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SIA New Member Profile: AURA

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member AURA offers a technology platform that makes emergency response services more accessible and affordable. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with its U.S. operations based in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area; national footprints in South Africa and the United Kingdom and additional operations in other parts of…

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Revolutionizing Safety and Security With Agentic AI

Artificial intelligence has achieved a lot in recent years, surpassing the progress made over previous decades. The introduction of transformer models has catalyzed substantial academic advances, which were further accelerated by the broad industrial and societal enthusiasm that followed the public release of ChatGPT. This large language model, trained on extensive human-created data, exhibits near-human…

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AI ROI: Why Real Value Is Built, Not Bought

Artificial intelligence is everywhere today, featured in boardroom discussions, strategic plans and vendor presentations. If your organization is truly committed to capturing meaningful return on investment (ROI) from AI – especially in complex and high-risk environments such as security – it may be time to look closely at your approach. The truth is you can’t…

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SIA New Member Profile: Nanodems

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Nanodems helps organizations streamline operations, mitigate risk and centralize control of their security assets and systems with its intelligent converged platform. The company is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, with a growing network of partners and clients spanning across the world. SIA spoke with Asli Citak, marketing manager at Nanodems,…

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SIA Seeks Tariff Relief for Essential Security Products

On April 22, 2025, the Security Industry Association sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick requesting relief from tariffs for security industry products and asking that the Trump administration formulate a process that allows companies to apply for product-specific exemptions. The security industry is an important…

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SIA In Memoriam Curtin, Repworks

In Memoriam: Ted Curtin

The Security Industry Association mourns the loss of Ted Curtin, who passed away last month at home following a battle with cancer. Theodore “Ted” Michael Curtin, CPP, CPMR, 78, was the owner and operator of Repworks Inc. in South Hadley, Massachusetts, for 38 years. He was esteemed among peers for his exceptional knowledge and expertise…

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In Memoriam: Ed Chandler, Security By Design

In Memoriam: Ed Chandler

The Security Industry Association joins the security industry in mourning the passing of Edmonds “Ed” H. Chandler, Jr., CPP. Chandler founded Security By Design, Inc., in 1974, and passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025. Chandler was a true leader in the world of security consulting and design. Thanks to Ed and his wife and…

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