Posts by Kara Klein, Associate Director of Marketing and Media Relations, Security Industry Association
SIA Member Profile: Securitech
Security Industry Association (SIA) member Securitech manufactures high-security door hardware, including multi-point locking and deadbolt locks. The company is headquartered in Maspeth, New York, and serves a variety of markets, including schools, behavioral health care facilities, worldwide retailers, government institutions and infrastructure. SIA spoke with Mark Berger, president and chief product officer at Securitech, about…
Keep Reading »SIA Members: Send Us Your Internship Listings!
As part of its ongoing workforce development and student outreach efforts, the Security Industry Association (SIA) will now feature security industry internship opportunities on its website and in newsletters and communications to student members. But first, we need your help! All SIA member companies are invited to submit their internship listings to be featured on…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association Releases ANSI-Approved CP-01 False Alarm Reduction Standard
The SIA CP-01-2019 standard improves on the 2014 version and adjusts for current technologies; new standard aims to reduce unnecessary police dispatches. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-approved ANSI/SIA CP-01-2019, a security systems standard for false alarm reduction features. The standard leverages technology, industry…
Keep Reading »SIA New Member Profile: Tiger Technology
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Tiger Technology develops software and high-performance, secure data management solutions for companies in enterprise IT, surveillance, media and entertainment and the small business market. The privately-held company is headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria and Alpharetta, Georgia, with offices in Los Angeles, California and Naples, Florida, and serves customers in more…
Keep Reading »SIA New Member Profile: Vistacom
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Vistacom has grown from a small family-owned business to one of the premier audiovisual (AV) integration firms in the United States today. The company, headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is expanding its geographic footprint with business across the United States and internationally. SIA spoke with Jim Ferlino, president of Vistacom,…
Keep Reading »Featured Session at Cyber:Secured Forum: Technologies Transforming Cyber-Physical Security
Cyber:Secured Forum is coming soon! ISC Security Events, PSA Security Network and the Security Industry Association (SIA) have come together to create an educational two-day event connecting the worlds of cybersecurity, physical security and systems integration. This second annual cybersecurity educational summit will take place July 29-31 at the Westin Dallas Park Central in Dallas,…
Keep Reading »Winners Announced for the 2019 Women in Biometrics Awards
The Security Industry Association and SecureIDNews will honor four female leaders in biometrics and security for their contributions at SIA GovSummit in Washington, D.C. SILVER SPRING, Md. – Four distinguished leaders in the biometric identity and security industry have been selected as the winners of the 2019 Women in Biometrics Awards, co-founded by the Security…
Keep Reading »Featured Session at Cyber:Secured Forum: View From the CISO’s Office
Cyber:Secured Forum is coming soon! ISC Security Events, PSA Security Network and the Security Industry Association (SIA) have come together to create an educational two-day event connecting the worlds of cybersecurity, physical security and systems integration. This second annual cybersecurity educational summit will take place July 29-31 at the Westin Dallas Park Central in Dallas,…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association Announces 2019 Legislator of the Year Award Winners
Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Deb Fischer and Rep. Donald Payne, Jr., will be honored at SIA GovSummit in Washington, D.C. SILVER SPRING, Md. –The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-N.J.) as the 2019 recipients of the SIA Legislator of the Year Award.…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association to Present Wayne Esser and Dhira Gregory With 2019 SIA Statesman Award
Esser and Gregory will be honored for their work with SIA and the National Capital Region Security Forum at SIA GovSummit in Washington, D.C. SILVER SPRING, Md. –The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Wayne Esser, director of the National Capital Region Security Forum (NCRSF), and Dhira Gregory, director of marketing and communications for NCRSF, as…
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