Tag: News Poll
News Poll: The future of physical security is integrated, frictionless
February 11, 2026Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — While artificial intelligence (AI) is driving new complexity in physical security, a recent Security Systems News poll finds that mergers like Brivo-Eagle Eye Networks could make it simpler to manage systems.
A majority of respondents to the poll (65%) believe these mergers send a signal that cloud native, integrated solutions will dominate the future of physical security. Still, 24% still believe hybrid...
PE in security: Poll reveals concerns
January 7, 2026Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Private equity (PE) made waves in the security industry in 2025 with several high-profile acquisitions and a flurry of smaller deals consolidating companies under investment firms. But according to the latest Security Systems News (SSN) poll, what benefits investors may not always benefit the industry.
The push for private equity has been driven by the opportunity for companies to access larger amounts...
News Poll: AI automation, analytics peak interest in 2026
December 10, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Which trends do integrators believe will influence their businesses in the year head? The majority of respondents to an SSN News Poll (57.14%) said it’s the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video analytics and smart cameras.
Rounding out the trends of interest are the expansion of cloud and hybrid security platforms, the convergence of cyber and physical security, and the rising interest in mobile credentials and biometric access control.
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News Poll: New tech, product launches are king at ISC East
November 10, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — What will be the biggest draw to ISC East 2025? Security Systems News (SSN) polled readers for their input.
Described as the Northeast’s leading security and public safety event, ISC East hosts thousands of security dealers, integrators, installers, consultants and more to showcase the latest industry technology and education.
As for what's drawing the most attention for this year’s ISC East? Fifty-seven percent of news poll respondents...
News Poll: Data privacy and compliance remain concerns for Agentic AI adoption
October 10, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Agentic AI is gaining momentum in the security industry but concerns over data privacy and compliance are slowing its stride, according to a recent SSN News Poll.
Used to automate complex monitoring operations, agentic AI is finding a use in any number of applications, but is the industry truly ready to embrace it? Over half of respondents are considering integrating agentic AI solutions into their security offerings in the next 12-24 months.
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News Poll: Communications, reports drive AI use in security
September 9, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Artificial intelligence (AI) has found itself at home in every aspect of commercial life and the security industry is no exception, with 75% of responses to a recent SSN News Poll reporting that their organization has integrated AI tools like ChatGPT into daily security operations.
The remaining one-quarter of respondents reported using AI tools like ChatGPT in a limited capacity or still testing their effectiveness.
Where are these tools proving most useful...
News Poll: The struggle to get boots on the ground
August 12, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — The security industry is hungry for new faces to fill its workforce, according to SSN’s most recent news poll, and as demand for security services grows, the question among employers is how to fill those roles with the appropriate talent.
A vast majority of poll respondents concur that there’s demand for new hires in various segments of the security industry, with 40% saying there’s extremely high demand that they’re struggling to fulfill,...
News Poll: Much ado about data compliance
July 15, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Security features such as surveillance, access control and integrated systems generate more personal data than ever before, making privacy protection a strategic imperative, but are businesses prepared to keep up?
In this month’s News Poll readers concur unanimously, with 100% of responses voting that the handling and storage of personally identifiable information (PII) poses the greatest concern or risk for its company or clients. It’s no surprise: The...
‘My biggest concern is the challenges we face to educate both the customer and the AHJ’
June 11, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Innovation and standardization are driving the growth of the fire and life safety industry, but some readers are concerned about the realities of costs and education when it comes to progress in this month’s news poll.
Fire and life safety tech is developing in every direction, from wireless sensor integration to alarm relay functions, but the majority of respondents see AI-powered detection and analytics and cloud-based monitoring and management as the largest...
News Poll: AI-powered surveillance top of mind at ISC West
April 16, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — While the industry focuses on a postmortem of news that came out of ISC West this year, SSN looks at the anticipation and expectations building up to the 29,000-attendee-strong event.
For the May News Poll, we asked readers to give us their take on 2025’s largest security expo. The majority felt that AI-powered surveillance would have the biggest impact, with an extreme majority of 62.5% of responses. “As AI became a prominent topic, especially with the...