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SA Security Network has for several
years spearheaded the charge of cyber-
security awareness among the physical
security integration community. Way
back in 2014 – perceptibly ahead of the
coming wave of attacks and solutions – PSA CEO Bill
Bozeman was asking, "Who is at fault if physical secu-
rity devices are hacked?"
Fast-forward three years to the 2017 TEC Confer-
ence and cybersecurity absolutely dominated the show's
educational program, with 16 individual sessions on
the topic, including a state of the industry panel with a
decided cybersecurity focus. PSA now has a fully func-
tioning Cybersecurity Advisory Committee comprised
of integrators, security vendors and IT experts that has
created a "cybersecurity playbook" for use by its integra-
tors (read more on the playbook in SD&I;'s Sept. 2016
cover story at www.securityinfowatch.com/12243056).
Certainly among PSA security integrators, cyberse-
curity is no longer something to scoff at or reserve for
the IT geek squad; however, as awareness has increased,
so has their demand for solutions.
is is the crossroads that PSA stands at now – where
awareness and adoption meet. I sat down with Bozeman
at TEC in May to discuss PSA's effort to vet and approve
cybersecurity products and services that the integrators
can put into daily use for their clients in an exclusive
1-on-1 interview with SD&I.; Here's what he had to say:
CEO Bill Bozeman has spearheaded PSA Security Network's
move into the cybersecurity space. Now, he is faced with the
challenge of vetting the products and services that will give
integrators the tools to be successful.
Photo: PSA
The Crossroads
of Awareness
and Adoption
SD&I; goes 1-on-1 with
Bill Bozeman on PSA's
struggle to find the
cybersecurity products
that will make their
integrators profits
By Paul Rothman