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General News

SIA names John Mack as 2024 Chair’s Award honoree

March 1, 2024SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named John E. Mack, III, as the 2024 recipient of the SIA Chair’s Award, an award presented annually and selected by SIA’s Board of Directors chair recognizing SIA members’ diligent efforts in furthering the association’s mission and commitment to its future. SIA will present Mack with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will take place April 9 during...

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Fourth Maryland ECC goes live with TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol

August 3, 2023SSN Staff

MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced that the Queen Anne’s County, Md., Emergency Services is the 131st Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States to implement TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).  Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm monitoring centers to Emergency Communication Centers. ...

ADT, Affiliated Monitoring, Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), Brinks Home, CPI, Emergency Communications Center (ECC), Guardian Protection, Johnson Controls (JCI), National Monitoring Center (NMC), Protection One, Queen Anne’s County, Md., Emergency Services, Rapid Response Monitoring, Securitas, Securitas (Stanley Div.), Security Central, The Monitoring Association (TMA), United Central Control (UCC), Vector Security, Vivint


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California DOJ approves pilot of TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol

January 19, 2023SSN Staff

MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) welcomed its 119th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and its first agency in the state of California to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).  The state of California became the 22nd state in the United States to participate in the ASAP program. Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of...

ADT, Affiliated Monitoring, Brinks Home, Guardian Protection, Johnson Controls (JCI), National Monitoring Center (NMC), Pam Petrow, Protection One, Rapid Response Monitoring, Securitas, Security Central, Stanley Security, The Monitoring Association (TMA), United Central Control (UCC), Vector Security, Vivint


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Two Texas ECCs go live with TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol

August 25, 2022SSN Staff

MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced it has welcomed two new U.S.-based PSAP/Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) to its ASAP-to-PSAP service in mid-August. The Fort Worth, Texas, and the Irving PD, Texas ECCs are the 112th and 113th public safety communications centers, respectively, in the United States and the 13th and 14th agencies in the state of Texas to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).   Launched in 2011 as a public-private...

ADT, Affiliated Monitoring, Alert 360, Allstate Security, Brinks Home, Guardian Protection, Johnson Controls (JCI), National Monitoring Center (NMC), Protection One, Rapid Response Monitoring, Securitas, Security Central, Stanley Security, The Monitoring Association (TMA), United Central Control (UCC), Vector Security, Vivint


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New Hanover County ECC goes live with TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol

July 29, 2022SSN Staff

MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) welcomed its 111th Emergency Communication Center (ECC) in the United States on Monday, July 25, 2022. The New Hanover County ECC in North Carolina became the 12th ECC in the state of North Carolina to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP). The New Hanover County ECC went live with Rapid Response Monitoring, Vector Security, Tyco (Johnson Controls), Stanley Security, Guardian Protection, Securitas, ADS, United Central...

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Rockwall, Texas ECC goes live with TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol

July 5, 2022SSN Staff

MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) welcomed its 110th Emergency Communication Center (ECC) in the United States on June 22, 2022. The City of Rockwall Emergency Communication Center ECC in Texas, servicing the cities of Rockwall, Fate, and Heath, became the 12th ECC in the state of Texas to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP). The Rockwall ECC went live with Rapid Response Monitoring, Vector Security, Tyco (Johnson Controls), Security...

ADT, Affiliated Monitoring, Alert 360, Brinks Home, Guardian Protection, Johnson Controls (JCI), Morgan Hertel, National Monitoring Center (NMC), Protection One, Rapid Response Monitoring, Security Central, Stanley Security, The Monitoring Association (TMA), United Central Control (UCC), Vector Security, Vivint


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General News

Customers cyberaware, but not fully cyber-prepared

March 20, 2017Spencer Ives

ROMEOVILLE, Ill.—Protection 1, which operates its own Network Operations Center, is seeing a rise in customers separating their security network in order to stay more cybersecure. Security Systems News talked with several professionals at Protection 1 about how cyberaware end users are today and the similarities and differences in cyber- and physical security solutions. “I think the awareness of cybersecurity is quite high. I say that because you see the popularity of a variety of...

Cybersecurity, Michael Keen, Morgan Harris, Protection One, Rich Aycock, Ryan Fritts


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General News

Five Questions: Tim Kudela

July 25, 2016Paul Ragusa

Protection 1, a full-service business and home security company, recently hired Tim Kudela as branch sales manager for its Seattle office. In his new role, Kudela is responsible for managing the sales activities of the residential and commercial sales consultants in his area, including hiring and training new consultants. Kudela, who has been in the industry for 31 years, began his career as an entry-level technician and has worked his way through all levels of the business up to branch management....

Five Questions, Protection One, Security Systems News (SSN), Tim Kudela


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Suppliers

Comcast and Alarm.com reportedly in talks to acquire Icontrol

June 15, 2016Martha Entwistle

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Interactive services platform provider Alarm.com and cable giant Comcast are in talks to acquire platform provider Icontrol Networks, according to several sources who spoke to Security Systems News, and published reports. The deal could bring “Big Blue”—ADT, which has about 30 percent market share—to Alarm.com.   Contacted by SSN, Icontrol, Alarm.com and Comcast declined to comment. Alarm.com, a direct competitor to Icontrol, would...

ADT, alarm.com, Comcast, home automation, iControl, interactive services, Parks Associates, Protection One, Residential Security, Tom Kerber


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On The Editor's Desk

The 'New ADT' is here

May 4, 2016Martha Entwistle

The "New ADT" is here. As of May 2, the Protection 1/ADT deal is closed, and ADT is no longer trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The deal, initially announced in February, was the third major security investment for Apollo Global, which announced it would buy ADT for $6.9 billion and merge it with Protection 1. I tried to get a call scheduled with Tim Whall who is the CEO of the combined company or someone else at “The New ADT,” but have not heard back yet. The...

ADT, Apollo Global, Koch Brothers, Protection One


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