Posts by Kara Klein, Associate Director of Marketing and Media Relations, Security Industry Association
Cyber Onboarding Tip: Use Company-Issued Hardware
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is committed to helping you onboard new employees in a safe and secure way. Our Cyber Onboarding Guide for Employees helps employers and staff reduce cyber vulnerabilities at their organizations, protecting their business and assets. As a consumer of technology, you have many options for your devices. Organizations, on the other hand, should…
Keep Reading »Interview Questions to Make Your Company’s Hiring Process Better
The security industry, like any other, faces hiring challenges, and identifying, engaging, recruiting and hiring the best talent available is critical to fueling future strategic growth plans. A key component of the hiring process is asking the right questions in interviews. Good interview questions should encompass several areas if they are to be useful in…
Keep Reading »New Member Profile: PetroCloud
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member PetroCloud is a technology leader of cloud-based solutions providing automation, monitoring and security to the energy and critical infrastructure industries. PetroCloud is headquartered in Irving, Texas, with offices in Midland, Texas, and Bakersfield, California. SIA spoke with Clay Hendon, director of business development at PetroCloud, about the company, the…
Keep Reading »Security Project Management Course Now Available Online – Next Class Starts Jan. 8
Basics of SPM class now offered in an instructor-led e-learning format. Starting Jan. 8, 2019, you can get the best of the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) renowned Security Project Management (SPM) training without leaving your home or office! In SIA’s new Basics of SPM class, you’ll get peer interaction and instructor-led classes with real-time feedback,…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association Calls for Submissions for the 2019 New Product Showcase
Entries are now open for the flagship awards program at ISC West, the nation’s largest security products trade show. SILVER SPRING, Md. – Submissions are now open for the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) New Product Showcase (NPS) Awards at ISC West 2019. NPS, established in 1979, is the security industry’s premier awards-based marketing program, recognizing…
Keep Reading »ISC East Exceeds Expectations With 23% Attendance Growth for 2018
Co-locating with Unmanned Security Expo and Infosecurity North America proved nothing short of success for this year’s ISC East – emphasizing the importance of prominent theme “Comprehensive Security for a Safer, Connected World” NEW YORK, N.Y. – ISC East, in collaboration with Premier Sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA), reported strong growth results at the…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association Reveals Details for Securing New Ground 2019
Security Industry Executive Conference to Feature Top-Level Intelligence Sharing, Education, Analysis and Networking SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced that the 2019 Securing New Ground (SNG) conference will be held Oct. 29-30 at the Grand Hyatt New York. Each year at SNG, the security industry’s biggest players, brightest minds and…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association Reveals Details for GovSummit 2019
Summit to Highlight Top Security Issues Facing Government SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced that the 2019 SIA GovSummit, its annual public policy and government security technology conference, will be held June 26-27 in Washington, D.C. This premier event will bring together government security leaders and private industry technologists for top-quality…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association Announces 2018 RISE Scholarship Winners
Six Young Security Professionals to Be Awarded Funds to Support Their Professional Development Goals SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected six young professionals employed at SIA member companies to receive the 2018 SIA RISE Scholarship, an initiative through SIA’s RISE networking group for young security professionals. The RISE Scholarship program…
Keep Reading »SIA RISE Profile: Zeshaan Ahmed of Maxxess Systems
Read our interview with Zeshaan Ahmed as the Security Industry Association (SIA) spotlights a young professional on the rise! Are you a young security professional under 40? Join SIA’s RISE program. We’re a group of up-and-comers in the security industry trying to help each other grow our careers, expand industry knowledge, further professional development and…
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