Short answer: Tyco Integrated Security is not a current residential alarm brand to shop in 2026. Tyco and Johnson Controls completed their merger in 2016, and current security offerings sit under Johnson Controls and its product families. If a proposal, invoice, panel, or service label still says Tyco, identify the legal service provider, installed product […]

Updated August 2026. Sonitrol is a dealer-installed commercial security platform built around verified intrusion, video, access control, and monitoring. Its best-known feature is impact-activated audio verification: trained operators can use alarm-site sound to help determine whether an intrusion event needs escalation. Current Sonitrol material also presents video verification and the Sonitrol CORE platform. This is […]

American Alarm & Communications: Company Overview American Alarm is New England’s largest independent alarm company — a genuine rarity in an industry dominated by national chains and private equity rollups. Founded in 1971 by three MIT engineers in Arlington, Massachusetts, they’ve stayed independent for over 50 years while competitors got acquired, rebranded, or went bankrupt. […]

Short answer: My Alarm Center is no longer best evaluated as a separate new-customer brand. Alert 360 and My Alarm Center announced a merger in 2021, and current My Alarm Center support routes redirect to Alert 360. Existing customers should start with their own signed agreement, equipment schedule, billing history, account notices, and the current […]

Point Security: What You Need to Know Detail Point Security Headquarters Hutto, TX (Austin metro) Founded 2000s — small regional dealer Service Area Texas only (Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas) Business Model Alarm dealer — installs equipment, outsources monitoring Monitoring Outsourced to Monitronics/Brinks Home via Alarm.com Installation Professional only (advertised as “free”) Contracts 36-60 month […]