Posts by Ron Hawkins, Director of Industry Relations, Security Industry Association
For SIA Members Only: Contribute a Thought Leadership Article for Our Journal
Member companies invited to submit article proposals for leading publication distributed at ISC West The Security Industry Association (SIA) is looking for writers! For more than a decade, the association has published SIA Technology Insights, which features analyses of security trends and technologies written by SIA members, and we are now seeking authors for the…
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Industry Confidence Remains High in SIA’s Year-End Research Report
Over 85% See Positive Business Conditions According to Latest SIA Security Market Index SILVER SPRING, Md. — The security industry is forecasting a strong 2024, according to the results from the latest Security Industry Association (SIA) Security Market Index. The SIA Security Market Index is a bimonthly measure of confidence that is based on a…
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Confidence Increasing in Industry According to Newest SIA Research
Nearly 8 in 10 See Positive Business Conditions According to Latest SIA Security Market Index SILVER SPRING, Md. – Confidence is increasing in the security industry, with nearly eight in 10 respondents to the July-August 2023 SIA Security Market Index survey offering a positive assessment of business conditions. One-fourth of survey participants said that current…
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Autonomous Solutions Gaining Acceptance From Regulators, Law Enforcement and Hollywood
Security practitioners who want to deploy advanced solutions sometimes find themselves constrained by laws and regulations that cannot keep up with the pace of technological change. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules related to uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, for example, can take months or years to be developed, put through the public comment period,…
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Nearly 80% of SIA Survey Respondents Cite Positive Conditions, Strong ISC West
Coming off a successful ISC West 2023, the Security Industry Association’s May/June Security Market Index found 77% of respondents have a positive view of the industry’s current condition. SILVER SPRING, Md. – More than three-fourths of respondents in the latest Security Industry Association (SIA) Security Market Index survey offered a positive take on current business…
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Four in Five Security Leaders Hold Positive View in Security Industry Association’s Latest Confidence Report
With expectations high for the first postpandemic ISC West, the March/April SIA Security Market Index survey of security professionals found that 80% of respondents have a positive view of the industry’s current condition. SILVER SPRING, Md. – As the security industry prepares to descend on Las Vegas for ISC West, the latest Security Industry Association…
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Recession or Not? For Security Industry, the Real Question Is Still the Supply Chain
During this time of Schrodinger’s Recession – with the U.S. economy simultaneously in a recession and not in one – the resilience of the security industry during downturns is being tested. The economy contracted at an annualized rate of 0.9% during the second quarter, following 1.6% shrinkage from January to March, according to the Bureau…
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SIA Welcomes Steve Reinharz as Chair of AI, Drones and Robotics Interest Group
The Security Industry Association is pleased to announce that Steve Reinharz, CEO of Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, has been selected as the new chair of SIA’s AI, Drones and Robotics Interest Group. Reinharz previously served as a member of the interest group, which brings together members of the security industry, end users, technology experts and…
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SIA and IACP Again Honoring Public-Private Partnerships
For the past decade and a half, the Security Industry Association (SIA) has sponsored an award that recognizes how valuable partnerships between the public sector and the private sector can be in enhancing the safety and security of communities. Once again in 2022, SIA is supporting the Michael Shanahan Leadership in Public/Private Cooperation Award and…
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Explore Security, Oil & Gas During the AFPM Security Conference
If anybody was underestimating the importance of security in the oil and gas sector to society, the recent sight of Americans filling plastic bags at gas stations likely changed their thinking. After falling victim to a ransomware attack in May, Colonial Pipeline was forced to shut down nearly half of the fuel supply to the…
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