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SIA to Testify Against Vermont Right to Repair Bill
Montpellier, VT—SIA Government Relations Manager Joe Hoellerer will appear before the Vermont Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 7, as a witness in opposition to S. 180, the Vermont Fair Repair Act. The Security Industry Association (SIA) has concerns that requirements in the legislation would harm companies in the security industry, where SIA represents more than 800…
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SIA Appoints New Chair to Helm Young Professionals Group
Silver Spring, Md.—Brendan McFall, Technical Project Manager, Northland Controls, became the new chair of the SIA RISE Networking Group, volunteering his time to support career resources for young professionals in the security industry, announced the Security Industry Association (SIA) today. SIA RISE offers networking events, job resources, scholarships and professional development to young professionals at…
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The Standards Driving Biometric Adoption in Physical Security
SIA Education @ISC West will provide conferees with more than 70 sessions of valuable information on important topics in the security industry at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas on April 10-12. John Santini Jr., Chief Engineer, Princeton Identity, based in Stonington, Connecticut, will team up with Blaine Frederick, Vice President of Product Management, EyeLock,…
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SIA Member Exchange: Bolstering Education with Axis Communications
In a recent visit to the headquarters of the Security Industry Association (SIA), James Marcella, Director of Industry Associations, Axis Communications Inc., emphasized the importance of partnerships to his company. Axis Communications values long-term loyal partnerships, which it views as the backbone to its success, in part because its sales strategy involves two-tiered distributions. Axis…
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Formal Degree Preps Next Generation of Security Professionals
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has teamed up with Mercer County Community College in New Jersey to offer the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Security Systems Technology. The degree program is one of the very few ways that students can gain experience in the security industry through a formal education program, and many security…
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SIA Opens Registration for Complimentary Events at ISC West 2018
Las Vegas, Nevada—More than 30,000 security professionals will gather for ISC West, sponsored exclusively by the Security Industry Association (SIA), in Las Vegas on April 10-13. While attending ISC West at Sands Expo, conferees will visit more than 1,000 exhibitors and participate in roughly 80 sessions produced by SIA Education@ISC. SIA also will host a…
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Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Our Bad Habits
SIA Education@ISC West will provide conferees with more than 70 sessions of valuable information on important topics in the security industry at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas on April 10-12. Jerry Bowman, RCDD, RTPM, CISSP, CPP, CDCDP, President of Square Mile Systems LLC, will present one such session, Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Our Bad…
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ISC West 2018 Unveils Vast, Diverse Lineup of Educational Sessions
Las Vegas, Nev.—ISC West, sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), is the largest converged security event of the year, constantly evolving to educate security professionals on the tools and skills needed to protect against today’s emerging cyber-physical security and safety threats and the anticipated ones of tomorrow. Today ISC West debuted its SIA Education@ISC…
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Challenges for Security in 2018 Reflected in Security Megatrends
For the second year in a row, the Security Industry Association (SIA) followed up the Securing New Ground (SNG) executive conference with the release of Security Megatrends: A Vision for the Security Industry, a report bursting with executive takeaways on the trends shaping the security industry in the year ahead. In producing the report, SIA…
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SIA New Member Profile: VerticalXchange
SecurityXchange facilitates face-to-face meetings between top-level security executives and manufacturers. The company is dedicated to building strategic vendor partnerships that empower parties to make selections for security products. SecurityXchange is part of the bigger VerticalXchange, based in Eagan, Minnesota, which recently joined the Security Industry Association (SIA). SIA caught up with Michael Pilato, Director, SecurityXchange.…
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