Posts by Courtney Kay, Manager of Industry Relations, Security Industry Association
9/11 Attacks, 25 Years Later: Insights From the Council on Foreign Relations Symposium
On Sept. 10, 2026, I had the honor of attending the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Symposium “9/11 Attacks: 25 Years Later.” The event had three sessions, including a conversation with former secretaries of homeland security, a discussion on the view from Washington and eyewitness history and a conversation on the current state of U.S.…
Keep Reading »Beyond the Job Description: Lessons in Growth, Mentorship and Leadership From AcceleRISE 2026
When you step into a new role, your instinct is often to focus on excelling at the job you were hired to do. For my first seven months at SIA, that was exactly where I directed my energy. Learning the role, building my knowledge, and developing a strong foundation felt like the right priorities, and…
Keep Reading »Farnborough International Airshow: Understanding the Evolving Global Security Landscape
The global security landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. Today’s threats are no longer confined by geography, industry, or discipline. Cyberattacks can disrupt physical infrastructure, geopolitical tensions can reshape supply chains overnight, artificial intelligence is accelerating both innovation and adversarial capabilities and vulnerabilities within a single supplier can cascade across critical industries and allied nations.…
Keep Reading »Why the SIA Utilities Advisory Board Matters
The Security Industry Association (SIA) Utilities Advisory Board serves as a strategic leadership group dedicated to strengthening security and resilience across the utilities sector. As utilities face an increasingly complex threat landscape, including cyberattacks, physical security risks, supply chain vulnerabilities and geopolitical threats, the advisory board provides a collaborative environment where experts from across utilities…
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