Tag: PSA Security Network (PSA)
PSA Network announces 2026 P3 Partners
January 5, 2026SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—The PSA Network (PSA), the world’s largest consortium of professional systems integrators, has announced the 28 partners of the PSA Partner Program (P3) for 2026.
The P3 program is a performance-driven initiative tailored for technology partners, evaluating and categorizing them based on criteria reflecting their impact and achievements within the network.
Partners meeting the annual sales threshold are assessed using a weighted scale. Their cumulative...
Smarter security: Why automation needs AI - and humans
December 11, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK— As cyber and physical threats converge, security automation is no longer optional, it’s essential, according to industry experts.
That was the focus of a session at ISC East 2025 titled, “Security Automation for Cyber-Hardened Facilities,” that explored how automation, AI and human oversight intersect to create resilient operations. Moderated by Brittany Board, director of technology partners at PSA Security Network, the panel featured:
Min Kyriannis,...
SSN, SIA WISF team up again to spotlight women driving security forward
December 8, 2025SSN Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine, and SILVER SPRING, Md.—Security Systems News (SSN) and the Security Industry Association’s Women in Security Forum (WISF) are joining forces once again in 2026 to celebrate the women shaping the future of security.
Through its yearlong profile series, SSN will spotlight leaders whose innovation, resilience, and vision are driving progress and diversity across the industry.
SSN and SIA WISF began the partnership in 2021 and in 2022, expanded coverage beyond...
Mastering the backlog: how integrators can forecast, staff and scale for growth
December 3, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—For integrators, managing a backlog is more than clearing a queue of unfinished projects - it’s about building a framework that ensures profitability, efficiency and scalability, industry experts say.
At ISC East, PSA Security Network CEO Matt Barnette moderated a panel featuring:
John Nemerofsky, COO at SAGE Integration;
Chris Hugman, founder and CEO at System Surveyor; and
Candice Aragon, chief experience officer at PSA
Together,...
PSA Network joins Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST)
November 12, 2025SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—The PSA Network (PSA), the world’s largest consortium of professional systems integrators, has announced it has joined the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) as an exclusive member, reinforcing its commitment to developing and promoting career pathways in the security industry.
“At PSA, we’re deeply invested in the success of our members and the future of our industry,” said Matt Barnette, president and CEO of the PSA Network. “Joining...
PrefTech becomes first two-time Bill Bozeman Award winner
April 9, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
HOUSTON—Preferred Technologies (PrefTech) President Shaun Castillo credits his hardworking employees as the main reason why his company is back at the top of the security integration mountain.
At PSA TEC in Denver, PrefTech became the first two-time winner of the Bill Bozeman Award as the overall top security integrator of the year, an award presented through a partnership between Security Systems News (SSN) and PSA Security Network.
“It’s a very rewarding...
Collaborative efforts
March 12, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
I guess someone must have been reading my mind at PSA TEC, because a session I attended this week in Denver touched on the topic of our next Security Insights webcast (which is May 29, BTW. Details to follow).
That topic – the collaboration among integrators, manufacturers, and end users – was addressed during the State of the Industry panel, a session which I always pay close attention to each year at PSA’s annual gathering of integrators.
After all, this annual session features...
ISC West teaser: Tia Eskandari on ‘fool proofing’ today’s security technicians
March 5, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
LAS VEGAS—As the security industry constantly evolves, so do opportunities for developing and advancing security technicians, says ISC West speaker Tia Eskandari.
“We have an evolving industry, so we want our technicians to know that there's an opportunity to go from a Level 1 technician and have a career path all the way to an engineer,” said Eskandari, senior director, national field service, Allied Universal Technology Services. “If that's what they want...
And the winner is…
March 5, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
Hollywood just handed out the Oscars for excellence in film. Now it’s the security industry’s turn to showcase its finest.
The next few weeks will be jam-packed with awards presentations for security professionals and companies that go above and beyond protecting people and assets.
Let’s take a sneak peek at what’s in store on the security awards docket for the rest of the month and into early April. First, the Security Industry Association (SIA) will reveal...
PSA Network unveils 2025 P3 partners
January 9, 2025SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—The PSA Network, the world’s largest consortium of professional systems integrators, has announced the 25 members of the PSA Partner Program (P3) for 2025.
The P3 program is a performance-driven initiative tailored for technology partners, evaluating and categorizing them based on criteria reflecting their impact and achievements within the network.
Partners meeting the annual sales threshold are assessed using a weighted scale. Their cumulative scores...