AvantGuard Monitoring Centers on December 18, 2009 announced they have met all the requirments and have received the certification from Underwriters Laboratories as a National Industrial Security Monitoring Station (UL 2050). AvantGuard is now one of only 10 monitoring centers, out of 3,000 UL-listed central stations, to receive the designation.  The listing allows AvantGuard Monitoring Centers to monitor alarm systems for government facilities or contractors that house classified materials, including documents, military equipment, information systems and personnel.

When evaluating monitoring stations to recieve UL 2050, UL certifies only those that have highly trained employees, are effectively staffed, provide extensive training, have appropriate backup procedures in place and follow UL-specific processes. Every member of AvantGuard's monitoring centers team has participated in extensive cross training, enabling AvantGaurd Monitoring Centers to quickly respond to the evolving needs of its government customers. AvantGuard also continues to harden its facilities, network infrastructure and database access to ensure the highest level of security.

In an August interview with SSN, UL section manager, alarm certificate service Peter Tallman, who created UL 2050, said the certification displays a different level of service, available from any station that achieves the listing. "When we issue a certificate in this National Industrial Security Systems category … it is, in effect, a declaration saying ‘We looked at the monitoring station, it meets the requirements, the staff knows what they’re doing, and we’re maintaining it, and we’re checking all that stuff,’” Tallman said.