Posts by Geoff Kohl, Senior Director of Marketing, Security Industry Association
SIA Leads Security Industry Toward Data Privacy Awareness, Action
Association marks Data Privacy Day with continued efforts to assist members protect consumer data SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) is marking Data Privacy Day on Monday by continuing its efforts to help its members understand and manage the critical issue of protecting consumer data. SIA has taken a leading position on…
Keep Reading »How the Security Industry Handles Cybersecurity
We asked you what steps you were taking to ensure the cybersecurity of your physical security systems. The results were eye opening. To better understand how the industry is approaching cybersecurity, we decided to ask the industry. What we wanted to know was what specific steps companies were taking to secure the systems they installed.…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association Forecasts 2019 Security Megatrends
Key Trends Shaping the Industry Led by a Focus on Cybersecurity SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has identified and announced the 2019 Security Megatrends – the foundation of SIA’s signature yearly report defining the major trends and forces at play in the global security industry. Forecasting of 2019’s top 10 Security…
Keep Reading »Security Matters Podcast Episode 2: The Rise of Drones
In every episode of Security Matters, we’re bringing you stories of security, profiles of leaders, and discussions of business issues facing our industry. In episode 2 of Security Matters, the Security Industry Association (SIA) speaks with member companies to explore how drones can be used for commercial security – and how drones are creating security…
Keep Reading »Free for SIA Members: Your Questions Answered by a Cybersecurity Expert
At this point it is no secret that physical security devices and systems are ripe targets for cyber hacks and tampering. Security Industry Association (SIA) members are challenged with proactively ensuring that their products and services are cyber secure and meeting the evolving cybersecurity requirements of their customers. SIA aims to be your partner in…
Keep Reading »Annual Awards to Recognize Female Leaders in Biometrics
Nominations Now Being Accepted for 2018 Women in Biometrics Awards SILVER SPRING, Md. – Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 Women in Biometrics Awards – an honor co-founded by the Security Industry Association (SIA) and SecureIDNews, and co-presented with sponsors FindBiometrics, IDEMIA and the SIA Women in Security Forum – recognizing the contributions…
Keep Reading »SIA Offers “Cyber Office Hours” to Help Members Enhance Their Cyber Readiness
Monthly program offers members an opportunity to address cyber questions with the help of cybersecurity researcher and ethical hacker Rodney Thayer. SIA members continue to dedicate significant time and resources to enhance their cyber readiness. To support member company cyber strategies, SIA is offering its members the opportunity to have key questions asked and answered…
Keep Reading »GDPR and the Security Industry
The European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on data privacy went into effect on May 25, 2018. The law gives consumers more control over how their data is collected and requires companies to justify what they do with this information. It also gives companies guidelines on what they can and cannot do with…
Keep Reading »Video: The Science Behind How Camera Sensors Work
This video comes to us as a recommendation from Digital Photography Review, a fantastic site typically focused on consumer imaging technology like high-end DSLR cameras. But the video is so good — “One of the best overview videos we’ve seen” according to DPReview — that it transcends commercial photography and is great content for security…
Keep Reading »SIA Honors Industry Achievements at The Advance, 2018 SIA Membership Meeting
Richard Brent, James Marcella, Ted Curtin and Joel Scwartz recognized by outgoing SIA Chairman Denis Hébert. In his role as chairman of the Security Industry Association (SIA), Denis Hébert, president of Feenics Inc., welcomed security industry luminaries to the annual meeting of SIA Membership on the first day of ISC West 2018 on Tuesday, April…
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