The June/July 2021 Security Market Index (SMI) shows that the security industry’s outlook is on the rise this summer, with a SMI of 67, up from 54 in April/May.

Last summer, we were already a few months into a pandemic-induced lockdown. Businesses everywhere were closing their doors, employees were working from home, and, luckily, most security professionals were considered to be ‘essential.’

According to a report by staffing firm LaSalle Network, 70 percent of CEOs plan to have their employees back in the office by fall of this year. And with others saying they expect employees to return once they receive their vaccines, it’s likely that the majority of offices will be filling up throughout this summer.

After more than a year without in-person events, PSA TEC 2021 was hosted as a hybrid event last week, May 3-6, with around 200 people coming to the Sheraton in downtown Denver, Colo., and more tuning in online.

If there is one word that could describe 2020, both in life and for the top 100 security dealers, it is unpredictable. Following several years of growth — and a very strong 2019 — SDM 100 companies found themselves on slippery ground beginning in March 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Like most healthcare facilities and hospitals, Renown Health has faced an influx of individuals infected with COVID-19. 

Milestone Systems has announced it will withdraw from ISC West 2021, the largest converged security industry trade show in the U.S.

In support of Carrier’s Healthy Buildings program and the safe return to work, LenelS2 introduced a COVID-19 contact notification subscription-based service for businesses and other organizations using LenelS2’s OnGuard or NetBox access control security systems along with LenelS2’s BlueDiamond mobile credential app. 

Three studios have been added with the latest technology and production equipment, allowing DMP to deliver simultaneous web conferencing on request. 

Despite a dip in February’s Security Market Index (SMI), security professionals are hopeful for a return to normalcy, the latest report from the Security Industry Association (SIA) indicates.