Tag: Andrew Lanning

YARMOUTH, Maine—At this point in the global pandemic, unemployment is soaring; furloughs are plenty; some businesses are no longer in existence; and according Bloomberg Economics' model, chance of recession in the U.S. now stands at 100 percent. The time is now for security integrators to quickly adapt to these and other disruptions while at the same time maintaining continuous business operations and keep people safe by prioritizing what is most critical to be done. Easier said than done.The...

HAWAII—Christine Lanning, president and co-founder of Integrated Security Technologies (IST) Inc., a commercial integrator based here, has been named Hawaii Small Business Association (SBA) Small Business Person of the Year for 2020.Lanning, who is an established leader within the security industry, has also demonstrated those same leadership qualities within the community where she lives, as both an individual and small business owner who provides critically important security systems, services...

I was very excited to hear the news that Andrew Lanning, co-founder of Integrated Security Technologies, has been selected by the Security Industry Association (SIA) as the 2019 recipient of the Jay Hauhn Excellence in Partnerships Award, an annual distinction recognizing leadership in security industry collaboration. As a personal note, I am not surprised at all as Andrew is everything that is right about the security industry. I have seen in just my 3-plus years in the industry how much he gives...

YARMOUTH, Maine—Have you heard enough about cybersecurity dangers for physical security integrators and manufacturers? Here's a new, and perhaps more welcome, angle of the cybersecurity story. At the Interoperarability Fest on Wednesday night, April 6 at ISC West, you'll be able to see "Eidola." Click here for time and location. What's Eidola? It's a technical automation and security system lifecycle management platform that's designed to help integrators and installers secure their installations...

HONOLULU—A group of 100 technology folks brought some serious security thought-leadership on topics such as identity management, cybersecurity, privacy and big data during the Hawaii Information Communication & Technology Association's (HICTA's) “Trends in Technology” trade show, which took place in Honolulu in March.Of course, it's reasonable that smart people like to travel to Hawaii, too, but what really struck me was how relevant both physical security and cybersecurity have...

YARMOUTH, Maine—Andrew Lanning enjoys visiting college campuses and “the ubiquity of their Wi-Fi access.” But the reason he is on campus, usually, is that easy Wi-Fi access means easy prey for hackers and cyberthreats.Lanning is the co-founder of Integrated Security Technologies in Wai Pahu, Hawaii. Like other security experts charged with tackling cyberthreats in educational settings, his main job is to remind integrators, manufacturers and end users that while no system is immune...

WESTMINSTER, Colo.—Part of every integrator's cybersecurity strategy right now should be a very basic step, configuring 802.1x on exterior cameras, according to Andrew Lanning, co-founder of systems integration firm IST, which is based in Hawaii.“It's a really simple way to increase the security of the solutions you're putting out there,” Lanning said. Configuring 802.1x will not prevent every breach, but it's an important part of a “layered defense,” he said.Lanning...

I'm here at PSA-TEC in Westminster, Colo., where today I had a chance to catch up with Christine Lanning, president of systems integration firm IST. Christine and her husband Andrew (CEO) founded IST, a PSA Security owner, in 1998. Here's a story I wrote about the company a couple years ago.  This year, Christine was honored as one of this year's Women's Security Council 2014 Women of the Year. IST just finished moving its headquarters to a new facility that they own, (and saving 30 percent owning...

HONOLULU—At the suggestion of a new operations manager, Integrated Security Technologies decided to install a new customer service portal in 2010. As a result, the company doubled its service revenue in one year.“It's great. Customers love it,” explained Christine Lanning, president of IST, which is a member of PSA Security. “They can go online and enter their problem, and they're notified about when a tech will show up, what actions were taken, and when we resolved the issue.”IST...