IntelligentSIA: 10 Top Benefits, Events and Opportunities for SIA Members in December 2025

By Kara Klein, Associate Director of Marketing and Media Relations, Security Industry Association on December 8, 2025 |

Hey, SIA members! Here are the top things you need to know about our latest activities and resources, upcoming events and opportunities and more.

Welcome, New Members!

The Security Industry Association (SIA) would like to welcome its newest members: American International Group, CommScope, Crystal Alarm, Doyle Security Systems, E-Track, IDXQD, K2, One World Supply, Proyectos Corporativos CIMA, Salas O’Brien and Signal of South Central Florida. Thanks for your membership, and we look forward to working with you!

SICC: Security Industry Cybersecurity Certification SICC Review Course Dec. 16-18, 2025 Virtual

Here’s What Else You Need to Know This Month:

  • Close out 2025 by enhancing your industry knowledge! SIA’s Security Industry Cybersecurity Certification (SICC) Review Course, coming to you virtually Dec. 16–18, will help you prepare to earn your SICC credential. Learn more and sign up here.
  • On Dec. 11, SIA and Security Systems News are presenting a webinar on reprogramming access, sponsored by IDCUBE. Join us to discover key issues in artificial intelligence, containers and the new security architecture. RSVP here.
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  • New resource for SIA members! The SIA Executive Advisory Board, in partnership with Novaira Insights, has produced The Evolving Security Industry: The Path to International Expansion, which examines the impact new entrants, including big tech companies, are having on security. Check it out here!
  • Nominations are now open for the SIA Board of Directors! SIA’s Nominations Committee welcomes new nominations between now and Jan. 16; learn more here.
  • Nominations are now open for the 2026 SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Power 1001 This annual recognition program honors exceptional women in security who are raising the bar, changing expectations and breaking barriers. Nominations are due Jan. 31; learn more and get started here.
  • SIA has launched the Data Center Advisory Board, a panel of experts including chair Jim Black that will provide guidance on data center security topics to the SIA Board of Directors and related resources to SIA members. Learn more here!
  • New resources from SIA Government Relations! SIA has updated three advocacy resources for 2025: the Guide to U.S. Biometric Privacy Laws, which offers guidance on U.S. statewide laws that impose requirements on use of biometric data and technologies; the Right to Repair Laws Guide, which shares a review of laws applicable to electronic equipment and related to security products; and the Guide to State and Local Laws on Facial Recognition Technology, a reference guide to U.S. state and local laws on facial recognition technology and related legislative trends.
  • SIA has named Amy Musanti, director of sustainable building solutions at ASSA ABLOY, as the new chair of the SIA Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Advisory Board. Musanti will lead the group’s efforts to advance information sharing about established ESG practices and critical marketplace issues.
  • New video from SIA’s Audio and Intelligent Communications Subcommittee! In this video conversation, hosted by SIA Senior Manager of Standards and Technology Adom Yusuf, experts delve into conversational artificial intelligence and the security industry.