Tag: Chris Peckham
ISC West 2026 unveils keynote speakers and AI-powered learning platform
January 30, 2026SSN Staff
NORWALK, Conn.—ISC West 2026, hosted March 23-27 in collaboration with the Security Industry Association (SIA), has announced a robust SIA Education@ISC Program aimed to educate the industry on what’s new and next.
With a three-day keynote series and sessions featuring top cybersecurity experts and stakeholders from organizations across the private and public sector, 2026 sessions will provide attendees with invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities shaping...
Latch announces 48,000-square-foot HQ, new jobs in St. Louis
September 18, 2023SSN Staff
ST. LOUIS – Latch, which will soon be known as Door.com, announced that it’s moving its headquarters from New York City to St. Louis.
The new HQ will be located at 1220 N. Price Road in the Olivette community, and features both warehouse and office space, bringing all inventory and select core business functions together under one roof. The company believes this streamlining of activities in St. Louis will enable better support to its customers and will continue to drive more operational...
SIA names Chris Peckham chair of education, training committee
October 2, 2020SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—Chris Peckham of Ollivier Corporation has been selected to become the new chair of the SIA Education and Training Committee, replacing James Marcella, director, industry associations, Axis Communications, who served as chairman for four and a half years.
“As security technology rapidly evolves, SIA — especially the Education Committee — has a critical role in helping the workforce stay current with knowledge and skills,” Peckham said in the announcement....
TechSec educational program announced
December 21, 2015Spencer Ives
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—TechSec Solutions, the industry's premiere conference dedicated to new and emerging security technologies, announced its lineup of educational sessions for 2016.The conference will take place at the Delray Beach Marriot here Feb. 2-3.The first session will be “Biometrics: Battle of the body parts.” Moderator Ray Coulombe of Security Specifiers will take a look at four leading technologies—facial recognition, eye scan, fingerprint, and hand geometry. Then,...
Proprietary vs. open systems: Open is preferred, but it's harder to sell
March 25, 2015Martha Entwistle
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—The debate over open systems versus proprietary systems is usually not a debate in the physical security industry. Open systems are generally thought of as better. Integrators want them, end users demand them and manufacturers are making them, right?
At least that's the claim made by many manufacturers' marketing departments.
And that's the reason standards bodies are working hard to make security systems components more easily compatible.
In the field,...
Ten top integrators on tech trends
January 28, 2015Martha Entwistle
YARMOUTH, Maine—What technology trends should systems integrators be paying attention to in 2015 and why? Security Systems News posed that question to 10 top integrators based in cities across the country, from Scarborough, Maine to San Diego and many cities in between.While there were several recurring trends—among them: cybersecurity's impact on physical security, smartphones and security, cloud services, fuller integration and predictive capabilities of security systems—these...
Cyber security a recurring theme at PSA-TEC
May 7, 2014Martha Entwistle
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—The data breach that brought down Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel is being used as a cautionary tale here at PSA-TEC.
While the Target breach was not related to a physical security device or system, it could have been, according to experts at PSA-TEC. The topic of what systems integrators need to know about Internet safety was discussed in at least three different educational sessions on May 6.
Some video surveillance components, namely Windows/Microsoft dependent DVRs...
What integrators large and small need to know about APTs
February 3, 2014Martha Entwistle
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—An outdoor IP camera may not be the easiest or most obvious entry point for a global cyber gang trying to hack into a corporation, but it could certainly could be—and systems integrators, security directors and manufacturers all have a role to play in ensuring that physical security systems are not vulnerable to hacks, according to experts who spoke at TechSec Solutions on Jan. 29.Jeremy Brecher, VP technology, electronic security, Diebold, moderated an educational...
Integrators: Making money on big security data
December 11, 2013Martha Entwistle
When I met with my TechSec advisory board this past summer to talk about TechSec 2014, one of the topics the group wanted to make sure we talked about was big data. We had an excellent primer on big data at TechSec 2013, thanks to Axis' Steve Surfaro and EMC's Patrick Snow. For this year's conference (Jan. 28-29 in Delray Beach, Fla.), we wanted to take a different tack.
I"m really pleased with the idea we came up with. We've asked four leading integrators to discuss how they're helping their customers...
TechSec 2014 to feature security directors from salesforce.com, MIT, leading banks
October 15, 2013Amy Canfield
YARMOUTH, Maine—Organizers of TechSec Solutions 2014 announced the educational program for the conference, which will take place Jan. 28-29 at the Delray Beach Marriott in Delray Beach, Fla.“Want to know what the IP camera of the future will look like? Wondering if the security system you installed might be a gateway for hackers? Want to know how to get more business in the financial vertical? You can hear what some of the smartest folks in the security industry have to say on these topics...