Tag: Tara Dunning
Wesco and Acre Security announce strategic distribution agreement
February 11, 2026SSN Staff
PITTSBURGH—Wesco International, a provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, has announced an agreement with Acre Security that establishes Wesco as a key distribution partner across the U.S.
The agreement will deliver Acre’s cloud-native access control platform and forthcoming intrusion solutions to more customers while accelerating the industry’s transition from on-premise systems to modern, subscription-based security...
Security integrators face new reality as software dominates
November 10, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK— The security industry is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation - what experts are calling an “invisible megatrend.”
At the Security Industry Association’s Securing New Ground (SNG) conference, a panel of industry leaders - Steve Van Till, Brivo founder and CEO; Devin Love, VP of global software platforms at Allegion; Tara Dunning, VP of global converging technology at Wesco; and Eric Yunag, EVP of products and services at Convergint -...
Megatrends outline opportunities, challenges for businesses and practitioners, says Dunning
June 11, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Tara Dunning, vice president of global security and infrastructure strategy and sales for Wesco, notes that with the swift technological change in the security industry, integrators are faced with delivering networked solutions that fulfill end user needs and confront cybersecurity risks like never before.
Dunning is an advisor for the annual Security Industry Association’s Security Megatrends report that offers analysis on the 10 top trends affecting security...
Wesco unveils new integrations with Axis Communications
April 9, 2025SSN Staff
PITTSBURGH and LAS VEGAS—Wesco International, a provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services, and supply chain solutions, announced new integrations with video surveillance provider Axis Communications during ISC West 2025.
The new integrations will fuel Wesco’s entroCIM aggregation platform with holistic real-time data from across the security environment to drive strategic decision making, improve safety and enhance productivity.
“Security professionals...
SIA announces new chair-elect, executive committee and board members
April 1, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced its new Board of Directors chair-elect and presented its new and returning members to the SIA Board of Directors on April 1 at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, and the following Board of Directors meeting during ISC West.
The SIA Board of Directors ratified the selection of Mike Mathes, executive vice president (EVP), western operations at Convergint and former treasurer of the SIA...
Convergint, Wavelynx and Wesco named 2025 SIA Members of the Year
February 25, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced that Convergint, Wavelynx and Wesco have been named 2025 Members of the Year. SIA will present the honorees with their awards at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held April 1 during ISC West.
The SIA Member of the Year Award honors SIA member companies that have shown notable involvement in SIA committees and working groups, SIA events and the SIA Education at ISC...
SIA announces 2025 Board of Directors nominations
February 13, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced that its Nominations Committee has recommended nine individuals to serve as members of the SIA Board of Directors, pursuant to the SIA bylaws.
These nominations will be submitted for ratification at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership gathering during ISC West 2025 in April.
The following three individuals have been nominated for an initial two-year term starting in 2025:
Min Kyriannis,...
SNG discussion – AI called the ‘topic of the year’ during Security Megatrends panel
November 1, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—It’s safe to say that artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the top buzzwords in the security industry over the last couple of years.
At the recent Securing New Ground (SNG) conference, the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) premier annual executive gathering in NYC, the topic of AI and its impact on the security sector came up during several sessions at the two-day event.
In fact, AI has been at or near the top of SIA’s Security Megatrends...
Wesco’s Tara Dunning – ‘It's a real privilege that people trust us to provide and be there for them’
October 18, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—For Tara Dunning, VP of global security at Wesco, customers are not just defined as end users.
“We see our customers as everyone, not just the integrator but end users that they serve,” she told SSN during the Security Industry Association’s Securing New Ground (SNG) conference in NYC. “Our supplier partners are as much as a customer of us, and we're nothing without them.”
On day one of SNG, Dunning participated in a panel discussion, “Security...
SIA announces 2023 executive committee and board members
March 29, 2023SSN Staff
LAS VEGAS—The Security Industry Association (SIA) presented seven new members to the SIA Board of Directors at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership gathering, held March 28 during ISC West, and the SIA Board of Directors confirmed its new officers during the board meeting.
The new SIA Board of Directors members, who will serve an initial two-year term from 2023 to 2025, are:
Charles Burns, vice president of security, Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock...