Tag: Shooter Detection Systems
SDS's Borho: Active threat protection moving beyond the front door
September 2, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
TYSONS, Va. — As organizations reassess active threat preparedness strategies, security leaders are increasingly looking beyond building interiors and adopting a campus-wide approach to protection, says Billy Borho, director of sales at Shooter Detection Systems (SDS).
Today, organizations are recognizing that incidents can begin well before someone reaches the front door.
"Parking lots, garages, loading areas and building approaches can all be part of that threat environment,"...
Alarm.com leans into AI, platform expansion as Q1 results top expectations
June 17, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
TYSONS, Va.—Alarm.com continues to evolve beyond its roots in residential security, with first-quarter results underscoring the company’s push into artificial intelligence (AI)-driven services, commercial applications and energy management as it builds a broader technology platform.
The company exceeded expectations for the quarter, but executives said they are focused on long-term strategy, particularly the growing role of AI and the expansion...
Loose Ends
April 19, 2023Ken Showers
I’m pretty sure I said a few weeks ago I was finishing up my ISC West coverage, but low and behold I am still squeezing just a little bit more blood from this stone.
Only one, maybe two more actual stories this week, but I spoke with so many great people and companies I didn’t want to let them just slip by. However, the news waits for no one, therefore I must pull my nose out of my notes and get back to the present. So as a compromise I’m using this week’s blog to talk...
Siemens, SDS team to boost public safety during active shooter incidents
December 2, 2021SSN Staff
MUNICH, Germany and ROWLEY, Mass.—Siemens, an innovation leader in safe and secure buildings, and Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com company and the security industry’s leading gunshot detection provider, have integrated technologies to improve public safety in the event of an active shooter situation.
The integration between the Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System and Siveillance Video system (with possible inclusion of Desigo...
Alarm.com acquires Shooter Detection Systems
December 15, 2020SSN Staff
TYSONS, Va.—Alarm.com announced it has acquired Shooter Detection Systems, LLC (SDS), a provider of indoor gunshot detection technology. SDS was founded in 2013 to address the growing active shooter threat to the public by advancing proven military gunshot detection technology.
SDS developed the Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System, a unique combination of acoustic and infrared sensors and proprietary algorithms that accurately detects gunshots and communicates shooting incident...
Security 101 partners with manufacturers to host seminars
June 21, 2017SSN Staff
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Security 101, a franchise-model commercial security company based here, will host “Unification Under the Digital Umbrella,” a seminar including presentations and live demonstrations on the latest security technology.Security 101 has partnered with Genetec, Axis Communications, Briefcam and Shooter Detection Systems to sponsor seminars in Richmond, Va. (June 21), Edison, N.J. (June 27) and Salt Lake City, Utah (June 28). Representatives from each organization...