The Security Vanguard Awards

The 2024 Security Vanguard Awards have been unveiled! Check out each of the articles below.

YES Prep’s Keith Weaver, Managing Director of Operations, and Cheris Kotalik, Director of Construction Projects, worked closely with the Pref-Tech team of Kade Kaaz, Kaleb Muck, and Jaime Lovett on the Vanguard Award Project of the Year.

2024 Security Vanguard Award Top Project: Critical Collaboration for School Security Success

Nov. 19, 2024

The long relationship between integrator Preferred Technologies and YES Prep is a testament to what can be achieved through the role of a trusted advisor

Video Surveillance

Vanguard Award Honorable Mention: Cloud-First Philosophy Shapes the Future of Indiana City

Samantha Schober

Nov. 19, 2024

Moving video surveillance storage to the cloud enables the city of Fishers to maintain its hardware investments

Video Surveillance

Vanguard Award Honorable Mention: Surveillance in Paradise

Steve Lasky

Nov. 19, 2024

Caribbean luxury resort turns video technologies to ensure guest satisfaction and operational efficiency

The 2024 Security Vanguard Awards, which honor the industry’s most innovative and collaborative security projects is now open for submission!

The coveted accolade, presented by The Endeavor Business Media (EBM) Security Group (SecurityInfoWatch.com, Security Business magazine and Security Technology Executive (STE) magazine), recognizes the most impressive integrated technology and solutions project of the previous year – highlighting the lead technology vendors, systems integrator, consultant, and the end-user client.

Who Can Enter?

The 2024 Security Vanguard Award is open to all technology vendors, security solutions providers, systems integrators, consultants, PE and A&E; firms, and end-users for projects that were completed (or will be 90% complete) from January 2023 to June 2024. We are looking for enterprise-level collaborative security projects that exemplify the best working partnerships among security solutions providers, security systems integrators, and the end-user clients they serve.

There is ZERO COST to enter this awards program.

All major stakeholders (ie- end-user, integrator, vendor) MUST be willing to publicize the project, potentially pose for photographs, and participate in on-the-record interviews.

The Benefits

In a word, recognition. The top-ranked project will be featured as a cover story in both Security Business and STE magazine, as well as spotlighted as the lead feature on SecurityInfoWatch.com.

How to Enter

Enter simply by filling out the form below this list.

If the project is selected, you will be contacted by our editorial team to coordinate interviews and photo shoots.

Note: Sensitive security information aside, all project participants (integrators, end-users, vendors, etc.) must be willing to participate in ON THE RECORD interviews about the project to be considered.