IntelligentSIA: New Year, New Offerings From SIA

Happy New Year, 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, Bridgepoint Advisors, CommScope, Concentric Strategies, Connextivity, Consquare Consultancy, Corporativo de Seguridad Privada y Logística Romero S.A. de C.V., Crystal Alarm, Deep Sentinel, Doyle Security Systems, Eastern DataComm, Elite Contracting Group, E-Track, IDXQD, Infiniti Technologies, JAR Intelligence, K2, Mizzen Marketing, One World Supply, Palmer’s Security Solutions, Perimeter Security Partners, Physec Systems, Proyectos Corporativos CIMA, Salas O’Brien, Signal of South Central Florida, SOS Technologies, Spartan Armor Systems and TANlock GmbH. Thanks for your membership, and we look forward to working with you!

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

• New research!  SIA has identified and forecasted the 2026 Security Megatrends, which form the basis of SIA’s signature annual Security Megatrends report defining the top 10 factors influencing both near- and long-term change in the global security industry. Check out the report for free here!
• ASIS and SIA have announced details for the 2026 Security LeadHER conference, a special event dedicated to advancing, connecting and empowering women in the security profession and taking place June 15–16 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We’re looking for speaking proposals too! Share your idea by Jan. 31 here.

• Time is running out to submit a nomination for the 2026 SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Power 100 program! Each year, this initiative showcases 100 women who are role models, leaders, innovators and influencers in the global security. Submit your nominations by Jan. 31!
• SIA’s Standards Committee is seeking speakers and presentations for its next State of Industry Standards webinar, which will take place in mid- to late February 2026. We invite proposals from standards developing organizations to participate in this special event. Don’t wait; proposals are due Jan. 9!

• Free webinar happening Jan. 29! In the next Vertical Insights symposium, experts will share how they protect multi-tenant buildings in a way that maximizes safety, security, convenience, privacy and confidence. Learn more and register here.
• Just announced! Boost your knowledge and career in early 2026 with SIA’s CSPM Review Course (happening Feb. 11) and Basics of SPM course (Feb. 23–26), both from the comfort of your home or office.

• Registration is open for the 2026 ISC West show! Experience the nation’s leading converged security event, expansive education program, 750+ exhibitors and exclusive opportunities to network and engage with the entire security ecosystem. Plus, access the show for free with SIA’s link!
• Join the SIA Women in Security Forum on LinkedIn on Jan. 10 for a special live event on male allyship! This conversation will answer questions about how men can be allies to women in the security industry, the difference between a male ally and a good guy and more.

• SIA recently hosted a Vertical Insights symposium on retail security, which brought together industry experts, technology providers and law enforcement to discuss how the sector is adapting to evolving security challenges. Missed it? Check out key tech integration and public-private partnership takeaways and watch the full video here.
• Two new videos from SIA’s committees! In this video, SIA’s Built Environment Advisory Board chair, Dan Cremins of Delta Electronics, sat down with The Access Control Collective’s Lee Odess for a wide-ranging conversation about how physical security is becoming the ultimate tool for creating value in proptech and commercial real estate. And here, members of the SIA Audio and Intelligent Communications Subcommittee weigh in on the hidden value that comes from audio in security.