Vector Security, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent security and automation solutions tailored to residential and business customers, has hired Brandon Reich as Chief Product and Solutions Officer. In this role, Reich will lead the company’s product and solution strategy and...
BY Scott R. Elkins, Executive Chairman, Zeus Fire and Security, ESA Board of Directors and ESA Industry Research Center Advisory Council Good research begins with good questions. For the electronic security industry, those questions can't be developed in a boardroom...
Each year, the Morris F. Weinstock Person of the Year Award recognizes individuals whose leadership, service, and dedication have made a lasting impact on the electronic security and life safety industry. At ESX 2026, George De Marco was honored as...
The Electronic Security Association (ESA), the nation's largest trade organization representing the electronic life safety and security industry, today announced the formation of the ESA Industry Research Center Advisory Council, a distinguished group of industry leaders who will help guide...
BY: Michael Barnes, founding partner of Barnes Associates & ESA Treasurer The electronic security and life safety industry has never been more important, or more difficult to predict. Across the industry, integrators, monitoring providers, manufacturers, and service organizations are navigating...
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept for the electronic security and life safety industry. It is already reshaping how companies operate, compete, and grow. The challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to apply it...
Why identity, software, and operational intelligence are redefining the opportunity. By Jake Voll, Associate Director of ESA and CEO of SS&Si For years, access control has been viewed through a familiar lens: keep the wrong people out, let the right people in,...
By Tracy Larson, President & Managing Director of WeSuite In our industry, growth is a great problem to have. But as any security integrator knows, growth also brings new challenges, more opportunities, more complex projects, and more moving parts. With those...
By Crystal Jacobs, Program Lead at Security America In the electronic security and life safety industry, risk does not fall neatly into a single category. Alarm contractors operate in a space where physical work and professional judgment are intertwined, making it essential to carry...
By Taylor Criddle, VP of Advocacy and Public Affairs at ESA Momentum is accelerating behind the SECURE Act, a common-sense policy solution designed to clarify that candidates and elected officials can use campaign funds for legitimate security expenses. Over the...