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  Study: 76 Percent of Smart Smoke Detector Owners or Purchase Intenders Would Pay $5 per Month for a Professional Monitoring Service

  Parks Associates recently released the new whitepaper “The Value of Professional Monitoring,”developed in cooperation with Rapid Response Monitoring, which finds the industry for professional monitoring grew by 5% from 2018 to 2019, a significant increase on a rate that had previously stayed flat.
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  Research: Cybercriminals Use Cloud Technology to Accelerate Business Attacks

  Trend Micro Incorporated has identified a new class of cybercrime. Criminals are using cloud services and technology to speed up attacks, which decreases the amount of time enterprises have to identify and respond to a breach.
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  ISC West 2021 Delayed to July 19-21

  Reed Exhibitions and the Security Industry Association have just announced that ISC West 2021 is now being delayed until July 19-21.

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  Election Security: Separating Rumor from Reality

  Here is a Q&A that answers questions about spoofing the voter. The answers come from Chris Krebbs, CISA director.

  • Government
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Security
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  Voting Security: Did Your Vote Count?

  The most recent elections is the most secure in the nation’s history. Or, is it? Government officials say it is the most secure ever.

  • Government
  • Cybersecurity
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  SIA Submits Letter to FDA Addressing Thermal Imaging Systems

  SIA recently submitted a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn with a focus on an awareness that some companies are not following FDA guidelines related to the use of thermal imaging systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  4 Types of eCommerce Fraud That Have Increased During the Pandemic

  As we shop from the safety of our homes and fuel the digital economy, we expose ourselves to a great amount of risk, and fraudsters are taking advantage of this sharp increase in online shopping over the course of the COVID-19 crisis.
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  Turning to Technology for More Secure Banking

  To be successful in financial services, banks, investment firms and other institutions need to prove to their customer base that they are safe and trustworthy. Yet many still rely on passwords, PINs and other knowledge-based authentication factors—which are not only unreliable, but also insecure.
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  Securing Our Election

  The 2020 election season is a Big Deal as well it should be. The Vote, as foundational parts of the whole, is complicated in practice with history showing us just how complicated it can be. Protecting the process and making sure the Vote is fair, secure, and timely, is vital to American Democracy.

  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Security
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  ACPI Launches Police-Community Engagement Program to Help Improve Public Support for Law Enforcement

  The American Crime Prevention Institute (ACPI) has developed a comprehensive training and education program designed as a vital step in strengthening community trust and respect for law enforcement.

  • Municipal Security
  • Government
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  Eagle Eye Networks Raises $40 million to Transform Video Surveillance by Combining Cloud and AI

  Eagle Eye Networks has raised $40 million of Series E funding from venture capital firm Accel (Facebook, Spotify, DocuSign) to continue its growth and expand its technology leadership.

  • Video Surveillance
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  Could Integrators Make More Money Selling Smaller Systems?

  To get excited about selling smaller surveillance projects at first thought is anti-intuitive. However, it may be best for the diversification and long-term growth for most integrators.

  • Video Surveillance
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  DHS Launches New Center for Countering Human Trafficking

  Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf recently announced the opening of the DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking

  • Border Security
  • Homeland Security

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