Tag: Brivo
SIA announces 2024 winners of “25 on the RISE” Awards
October 1, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has revealed the honoree list for the second annual 25 on the RISE Awards, a program presented by SIA’s RISE community for emerging security leaders together with Brivo, Genetec and HID.
This initiative honors 25 security leaders of today and tomorrow for their impactful contributions to advancing the security industry. The 2024 class of awardees were honored during a special...
Comcast Smart Solutions expands offerings with smart access control category
September 16, 2024SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA—Comcast Smart Solutions, a division of Comcast Cable that specializes in smart technologies for businesses and communities, has expanded its offerings to include smart access control.
Comcast Smart Solutions is now offering smart access management solutions to its customers from Brivo, a global provider of cloud-based access control and physical security technologies.
Now, Comcast Smart Solutions customers will have access to an even broader suite of solutions that helps...
Ken Francis departs Eagle Eye Networks, Dean Drako adds title of president
September 9, 2024SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas—Ken Francis, longtime president of Eagle Eye Networks (EEN), has left the company, with CEO Dean Drako now serving as both CEO and president of the cloud video surveillance provider.
In a statement announcing Francis’ departure, Drako noted that are no immediate plans to appoint a new president.
Francis joined Eagle Eye Networks in 2016 at a critical juncture for the company. “During his tenure he oversaw Eagle Eye Networks’ growth from a start-up...
SIA announces 2024 Women in Security Forum Scholarship opportunity
June 30, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) is now accepting applications for the 2024 SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Scholarship, an initiative led by the SIA Women in Security Forum.
The 2024 program will offer multiple scholarships worth $7,500 each that SIA members and students can use toward professional development and education.
SIA’s Women in Security Forum is a community for both women and men that works to promote, recruit and...
SSN Access Control Webcast – Wrestling with the legacy to define modern electronic access control
June 12, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — The advent of 2020 marked a change in the development of electronic access control as we know it, with systems evolving to meet the needs of a modern era.
Security Systems News’ latest webcast, “Modern Electronic Access Control: Redefining the Enterprise,” gathered together expert panelists to explore the changing shape of electronic access control. The panelists discussed and shared their insights on topics like the changing requirements & expectations...
Brivo releases 2024 Global Security Trends Report
March 20, 2024SSN Staff
BETHESDA, Md. – Brivo has published its 2024 Top Global Security Trends Report, detailing the most important changes for physical security teams across the globe.
Brivo described its seventh annual trends report as being based on 850 responses from security professionals across the U.K., U.S., and Europe, asking the opinions of physical security teams in financial services, technology & IT, manufacturing, retail and more.
According to the company, among the key trends detailed in the...
Brivo expands Brivo Wallet Pass mobile credentials with Google Wallet
February 28, 2024SSN Staff
BETHESDA, Md.—Brivo, a provider of cloud-based access control and smart building technologies, has announced the launch of support for Google Wallet mobile credentials to provide frictionless access with the tap of a phone.
Effective immediately, Brivo customers can empower employees to add their access badges securely to Google Wallet. This advancement enables employees to effortlessly unlock office doors, turnstiles, elevators, and key card-protected amenity spaces by tapping an Android...
ESA recognizes 2023 Executive Strategic Partners
December 29, 2023SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association’s (ESA’s) Executive Strategic Partners invest annually in the association to grow important initiatives, improve our members’ businesses, and take the industry to greater heights.
Without these partnerships, ESA – a non-profit organization - would not be able to fulfill its mission to provide high-quality resources, advocacy, connections, and education for electronic security and life safety professionals.
“These...
Megatrending
December 13, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
I’m thinking big this week. Like really big. Like mega-big, if there’s such a word.
Why do I have “mega” on the brain this week? Well, the Security Industry Association (SIA) just revealed its 2024 Security Megatrends, an annual report that reveals the coming year’s top 10 factors “influencing both short- and long-term change in the global security industry,” as the association describes it.
Speaking of reveals, the Megatrends report certainly...
SNG discussion – AI called the ‘topic of the year’ during Security Megatrends panel
November 1, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—It’s safe to say that artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the top buzzwords in the security industry over the last couple of years.
At the recent Securing New Ground (SNG) conference, the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) premier annual executive gathering in NYC, the topic of AI and its impact on the security sector came up during several sessions at the two-day event.
In fact, AI has been at or near the top of SIA’s Security Megatrends...