Tag: Cory Harris
Security Systems News names senior editor
June 18, 2026SSN Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine – Security Systems News (SSN), the leading source of business news and analysis for the security industry, has named Theresa Flaherty as senior editor.
Flaherty brings nearly two decades of editorial leadership and industry reporting experience to the role. Most recently, she served as Managing Editor of HME News, where she led coverage of a highly regulated, rapidly evolving market - focusing on provider strategy, reimbursement, technology adoption and consolidation.
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Nominations open for PSA/SSN Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards
January 7, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
WESTMINSTER, Colo., and YARMOUTH, Maine— PSA and Security Systems News are calling on the best and brightest security integrators to step into the spotlight.
Nominations are now open for the fifth annual Integrator of the Year and Bill Bozeman Awards -honors that celebrate innovation, leadership, and the integrators setting the pace for excellence across the industry.
Winners will be awarded at PSA TEC 2026 - taking place April...
Meet the movers and shakers: SSN’s “Emerging Leaders Under 40” Class of 2026
December 18, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—The future of security is here - and it’s in good hands. Security Systems News (SSN) proudly introduces its “Emerging Leaders Under 40” Class of 2026, a select group of young professionals who are driving change, inspiring teams and shaping the next chapter of the industry.
These leaders are not just excelling in their roles – they’re setting the pace for what’s possible in sales, marketing, integration and beyond.
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Securing tomorrow: Experts examine AI, video analytics trends for 2025
January 8, 2025Ken Showers
YARMOUTH, Maine — With developing technologies changing the shape of monitoring services, a panel of experts discussed the past and future of video analytics during a recent Security Insights webcast hosted by Security Systems News.
But before you can move forward, it’s important to look back, as moderator and SSN Editor Cory Harris encouraged a panel of experts to share their highlights in 2024.
“A lot of things have happened over the year, and it’s...
Security Systems News welcomes 'Emerging Leaders under 40' Class of 2025
December 16, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Security Systems News is excited to announce our “Emerging Leaders under 40” Class of 2025, highlighting those security professionals who have already made an indelible mark on the companies they work for.
Previously known as the “40 under 40” awards, this rebranded annual awards program features leaders who have proven themselves to be self-motivated, team-oriented creative thinkers who have shown leadership competencies by engaging in the vision...
Nominations now open for PSA/SSN Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards
December 2, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
WESTMINSTER, Colo., and YARMOUTH, Maine—PSA and Security Systems News have announced that nominations are now open for the fourth annual Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards, which aspire to identify the leading systems integrators within security, from smaller, local integrators all the way up to the big nationals.
Winners will be awarded at PSA TEC 2025 - taking place March 9-12 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver - and featured within the pages of SSN.
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SimpliSafe wins 2024 TMA/SSN Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Award
November 26, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
MCLEAN, Va., and YARMOUTH, Maine—The Monitoring Association (TMA) and Security Systems News (SSN) have announced that Boston-based SimpliSafe is the winner of the third annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Award.
TMA President Steve Butkovich and Security Systems News Editor Cory Harris presented the 2024 TMA/SSN Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award to SimpliSafe Chief Product Officer Hooman Shahidi during the recent 2024 Annual Meeting in St. Thomas, U.S....
A more moderate climate
October 2, 2024Ken Showers
I am opening my blog this week with an apology to my poor Editor, Cory Harris, whose coattails might be a little more damp than usual on my account.
Good-natured Cory stood in for me during this year’s GSX conference in Florida, a show that was by all accounts productive and full of interesting new products, features, software, and partnerships. All well and good if you minded the weather. That’s right, the Security Systems News (SSN) team got chased out of Orlando by Hurricane Helene,...
Risk Management: Experts discuss building security from the ground up
September 11, 2024Ken Showers
YARMOUTH, Maine — Anywhere there is value generated, there will be risk, and so it follows that risk management is a crucial tool for any security company, especially when it comes to cybersecurity, experts say.
“If you’re creating value and making money, there’s inherent risk,” said Kasia Hanson, global senior director, security ecosystems development and partnerships, at Intel, one of three panelists during a recent webcast titled “Risk Management: A...
SSN data privacy webcast - data protection starts with people
March 27, 2024Ken Showers
YARMOUTH, Maine – Data privacy has become a hot button issue in 2024, even more than previous years due to several very public and damaging data breaches affecting multiple industries.
Security System News’ most recent webcast looked to shed some light on the future of data security with the advent of technologies and exploits.
Titled “Data Privacy: How to keep up with AI, ChatGPT, biometrics & more,” the webcast featured a panel of industry...