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Capital gains

February 7, 2024Cory Harris, Editor

What do you get when you bring 40 journalists together to Washington, D.C.? If you said a presidential briefing or a congressional hearing, good guess, but for me, the answer is a one-of-a-kind experience learning about the inner workings of a physical security solutions provider. This week, myself and other security journalists from literally all around the world (yes, from as far as Singapore and Australia), have gathered for the Genetec Global Press Summit, a two-day event featuring a combination...

Andrew Elvish, Capital One Arena, Genetec, Global Press Summit, Michel Chalouhi, State of Physical Security Report 2024


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20, 2024 hours to go

January 24, 2024Cory Harris, Editor

Yes, I am channeling the legendary Ramones for my first blog of 20, 20, 24 - wait, let me correct that - 2024. See where my mind is this week? I’m far from being sedated; as a matter of fact, I’m pretty pumped about what’s ahead for Security Systems News readers in the coming days, weeks, and months ahead. But before I get into 2024, I have to look back at the end of 2023, and the tremendous webcast we hosted in December, titled “State of the Industry - A Look Ahead...

2024, Andrew Lanning, Antoinette King, Dean Drako, Don Joos, Greg Massullo, Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards, Ivan Avramov, PSA Security Network (PSA), PSA TEC, Ramones, Security Systems News (SSN), Senthilkumar Chandrasekaran, SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF)


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Megatrending

December 13, 2023Cory Harris, Editor

I’m thinking big this week. Like really big. Like mega-big, if there’s such a word.   Why do I have “mega” on the brain this week? Well, the Security Industry Association (SIA) just revealed its 2024 Security Megatrends, an annual report that reveals the coming year’s top 10 factors “influencing both short- and long-term change in the global security industry,” as the association describes it. Speaking of reveals, the Megatrends report certainly...

Brivo, James Rothstein, Securing New Ground (SNG), Security Industry Association (SIA), Steve Van Till


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In an ISC East state of mind

November 14, 2023Cory Harris, Editor

Yes, I quoted New York’s own Billy Joel to come up with a title for this week’s blog, and why not? We really are in a New York state of mind this week as more than 5,000 security industry professionals are gathering in the Big Apple for ISC East 2023 at the Javits Center. As the Northeast’s leading security & public safety event, ISC East partners with Security Industry Association (SIA) and ASIS NYC each year to bring together those responsible for keeping our communities...

2023, ASIS International, ISC East, Javits Center, Martha Entwistle, New York City, Security Industry Association (SIA), Security Industry Association (SIA) Honors Night, Security Industry Association (SIA) Progress Award, SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF)


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The AI juggernaut

October 18, 2023Cory Harris, Editor

Well, Securing New Ground (SNG), the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) premier annual executive conference, has wrapped up here in NYC, and I have two letters that can’t get out of my head as I leave the hotel – AI. Yes, the two-day gathering of executives, entrepreneurs, luminaries – essentially a who’s who of security thought leaders, if you will - covered other relevant topics in the security industry today such as workforce development, biometrics,...

Hamish Dobson, Jumbi Edulbehram, Kurt Takahashi, Matt Powell, Securing New Ground (SNG), Security Industry Association (SIA)


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Scaling new heights, literally, for a cause

August 30, 2023Cory Harris, Editor

I’ve always been in awe of any athletic achievements that force you to push yourself to your absolute physical and mental limits. Why am I saying this in a security industry blog? Well, two industry pros reached new heights, literally, on Aug. 23 as Karl Radke, Midwest business area director at Axis, and Jason Johnston, OKR (objectives and key results) practice lead at Genetec, successfully braved the challenging 14,505-foot climb to the summit of Mount Whitney in California at approximately...

Axis Communications, Genetec, ISC West, Jason Johnston, Karl Radke, Mission 500, Mount Whitney


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A little too X-cited?

July 26, 2023Cory Harris, Editor

So how has everyone’s week been going? Has it been X-citing, X-hilarating, perhaps X-ceeded your X-pectations? I’m sure you could tell that I repeatedly used the letter X in my intro because that has been the most popular letter in the alphabet over the last several days, thanks to Twitter CEO and megalomaniac Elon Musk. Oh wait, I need to correct myself – X CEO Elon Musk. Yes, Musk continued his freewheeling ways since taking over the social media giant last year by dropping...

Elon Musk, Prince, Security Systems News (SSN), Twitter, X


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Security Connected

June 7, 2023Cory Harris, Editor

When I arrived in Louisville this week for ESX 2023, one of the first things I noticed while walking to the registration area was a big display with balloons and neon lights celebrating 75 years of the Electronic Security Association (ESA). I said to myself, “Wow, that is quite an accomplishment.” 75 years of ESA serving as the largest trade association in the U.S. representing the electronic life safety and security industry. I’m not exactly going out on a limb to say that...

2023, Amy Becker, Electronic Security Association (ESA), Electronic Security Expo (ESX), George De Marco, Joey Rao-Russell, John Loud, Jon Acuff, Kelly Bond, Kirk MacDowell, MacGuard Security Advisors, Merlin Guilbeau, New York Times, Nicola Oakie, Tondria Isaacs Lopeztello, Tracy Larson


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A PSA about PSA TEC

May 3, 2023Cory Harris, Editor

I admit that I had trouble coming up with a title for this week’s blog. But a comedian’s schtick that wrapped up the second day of PSA TEC 2023 just a couple of hours ago triggered a light bulb in my head. But more on that later. It’s been a very busy couple of days here in Dallas as I experience my second PSA TEC conference. More than 400 integrators and PSA technology partners have assembled at the Hyatt Regency in “Big D” for PSA’s annual education and networking...

Bill Bozeman, Don McMillan, DSI Security Services, ECD Systems, Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards, Matt Barnette, Preferred Technologies, PSA Security Network (PSA), PSA TEC, Sage Integration, Security Systems News (SSN), Shaun Castillo, The Monitoring Association (TMA)


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Vegas, Here We Come!

March 29, 2023Cory Harris, Editor

At ISC West, everyone belongs. That’s what show organizers have been saying about the biggest security industry event of the year, and from what I’ve been hearing, everyone and anyone is going to be in Las Vegas this week. More than 20,000 security professionals covering access control, monitoring, video surveillance, fire safety, cybersecurity and so much more are gathering at the Venetian Expo this week showcasing the latest technologies and emerging trends such as drones & robotics,...

Brad Durost, ISC West, Ken Showers, Mission 500, Security Systems News (SSN)


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