IoT Creates New Opportunities for Insurance in the Smart Home

Insurers are racing to gain access to data in order to quantify risk on a more granular level. Today, most insurance discount programs for smart products are cross-marketing programs focused on lifting sales and collecting data that can, over time, be analyzed to more precisely quantify risk.

The Call for Presentations Is Open for CEDIA 2017

CEDIA is looking for presentations focusing on current and/or emerging technologies or business practices relevant to the residential systems industry.

Creating Operational Efficiencies with Key Management Access Control Systems

Today, businesses of all sizes and types rely on research, obtained through data mining, to help them see the big picture and identify trends and patterns that can help create operational efficiencies. With the concept of "Big Data," every piece of data (from digital to conventional) is a potential piece of information that can be tracked, collected, sorted and analyzed. 

The 10 Easiest Passwords to Hack

A new research paper has listed the top-ten least-secure passwords currently in use online.

LRG's Diana Wolff Named to Forbes Agency Council

Forbes Magazine recently named LRG Marketing Communications President Diana Wolff to the newly established Forbes Agency Council. 

The Most Stolen Items in the U.S. this Holiday Season

Apparel, children's toys, electronics and electronic accessories are expected to be the most stolen items this holiday season in the U.S.

SecurAlarm Names New President Brent Van Haren

Brent Van Haren has been named as the new president of SecurAlarm Systems Inc. when Pat Van Haren stepped down after 23 years as president.