That was our birthday...

2023, ADT, ADT Commercial, Dan Bresingham, Drones, Global Security Exchange (GSX), Robots, Security, Video Analytics


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SIA issues response to substation attacks

General News

SIA issues response to North Carolina substation attacks

December 7, 2022SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Following attacks on a pair of substations in Moore County, N.C., that left thousands without power, Security Industry Association (SIA) Utilities Advisory Board Chair Joey St. Jacques has issued a statement. In a LinkedIn post, St. Jacques wrote that, “The Dec. 3 incident in which gunfire damaged substations and cut off power to tens of thousands of North Carolina residents is a reminder that threats to critical energy infrastructure are a constant concern....

Advisory Board, Drones, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Joey St. Jacques, Moore County, NERC, Security Industry Association (SIA), security practitioners, substation


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Monitoring Matters

Batteries Not Included

September 21, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor

When you clicked on this blog today you probably thought I was going to talk about data breaches or cyberattacks, but the joke's on you. That’s right, I refuse to beat that dead horse another week, the cyber-meltdown is taking time off. I’m talking about robots. Well artificial intelligence, drones, and robots to be precise! The next big thing in the security industry, allegedly. It’s hard not to see it everywhere with A.I. and machine learning algorithms built into data...

ADT, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drones, Jobs Sector, Robots


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911 Security

General News

Airspace control “a must have” - SSN chat with 911 Security CEO Robert Tabbara

August 26, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor

DALLAS – Drones have exploded in popularity and represent both a threat and an opportunity. Security Systems News recently talked with 911 Security CEO Robert Tabbara regarding the drone security market. Around the world drones have risen to perform every function from eviscerating tanks on the battlefield in Ukraine to delivering packages to our front doors effortlessly. In the security world drones bolster physical security forces with sweeping patrol patterns using the...

911 Security, Anti-drone technology, Drones, FIFA World Cup, LAX, Robert Tabbara, Ukraine


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Drone, Anti-Drone Market rises due to international conflict, security concerns, counter terrorism.

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Drone, anti-drone markets predicted to rise, reports say

August 22, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor

CHICAGO – A report released by Markets and Markets has predicted the rise of the anti-drone market to an estimated $3.8 billion by 2027. That estimate is roughly over 400 percent higher than its current valuation at $0.9 billion in 2022 at a CAGR of 27.7 percent over the five-year period. Markets and Markets cites the rise of security breaches, counter terrorism activity, and the adoption of counter drones for remote sensing as driving factors for these estimated financial...

Anti-drone technology, Antony Blinken, Drones, faa, Ukraine


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On The Editor's Desk

Will drones take off within security?

August 7, 2019Paul Ragusa

The role of robotics within security continues to increase, as the technology can act as a force multiplier, expand the scope and effectiveness of security around and within a perimeter, including everything from small to expansive areas. Drones, for example, have come a long way in just a couple of years, and are starting to be used in commercial and industrial senarios, as well as in and around home. With drone technology advancing at a fast rate, FAA regulations loosening, and more accessible...

Drones, FlytBase, robotics


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Anti-drone technology takes flight

March 15, 2017Paul Ragusa

With drone technology gaining traction within the security space, it only makes sense that the discussion includes anti-drone technology, as the issues of privacy and rules and regulations regarding flight restrictions must come into play. At this year's ISC West in April, for example, the show's inaugural Unmanned Security Expo—which has its own section of the show floor with a “flying cage” featuring ground-based robots and aerial drones in action—will also include...

2017, Anti-drone technology, Drones, ISC West


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