Archive for January 2022
SIA New Member Profile: The Cook & Boardman Group
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member the Cook & Boardman Group (C&B) is a major distributor of commercial doors, frames and hardware, electronic access control equipment and specialty products and provides full systems integration services through its portfolio of national and regional security systems integration businesses. The company is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and…
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Invitation to Participate in SIA Standards Development Activities
The Security Industry Association (SIA) standards team would like to extend an invitation to all SIA members who wish to join on the various standards projects slated in 2022. Additionally, we ask you also consider passing this invitation along to colleagues within your organization in technical or engineering departments who work on security products or…
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SIA’s Commitment to Data Privacy: What You Need to Know
Presented by the SIA Data Privacy Advisory Board To mark Data Privacy Week – which the Security Industry Association (SIA) is proud to be a “Champion” of – the SIA Data Privacy Advisory Board is publishing its first monthly update to the security industry. This update will provide readers with news and information about privacy…
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U.S. Office of Management and Budget Introduces New Zero Trust Architecture Strategy
In a presidential response to reinforce federal defenses against threats to public safety, infrastructure and privacy, a new zero trust architecture (ZTA) strategy, requiring agencies to meet specific cybersecurity standards and objectives by the end of 2024, is being implemented. A ZTA model prescribes that anything outside or within the security perimeter is not trusted…
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SIA Tech Brief: When Should Artificial Intelligence, Convoluted Neural Networks and Deep Neural Networks Be Used in Public Safety?
Steve Surfaro of SURFARO LLC is chair of the SIA Public Safety Working Group. Artificial intelligence (AI) is useful when applied to a given practice area like the recognition of known cyber intrusion attack profiles, for a market such as utilities, in a given global geographic region, over an identified cybersecurity program’s useful lifespan. When the…
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Security Industry Association to Assume Leadership of National Capital Region Security Forum
NCRSF brings together a community of security professionals in the Washington, D.C., area to network and collaborate. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) and the National Capital Region Security Forum (NCRSF) have announced that NCRSF will become part of SIA in 2022. SIA is the leading trade association for global security solution…
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IntelligentSIA: 10 Updates, Member Benefits & Offerings to Kick off 2022
Happy New Year, SIA members! Here are the top things you need to know about our latest activities and offerings, upcoming events and opportunities and more. Welcome, New Members! The Security Industry Association (SIA) would like to welcome its newest members: Commanche Security Partners; ESR Consulting Services LLC; Genesis Key LLC; LiveOfficer.com; and Specialised Security…
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Security Industry Association Announces Women in Security Forum Power 100
This new initiative will showcase 100 women who are role models, leaders, innovators and influencers in the global security industry. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened the call for nominations for the SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100. New in 2022, this annual initiative presented by the SIA Women…
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How the Latest National Defense Authorization Act Impacts the Security Industry
On Dec. 27, 2021, President Biden signed the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation that annually authorizes federal funding for various programs under the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and its service branches – the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force. Prior to its enactment, the Security Industry Association (SIA) circulated a support letter…
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