Posts by Geoff Kohl, Senior Director of Marketing, Security Industry Association
SIA, ASIS International Develop COVID-19 Webinar Programs; Seeking Speakers/Experts
Organizations seeking content and speaking proposals on topics that can educate and inform practitioners, integrators, business operators and employees The Security Industry Association (SIA) and ASIS International are co-developing a webinar series to provide essential training and informational content on COVID-19 responses for security practitioners, systems integrators and employees of companies providing solutions and services…
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Information on Accessing Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced it will provide disaster recovery loans to small businesses impacted by coronavirus-related disruptions. “Our agency will work directly with state governors to provide targeted, low-interest disaster recovery loans to small businesses that have been severely impacted by the situation,” said SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza in a prepared…
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Resources for COVID-19 and Business Continuity
In light of the evolving situation with the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Security Industry Association (SIA) wants to express our concern to all SIA members and to the broader security industry, particularly any individuals and companies being directly impacted by the coronavirus. This message from SIA CEO Don Erickson highlights SIA’s promise to do all we…
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Security Matters: Jan. 14, 2020 — Guest: SIA Chairman Scott Schafer
For everyone who followed our audio-only podcast Security Matters, thank you! For 2020 we are making a change, ending production of the audio-only program and instead supporting the efforts of SIA member Andrew Lanning of Integrated Security Technologies. Lanning’s Security Matters: Hawaii program will now be the official Security Matters podcast/videocast for SIA, and what…
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Why You Need to Participate in SIA’s Wage & Benefits Survey
With the unemployment rate matching a 50-year low, this new SIA benefit gives your firm an edge in a tight labor market. Are you wondering if your salary, wage and benefits packages are competitive? Are you struggling to attract the best workers during this period of low unemployment? Did you know the Fed just reported…
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U.S. Commerce Department Places Restrictions on Chinese Video Surveillance and AI Firms
Chinese firms placed on “Entity List” due to implication in human rights violations On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a rule that places Dahua and Hikvision among eight Chinese companies and 20 Chinese public security bureaus on the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security “Entity List.” The Entity List imposes certain export…
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[Video] 50th Anniversary: The Early History of SIA
Longtime SIA champions Les Gold and Sandy Jones walk us back through the years. Wondering about the early days of SIA? We were, too, so we sat down with longtime SIA volunteers and board members Les Gold (Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP) and Sandy Jones (Sandy Jones and Company) to hear about significant milestones in…
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[Video] SIA Chairman Scott Schafer Provides Update on SIA Accomplishments
Following The Advance, the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) membership meeting held annually at ISC West, SIA Chairman Scott Schafer sat down with us to record a video updating SIA members on the state of the association and key accomplishments in 2018 and early 2019. Schafer notes that the association has solid financial footing and…
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Security Matters Podcast Episode 3: Here Come the Robots
In episode 3 of the Security Matters podcast, the Security Industry Association (securityindustry.org) speaks with experts in the fields of using robots for security applications. These companies, including Cobalt Robotics and Robotics Assistance Devices, discuss the challenges of putting robots in commercial environments, how such technology can be used to work with existing guard forces,…
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Update Your Company’s Listing for SIA Member Directory at ISC West
Announcing a New SIA Member Benefit: The SIA Members Guide at ISC West For the very first time, and in celebration of the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) 50th anniversary, SIA will be producing a membership directory distributed at ISC West. This new publication, SIA Select: The Guide to SIA Members, will highlight ALL SIA members, and…
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