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Encompassing every- Volume 30 thing from video sur- veillance and advanced analytics, access con- trol and smart home, building, and city technologies – to cy- bersecurity, IT and un- manned innovations, at the ‘ASTORS’ you’re sure to the find products and services you need to benefit your agency, company and/or clients. “As the nation continues to respond to escalating threats from home and abroad, the innovative solutions being implemented to meet those threats, has led to tremendous growth in the fields of Homeland Security and Public Safety,” explained Mi- chael Madsen, co-founder and publisher of American Securi- ty. “Today, the United States is increas- ingly focusing on protecting IT/cyber secu- 2018 CHAMPIONS Edition rity networks, and govern- ment and security profes- sionals and are calling on innovative companies like those honored with 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards, to help them do so.” ‘ASTORS’ nominations are evaluated by American Security Today’s panel of sector experts on their tech- nical innovation, interop- erability, specific impact within the category, overall impact to the industry, relatability to other industry tech- nologies, and application feasibility outside of the industry,” according to Tammy Waitt, co-founder and editorial director of Ameri- can Security Today. (Hear from AST Publisher Mike Madsen, at the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program at ISC East at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City on Nov 14, 2018.) 15