Tag: ADT
Buncombe County ECC goes live with TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol
July 11, 2024SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that the Buncombe County Public Safety Communications Center (BCPSC) became the 145th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 13th ECC in the state of North Carolina to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).
Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm monitoring centers...
LOUD Security to focus more on commercial business following Vytis acquisition
July 3, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—A chance first-time meeting in Las Vegas led to John Loud adding not only a new company to his LOUD Security portfolio, but also a respected industry veteran with a focus on the commercial side of the business.
Loud met Mike Sandes, who was serving as CEO of Vytis Security Systems, while standing in a cab line in Las Vegas to head to ISC West in April.
“The ironic part is, Mike and I have just never met throughout all the years I've known...
ADT’s Jaddi awarded CIO ORBIE
June 10, 2024SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. — ADT's Sam Jaddi, senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO), has won the 2024 South Florida CIO ORBIE Award for Large Enterprise.
For more than 20 years, this award has recognized chief information officers who have showcased exceptional leadership in technology. Jaddi was notably a finalist for the 2023 South Florida CIO ORBIE Award for Large Enterprise.
Don Young, ADT’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, endorsed...
Florida ECC goes live with TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol
May 21, 2024SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced that the Palm Beach County Fla. Sheriff's Office became the 144th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the U.S. and the 11th in the state of Florida to implement TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).
Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm monitoring centers to ECCs.
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ADT highlights new platform, relationship with Google
April 30, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
BOCA RATON, Fla. – ADT’s refocus on its core consumer security and smart home business has paid off, with a strong start to 2024, company officials said.
The company reported total revenue of $1.2 billion for the First Quarter (Q1), with end-of-period recurring monthly revenue (RMR) up 3% to $353 million ($4.2 billion on an annualized basis). Consumer and Small Business (CSB) revenue was up 5% and segment Adjusted EBITDA was up 8%. The company also reported strong customer retention,...
ADT – Knoxville, TN receives TMA Five Diamond Monitoring Center designation
April 26, 2024SSN Staff
VIENNA, Va. – The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced that ADT – Knoxville, TN has received the prestigious TMA Five Diamond Monitoring Center designation, granted annually to monitoring centers that satisfy all of the requirements of the “five points of excellence.”
TMA noted that the five points of excellence are:
Commitment to ongoing job-related education and testing by having 100% of its monitoring center operators certified using the TMA online...
ADT reveals latest accolades
April 22, 2024SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. – ADT continued to cement its reputation after brandishing multiple awards from a variety of security organizations including The Monitoring Association (TMA), Electronic Security Association (ESA), and Security Industry Association (SIA).
“These accolades underscore ADT's commitment to innovation and customer-centric values, further solidifying its position as a front runner in the field,” ADT wrote in a release. “These achievements come during ADT's...
Tim Rains joins ADT as new CISO
March 29, 2024SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. – ADT has announced the appointment of its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Tim Rains.
With over 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, Rains is being tasked with spearheading initiatives in cybersecurity strategy, assurance, compliance, vulnerability management, risk management, and governance for ADT.
“I’m eager to see Tim’s influence on ADT’s cybersecurity efforts and know he will make a meaningful addition to an...
2023 Q4 earnings call sees a slimmed-down ADT eyeing growth in 2024
February 28, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Following a year fraught with challenges for most companies, ADT enters 2024 leaner and hungry as it refocuses on its core business.
On Feb. 28, 2024, ADT held its fourth quarter (Q4) 2023 earnings conference call to discuss both its financial results and its direction as it enters 2024 lighter after divesting itself of its commercial business and discontinuing its ADT Solar division.
ADT provided a number of highlights for both the quarter and the...
United they fall
February 28, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
Oh man, I really don’t like doing the same topic two weeks in a row, but we have to talk about ransomware again.
It should be about the ADT webcast, but we’ll save that one for next week, as a treat. Instead, today we’re going to take our medicine and I get to say I told you so while discussing the ransomware attack on UnitedHealthcare by BlackCat. You’ll remember BlackCat (ALPHV) because we’ve covered it before, but also because in this very blog spot last week I...