Archive: August 2025
NFPA and CCFS ring alarm on fire risks for campus fire safety month
August 28, 2025SSN Staff
QUINCY, Mass. — As thousands of college students nationwide are moving into dormitories and off-campus housing, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Center for Campus Fire Safety (CCFS) work to collaborate on the annual Campus Fire Safety Month campaign to provide vital fire safety education and resources to students, parents, and campus housing staff and administrators.
This year’s campaign highlights the importance of safe cooking practices and lithium-ion battery...
ASIS International introduces new ANSI-approved school security standard
August 28, 2025SSN Staff
ALEXANDRIA, VA — ASIS International has announced the release of its American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-approved standard designed to provide a framework for developing, implementing, maintaining, and improving school security.
ASIS said that the standard provides a critical benchmark for assessing and improving a school’s security posture regardless of size and funding.
"This standard represents thousands of hours of dedicated volunteer work by a passionate cross-disciplinary...
Prosegur Security appoints Jose G. Rivero as SVP
August 28, 2025SSN Staff
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Prosegur Security has announced its appointment of Jose G. Rivero as senior vice president of its Technology Division.
With more than two decades of experience driving business growth and operational transformation across global and national markets, Rivero will lead the company’s rapidly expanding security systems integration and remote security services operations in North America.
Rivero brings a proven track record of building high-performance teams,...
Security unlocked: Cloud access control empowers integrators' scalability, speed
August 27, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Cloud-based access control is positioning security integrators at the forefront of the industry’s transformation by better equipping them to meet modern challenges and deliver enhanced value, experts said during a recent industry webcast.
In “Unlocking the future: cloud-based access control for modern security integrators,” which was hosted by Security Systems News, moderator and Editor Cory Harris engaged panelists on how cloud technology is reshaping...
Actuate announces AI integration with Patriot Systems
August 27, 2025SSN Staff
NEW YORK— Actuate, a provider of AI-driven remote video monitoring solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Patriot Systems, an automated alarm monitoring software provider.
This collaboration integrates Actuate’s advanced cloud AI capabilities with Patriot’s powerful automation suite, enabling video monitoring centers and alarm receiving centers to reduce operator workload, enhance responsiveness, and increase effectiveness.
"Partnering with Patriot Systems...
NAPCO delivers solid FY25 performance with 10% RSR growth and strategic tariff response
August 27, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
AMITYVILLE, N.Y.—NAPCO Security Technologies Chairman and CEO Richard Soloway credits his company’s ability to focus on its long-term strategy amidst “a fair share of headwinds” for its strong Q4 and full-year 2025.
Soloway told investors during NAPCO’s earnings call that even through microeconomic uncertainty and tariff-related pressures over the past year, the company continued to deliver best-in-class solutions, maintain operational discipline and invest...
Resilient growth
August 27, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
Despite ongoing challenges like tariffs and shifting global dynamics, the security industry is showing remarkable resilience and optimism.
According to the July–August 2025 SIA Security Market Index (SMI) released by the Security Industry Association (SIA), business confidence has reached its highest point of the year, matching the previous peak recorded in January–February.
The latest survey reveals that 28% of respondents rated current conditions as “excellent,”...
COPS Monitoring launches ASAP
August 26, 2025SSN Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ — COPS Monitoring, a provider of professional monitoring services in North America, has announced the official launch of ASAP (Automated Secure Alarm Protocol) across its network of UL-listed monitoring stations.
This technology enables the direct electronic transmission of alarm data to public safety answering points (PSAPs), significantly enhancing response times and accuracy.
ASAP eliminates the need for traditional phone calls to 911 centers by securely transmitting...
Pye-Barker acquires Modern Systems, enhancing full-service life safety in Kentucky
August 26, 2025SSN Staff
ATLANTA—Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has announced the acquisition of Kentucky alarm and security company Modern Systems.
This acquisition bolsters Pye-Barker's impact on fire and life safety throughout Kentucky, expanding full fire code compliance to new communities.
Modern Systems has provided fully scalable, customizable and integrated security solutions for businesses and neighbors throughout Kentucky for over 45 years. Modern Systems' commercial security...
Specifically Speaking: Bruce Braes on designing for adversaries and strategic security thinking in the built environment
August 26, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
BATH, England—In today's world of evolving threats and interconnected systems, protecting buildings and cities requires more than just adding cameras and gates. It demands a fundamental shift in thinking, one that puts adversaries at the center of design decisions. Bruce Braes knows this better than most.
From his base in the U.K., Braes, head of security & public safety consulting at Buro Happold, leads a global practice that spans Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America,...