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SIA Releases Cloud and Mobility White Paper
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) Standards Committee this week announced the first deliverable of the recently formed Cloud and Mobility Working Group: an industry white paper that explores the impact of the cloud on physical security. The paper, available as a free download from the SIA website, defines the group’s vision…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association and ASIS International to Sign MOU
Organizations seek to collaborate on standards, government affairs, education and research SILVER SPRING, MD – Senior leadership of ASIS International (ASIS) and the Security Industry Association (SIA) will formally announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at ISC West.…
Keep Reading »Rep. Patrick Meehan to be Keynote Speaker at SIA Government Summit
Chairs Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies SILVER SPRING, MD – The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced today that Representative Patrick Meehan (R-PA) will be a keynote speaker at the SIA Government Summit – the premier annual public policy conference in the security industry. The Summit will be held June 4-5, 2013 at…
Keep Reading »SIA Education@ISC Announces Call for Submissions for ISC West 2014
High-quality submissions sought for commercial-free education sessions SILVER SPRING, MD – The Security Industry Association (SIA), together with ISC Events, announced today that the SIA Education@ISC team is seeking quality session proposals for ISC West 2014, which will be held in the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 1-3, 2014. The deadline…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association CEO Issues Statement on Oklahoma Tragedy
Praises Efforts of First-Responders SILVER SPRING, MD – Don Erickson, CEO of the Security Industry Association (SIA), issued a statement today regarding the devastation in Oklahoma as a result of the recent tornadoes. “On behalf of SIA, our thoughts and prayers are extended to those who have lost their homes and have been injured, and…
Keep Reading »Rep. Michael McCaul to be Keynote Speaker at SIA Government Summit
Congressman is Chairman of House Committee on Homeland Security SILVER SPRING, MD – The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced today that Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX) will be a keynote speaker at the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) Government Summit – the premier annual public policy conference in the security industry. The Summit will be held June…
Keep Reading »SIA Education@ISC Announces Call for Submissions for ISC East 2013
High-quality submissions sought for commercial-free education sessions SILVER SPRING, MD – The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced today that the SIA Education@ISC team seeks quality session proposals for ISC East 2013, which will be held November 20-21 at the Javits Conference Center in New York City. The deadline to submit is Monday, June 17. SIA…
Keep Reading »SIA Member Profile: Johnson Yang, Vice President of Sales, Plustek Security
How did you get into the Security Industry? Plustek started its business since 1986. The major business is a professional scanner manufacturer that provides a variety of scanner product lines. It includes general consumer scanners, professional document and film scanners, as well as various embedded and standalone scanners. Plustek believes embedded software solutions would be…
Keep Reading »SIA Member Profile: John Convy, Sr. VP Strategic Alliances, BRS Labs
How did you get into the security business? I sold the software company I started 10 years earlier, and had a 3 year non-compete agreement with the buyers, so I was looking around for new challenges when 9/11 happened. An friend of mine had just been appointed Deputy Sergeant at Arms for Security at the…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association CEO Issues Statement on Boston Marathon Bombings
Praises Efforts of First-Responders SILVER SPRING, MD – Don Erickson, CEO of the Security Industry Association (SIA) and a marathon runner, issued a statement today regarding the tragic events that occurred Monday at the Boston Marathon. “As someone who has personally experienced the strong community spirit that exists on Marathon Days, I am incredibly saddened…
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