Archive for July 2019
#DataDoneRight: Highlights From the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Data Privacy Conference
On July 11 in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted Data Done Right, a summit for all things related to data privacy. The conference featured discussions of the policy issues surrounding consumer data and the businesses that use it, the future of tech innovation and ways to protect individual privacy while promoting innovation…
Keep Reading »SIA Member Profile: Securitech
Security Industry Association (SIA) member Securitech manufactures high-security door hardware, including multi-point locking and deadbolt locks. The company is headquartered in Maspeth, New York, and serves a variety of markets, including schools, behavioral health care facilities, worldwide retailers, government institutions and infrastructure. SIA spoke with Mark Berger, president and chief product officer at Securitech, about…
Keep Reading »[Video] 50th Anniversary: The Early History of SIA
Longtime SIA champions Les Gold and Sandy Jones walk us back through the years. Wondering about the early days of SIA? We were, too, so we sat down with longtime SIA volunteers and board members Les Gold (Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP) and Sandy Jones (Sandy Jones and Company) to hear about significant milestones in…
Keep Reading »SIA Members: Send Us Your Internship Listings!
As part of its ongoing workforce development and student outreach efforts, the Security Industry Association (SIA) will now feature security industry internship opportunities on its website and in newsletters and communications to student members. But first, we need your help! All SIA member companies are invited to submit their internship listings to be featured on…
Keep Reading »SIA Grows Government Awareness of Workforce Development and School Safety Issues
SIA organizes congressional visit to member company Axis Communications On July 9, as part of a visit organized by the Security Industry Association (SIA), Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), freshman member of the House Committee on Education and Labor and and the House Committee on Armed Services, toured SIA member company Axis Communications’ Americas headquarters in…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association Releases ANSI-Approved CP-01 False Alarm Reduction Standard
The SIA CP-01-2019 standard improves on the 2014 version and adjusts for current technologies; new standard aims to reduce unnecessary police dispatches. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-approved ANSI/SIA CP-01-2019, a security systems standard for false alarm reduction features. The standard leverages technology, industry…
Keep Reading »[Video] SIA Chairman Scott Schafer Provides Update on SIA Accomplishments
Following The Advance, the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) membership meeting held annually at ISC West, SIA Chairman Scott Schafer sat down with us to record a video updating SIA members on the state of the association and key accomplishments in 2018 and early 2019. Schafer notes that the association has solid financial footing and…
Keep Reading »SIA New Member Profile: Tiger Technology
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Tiger Technology develops software and high-performance, secure data management solutions for companies in enterprise IT, surveillance, media and entertainment and the small business market. The privately-held company is headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria and Alpharetta, Georgia, with offices in Los Angeles, California and Naples, Florida, and serves customers in more…
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