Tag: PSLA Security
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...
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,...
Preferred Technologies, NextGen Security take top integrator awards
March 11, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
DENVER—Preferred Technologies of Houston took home the Bill Bozeman Award and NextGen Security of Exton, Pa., captured the Integrator of the Year Award in the large business category (more than $25 million) during a luncheon at PSA TEC 2025.
Integrated Security Technologies (IST), based out of Waipahu, Hawaii, won the Integrator of the Year award in the medium business category ($6 million to $25 million); and PSLA (Photo-Scan of Los Angeles) Security Systems out of Los Angeles...
Intel’s Kasia Hanson – ‘On this journey of physical and cyber, there isn't just one destination’
March 13, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
LAS VEGAS—Physical security and cybersecurity are really two sides of the same coin, and the convergence of the two is considered the future of the security landscape, say the panelists for a session at ISC West.
Here’s a teaser for that session, “Critical Convergence: United Physical and Cybersecurity for Optimal Protection.”
Layers of defense
Kasia Hanson, global senior director, physical and cybersecurity ecosystems, Intel Corp., told Security...
ISC West session interview: PSLA VP Gary Hoffner
March 27, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
This week Security Systems News is live at ISC West. In keeping with that theme, the editorial staff has interviewed different key speakers from education sessions at this year's show. Read on to see our interview with Gary Hoffner, vice president of PSLA Security on his presentation for Increasing Cyber Awareness for Security Integrators.
SSN: Could you tell me a little about yourself and PSLA Security Systems Mr. Hoffner?
Hoffner: I started in the security industry in sales at 20...