Tag: News Poll
Industry divided on consolidation, according to SSN News Poll
June 15, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – For this month’s news poll we asked our readers, are market acquisitions where they need to be, or are things consolidating to the detriment of the industry?
Unsurprisingly results were fairly skewed between familiar battle lines as larger corporate entities hold differing views to their small business counterparts. Poll results show that while challenges posed to business remain the same, the lay of the land has changed for many.
Diving right into our first question,...
It takes two, in this month’s SSN News Poll results
May 19, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – This month Security Systems News asked readers to give their thoughts on personnel security access for the June News Poll.
Citing an incident in March where an air national guard member was caught leaking numerous sensitive security documents, we asked readers if they believed in the strength of their security procedures for personnel where sensitive information is concerned and the results are written below.
Do you feel your business or organization’s...
Not remotely secure, SSN News Poll results reveal
March 16, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine –Results are in, and responses aren’t keen on the security realities of a remote work force.
For the April 2023 Security Systems News Poll, we asked readers for feedback on the rise of remote work and how that’s affected their security posture. While remote work continues to grow in popularity and prevalence, readers made it clear that it hasn’t been a net positive for them. In response to, “Did the initial shift to remote work for employees improve...
Security Systems News poll results: February 2023
January 23, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – We asked, and you answered as we share the results of the February 2023 Security Systems News Poll.
We asked readers to chime in on the state of the security camera market in consideration of recent legislation against Chinese telecoms and expansion of U.S. chip production. We found that over 75% of poll participants were satisfied with their current security camera network and the level of transparency they received with their service. In contrast only 12.5% either...
Security industry staffing remains an issue during COVID, SSN Poll shows
June 9, 2022Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—The entire staffing landscape in the security industry remains a concern during year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, as our latest Security Systems News Poll revealed.
Nearly 55 percent of our respondents in the July News Poll indicated that COVID-19 has impacted employee turnover “a lot,” with 27 percent saying that the pandemic’s impact is “middle of the road,” and 18 percent saying that it has not impacted turnover at all.
When asked what...
Taking the industry’s temperature on in-person events
August 18, 2021Paul Ragusa
YARMOUTH, Maine—Coming out of the past year of endless virtual conferences, trade shows and meetings, followed by the recent return to in-person travel (ISC West in Las Vegas in July comes to mind) – and the rise of the variant putting a damper on all things – this month’s News Poll looks to take the industry’s temperature on resuming travel in the coming year.
Looking first at all of the virtual options that have been exhausted over the past year, and more specifically...
News Poll: M&A activity on the upswing after early slowdown
September 23, 2020Paul Ragusa
YARMOUTH, Maine—Results from Security Systems News’ recent News Poll confirm what we here at SSN have been seeing over the last few months within security, which is a noticeable increase in M&A activity.
The arrival of COVID earlier this year may have put a temporary delay on some deals, but over the past few months the M&A landscape has certainly opened up, with deals both big and small making headlines recently.
Looking big picture, three quarters of respondents agree that there...
Security industry sees uptick in business
July 15, 2020Paul Ragusa
Despite some obvious setbacks in the U.S. in states that have experienced a resurgence in COVID cases, the security industry overall has seen business get back to some semblance of normal, although nowhere near the levels that were once enjoyed pre-coronavirus.
Back in April, an overwhelming number (84 percent) of SSN News Poll respondents said that their business was being negatively impacted by COVID-19. Now, three months later, we asked readers to reevaluate the business landscape, with many saying...
News Poll: Industry weighs in on future of in-person conferences
May 27, 2020Paul Ragusa
YARMOUTH, Maine—With the coronavirus keeping us all grounded for now, and with the future still not clear as to how long it will take us to get back to some type of normalcy, this month’s SSN News Poll looked to gauge readers' thoughts and feelings on the immediate and long-term future of in-person conferences.When asked the million-dollar question — do you think there will be any in-person conferences in 2020 — half (50 percent) of those responding said no, with only 24 percent...
News Poll: Coronavirus severely affecting security industry
April 21, 2020Paul Ragusa
YARMOUTH, Maine—Final results are in for this month's news poll — one of the most participated in polls Security Systems News has done to date — showing that companies are being severely affected by the coronavirus outbreak.In fact, an overwhelming 84 percent of respondents say they are being affected financially because of the coronavirus, with 46 percent saying, “Yes, greatly,” and another 38 percent saying, “somewhat,” with only 16 percent saying they...