Skip to Content

Tag: Drones


SSN interview with ADT Commercial’s Dan Bresingham

Commercial

SSN interview with ADT Commercial President Dan Bresingham

September 25, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor

DALLAS – Security Systems News (SSN) spoke with ADT Commercial President Dan Bresingham at GSX about its sale to private equity firm GTCR and what comes next for them. This interview has been edited for length. SSN: Can you tell us what you have going on for GSX this year, Maybe tell us a little bit about the recent big news you had. DAN BRESINGHAM: Yeah, we've had a great run. So, we've kind of created ADT Commercial back in 2020. That was our birthday...

2023, ADT, ADT Commercial, Dan Bresingham, Drones, Global Security Exchange (GSX), Robots, Security, Video Analytics


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon

SIA issues response to substation attacks

General News

SIA issues response to North Carolina substation attacks

December 7, 2022SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Following attacks on a pair of substations in Moore County, N.C., that left thousands without power, Security Industry Association (SIA) Utilities Advisory Board Chair Joey St. Jacques has issued a statement. In a LinkedIn post, St. Jacques wrote that, “The Dec. 3 incident in which gunfire damaged substations and cut off power to tens of thousands of North Carolina residents is a reminder that threats to critical energy infrastructure are a constant concern....

Advisory Board, Drones, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Joey St. Jacques, Moore County, NERC, Security Industry Association (SIA), security practitioners, substation


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon

Monitoring Matters

Batteries Not Included

September 21, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor

When you clicked on this blog today you probably thought I was going to talk about data breaches or cyberattacks, but the joke's on you. That’s right, I refuse to beat that dead horse another week, the cyber-meltdown is taking time off. I’m talking about robots. Well artificial intelligence, drones, and robots to be precise! The next big thing in the security industry, allegedly. It’s hard not to see it everywhere with A.I. and machine learning algorithms built into data...

ADT, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drones, Jobs Sector, Robots


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon

911 Security

General News

Airspace control “a must have” - SSN chat with 911 Security CEO Robert Tabbara

August 26, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor

DALLAS – Drones have exploded in popularity and represent both a threat and an opportunity. Security Systems News recently talked with 911 Security CEO Robert Tabbara regarding the drone security market. Around the world drones have risen to perform every function from eviscerating tanks on the battlefield in Ukraine to delivering packages to our front doors effortlessly. In the security world drones bolster physical security forces with sweeping patrol patterns using the...

911 Security, Anti-drone technology, Drones, FIFA World Cup, LAX, Robert Tabbara, Ukraine


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon

Drone, Anti-Drone Market rises due to international conflict, security concerns, counter terrorism.

Commercial

Drone, anti-drone markets predicted to rise, reports say

August 22, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor

CHICAGO – A report released by Markets and Markets has predicted the rise of the anti-drone market to an estimated $3.8 billion by 2027. That estimate is roughly over 400 percent higher than its current valuation at $0.9 billion in 2022 at a CAGR of 27.7 percent over the five-year period. Markets and Markets cites the rise of security breaches, counter terrorism activity, and the adoption of counter drones for remote sensing as driving factors for these estimated financial...

Anti-drone technology, Antony Blinken, Drones, faa, Ukraine


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon

On The Editor's Desk

Will drones take off within security?

August 7, 2019Paul Ragusa

The role of robotics within security continues to increase, as the technology can act as a force multiplier, expand the scope and effectiveness of security around and within a perimeter, including everything from small to expansive areas. Drones, for example, have come a long way in just a couple of years, and are starting to be used in commercial and industrial senarios, as well as in and around home. With drone technology advancing at a fast rate, FAA regulations loosening, and more accessible...

Drones, FlytBase, robotics


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon

General News

Drones and robots are headed to ISC West 2017

March 15, 2017Spencer Ives

LAS VEGAS—Drones and robots will have a notable presence at ISC West 2017 with the show's inaugural Unmanned Security Expo @ ISC West.Incorporating this new technology fits ISC West's development. “This is part of our regular process here at ISC. We always look at the show as a constantly evolving entity. We never want to deliver the exact same event year after year. We want to constantly be on the forefront with new technology and really reflecting the future of the industry,”...

Drones, ISC West, Robots, Sherida Sessa


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon

On The Editor's Desk

Anti-drone technology takes flight

March 15, 2017Paul Ragusa

With drone technology gaining traction within the security space, it only makes sense that the discussion includes anti-drone technology, as the issues of privacy and rules and regulations regarding flight restrictions must come into play. At this year's ISC West in April, for example, the show's inaugural Unmanned Security Expo—which has its own section of the show floor with a “flying cage” featuring ground-based robots and aerial drones in action—will also include...

2017, Anti-drone technology, Drones, ISC West


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon

General News

TechSec Solutions 2017 keynote: Drones, robots and things that go bump in the night

March 1, 2017Spencer Ives

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Attendees of TechSec Solutions 2017 started the first morning of the conference here with a look into one drone company, and how the technology could innovate the physical security market, making for cheaper, better and faster solutions. “There are two kinds of change. The first kind is 'incremental.' Like small waves on a shore, the impact of incremental changes are hard to measure at first but [they] add up over time. The second kind is 'major'—and,...

2017, Drones, Jack Wu, Nightingale Security, TechSec Solutions


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon

General News

News Poll: Drones are mostly for the commercial space

March 1, 2017Spencer Ives

YARMOUTH, Maine—More companies in the security space have been looking at drones; Alarm.com announced its drones at CES 2017 and Sunflower Labs recently outlined a structure for autonomous drones in the residential sector. Security Systems News readers shared their views of the technology in SSN's latest news poll.“Robotic Aerial Security (RAS) will enhance existing security postures with new capabilities like rapid response, efficient large area & perimeter patrol as well as providing...

Doug Haines, Drones, Jack Wu, John Bartucci, News Poll, Security Systems News (SSN)


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon