When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Aug. 12, I sent my column for the September issue to my editor. Little did I know how soon the ...

Early this morning, residents of Hawaii received an emergency alert on their cell phones and on their television screens: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER.” If that ...

It is a scenario nearly as old as the security industry itself: An alarm is tripped, it is routed to a central station, which eventually routes it to law enforcement, and then police, fire or EMS ...