Archive for 2016
SIA New Member Profile: Siklu Communication
The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently welcomed Siklu Communication Ltd., with US headquarters in Fort Lee, New Jersey, as a new SIA Member! Siklu created the first mass-produced millimeter wave radio, and the company continues to innovate in millimeter wave wireless communications. We chatted with Alex Doorduyn, Siklu Director of Business Development, Security, and Surveillance,…
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SIA RISE Profile: Tim Wenzel of Facebook
Read our interview with Tim Wenzel, CSPM®, Program Manager, Special Projects & Residential Security, Facebook, as the Security Industry Association (SIA) spotlights a young professional on the RISE! Are you a young security professional under 40? We want your story! Contact Bryan Miller at bmiller@securityindustry.org to be featured in a monthly profile! What first got…
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SIA Member Spotlight: Cleveland Electric Laboratories Readies Perimeter Security Breakthrough
Executives from Cleveland Electric Laboratories visited SIA headquarters recently. Cleveland Electric Laboratories, a new member of the Security Industry Association (SIA), is on the verge of introducing an innovative new perimeter security product to the commercial security marketplace. In a visit to SIA headquarters recently, Cleveland Electric Laboratories executives, including President Jack Allan Lieske and…
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SIA RISE Profile: Joel Hosino of Microsoft
Read our interview with Joel Hosino, Security Project Manager, Microsoft, as the Security Industry Association (SIA) spotlights a young professional on the RISE! Are you a young security professional under 40? We want your story! Contact Bryan Miller at bmiller@securityindustry.org to be featured in a monthly profile! What first got you interested in security and…
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From Canine Patrols to High-Tech Fences: The Story of Electric Guard Dog
An Electric Guard Dog service call in Columbia, South Carolina (Photo by Derek Boston) The story of SIA member company Electric Guard Dog is a fascinating tale. It starts with dogs and then involves repeated break-ins at the business location and it ultimately leads to a transformation into producing high-tech solutions for property protection. The…
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Recertification: Don’t Lose Your CSPM Credential
The Security Industry Association (SIA) asks you, as a Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM®), to recertify every three years. You may either retake the certification exam or apply to recertify through Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. CSPMs who elect to recertify through CPEs are required to acquire a minimum of 60 hours of CPE, including…
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SIA Opens Submissions for New Product Showcase at ISC West
The security industry’s leading awards program now accepting applications Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced today that submissions have opened for the SIA New Product Showcase (NPS) at ISC West. Since 1979, SIA NPS has been the security industry’s premier awards-based marketing program. Via NPS, SIA and ISC West recognize innovative…
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SIA Hails Passage of Power and Security Systems Act
The Revised law would extend the exemption for certain security and life safety products from “no-load” requirements in power supply energy standards. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) today praised House adoption of the bipartisan Power and Security Systems Act, H.R. 6375, introduced by Reps. Mike Pompeo, R-Kansas, and Peter Welch, D-Vermont.…
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Making Sense of Where Physical Security and Cybersecurity Meet
When stepping back and taking a broad view of the security market, I find one of the greatest opportunities in our space is to simply translate technology to nontechnical groups, or to translate real pain points to entrepreneurial solutions crafters. One such case in point is the connectivity between physical and cybersecurity. Even the most…
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How a Tech Solutions Provider Found Power in CSPM
Project management certifications can be extremely valuable to your career. Just ask Patrick Weithers, President and CEO of Nu-Pulse Technologies, Fort Washington, Maryland. Weithers became a Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM®) in 2013, and he saw immediate results. “Our commercial business increased exponentially the year after certification. We were able to stream processes to deliver…
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