Posts by Kara Klein, Associate Director of Marketing and Media Relations, Security Industry Association
SIA New Member Profile: Metrasens
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Metrasens offers advanced magnetic detection technologies. The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom, providing production and research and development as well as servicing the Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific geographic markets with distribution, sales and service. The United States operational hub is in Illinois outside of…
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Security Industry Association Announces Agenda & Speakers for AcceleRISE 2022
Hosted by SIA’s RISE community and designed for young professionals, this fun, enriching event will take place Aug. 1-3 in Austin, Texas. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the schedule, speaker lineup and program for the 2022 AcceleRISE conference, hosted by SIA’s RISE community for young professionals and those new to…
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Security Industry Association Surpasses Milestone of 100 SIA OSDP Verified Products
The SIA OSDP Verified program validates device conformance to the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol standard and strengthens end user confidence in its adoption. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced a major milestone in its SIA OSDP Verified initiative – that over 100 device models have been named OSDP Verified through…
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IntelligentSIA: Speaking & Scholarship Opportunities, Events & Other Ways to Get Involved This Month
Hey 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: Alutel Mobility, Apple, ASH Associates, Community Controls, Connected Technology Integrators, Controlled Products Systems Group, Facepoint, Tempo…
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SIA New Member Profile: Bastille
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Bastille is a leader in enterprise threat detection through software-defined radio. The company has offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Herndon, Virginia; Santa Cruz, California; and San Francisco, California. SIA spoke with Justin Fry, chief marketing officer at Bastille, about the company’s history and offerings and the security industry. Tell us…
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2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Diane Stephens
2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards winner Diane Stephens is a biometrics standards coordinator at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Stephens, who has worked in biometrics close to 20 years, entered the field relatively unfamiliar with biometrics technology when she joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Visitor and…
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2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Delia McGarry
2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards winner Delia McGarry – a senior director at IDEMIA National Security Solutions (NSS) – has 26 years of experience in digital image processing and 20 years in biometrics, including experience in federal, industry and academic spaces. McGarry got her start in the industry while earning her master’s degree at…
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2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Gena Alexa
2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards winner Gena Alexa is the CEO of Dignari, LLC, which she founded in 2013 to provide program strategy, human-centered design, emerging technology and data analytics services to the federal government. Alexa, who has held key technical and management roles in the delivery of strategic government biometrics programs for more…
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2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Bobby Varma
2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards winner Bobby Varma is co-founder and CEO of Princeton Identity, a leading biometric technology company. Varma, who has a proven track record as an executive in the biometrics arena for 15 years of driving sales and developing products, was drawn to the industry by her passion for technology. “I…
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2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Amanda Conley
2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards winner Amanda Conley is the Human Capital Branch chief within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) – formerly known as the U.S. Visitor and Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program. In her role with OBIM, Conley focuses on providing and enabling biometric and…
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