We wrap up our three-part series highlighting the 2025 SSI Year-End Trend-Setting Technologies with the final five honorees, who used innovation and ingenuity to stand out from the crown in the security industry this year.
These are the solutions and innovations that are shaking up the physical and electronic security space.
For the second straight year, we consulted directly with our industry’s suppliers and distributors as we assessed which technologies belong on this prestigious list. We’re sharing this year’s honorees in three parts, starting with the first five 2025 SSI Year-End Trend-Setting Technologies Monday and five more products on Wednesday.
How the 2025 SSI Year-End Trend-Setting Technologies Were Selected
In selecting this year’s Trend-Setting Technologies list, we sought products and technologies that align with the latest upswings and ascendant trends in the security industry, including an increasing focus on access control and visitor management, the steady growth of cloud-based deployments, the rise of artificial intelligence for streamlining processes and boosting analytics, and products that combat the growing threat of gun violence.
You’ll find our editors’ selections for the 2025 SSI Year-End Trend-Setting Technologies initiative in the following pages. All product details, specifications and claims come from this year’s honorees. Selected companies and products are listed in alphabetical order by company name.
Click here to check out the first five honorees of this year’s list!
Did we miss an important technology that integrators, installers and dealers have benefited from over the past 12 months? If so, email group editor of content and editorial Dan Ferrisi at [email protected]. We’ll keep it in mind when we unveil our 2026 list.
