Commercial & Facilities

Large enterprises distributed over vast distances face considerable security challenges when it comes to protecting their assets through access control, video surveillance and alarms. SIA membership consists of the world’s leading manufacturers and integrators of commercial security solutions to provide assurance to these organizations.
SIA New Member Profile: Sharp Electronics Corp.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to welcome Sharp Electronic Corp. as a new member! SIA caught up with Alice DiSanto, Director of Marketing, Sharp Robotics Business Development (located in Montvale, New Jersey), to discover more about Sharp Robotics, the Robolliance and the Unmanned Security Expo at ISC West. Visit Sharp at ISC West…
Keep Reading »Can Your Security System Be Used Against You?
As of 2015, nearly 300 million IP cameras have been installed around the world. Many of these cameras have been installed with default usernames and passwords and can be accessed from anywhere in the world. For years, the question has been: How secure is the video that a system produces? But, that question is changing.…
Keep Reading »StoneLock Delivers Speed and Agility Through Innovation
StoneLock Brings Speed and Agility Through Innovation StoneLock, an innovative designer, and manufacturer of secure facial-recognition access control solutions, marked 2016 as a pivotal year for the company. The year was characterized by their entry into new markets, including government, and the forging of new partnerships and integrations with nearly all the leading physical access…
Keep Reading »5 Questions That Cybercriminals Don’t Want You to Ask
All leadership in business has a fiduciary responsibility to protect their company, its shareholders, employees and customers. Part of this responsibility includes detecting cyber-risks and mitigating those risks. To protect your organization, you must take a proactive and comprehensive approach to this quickly increasing risk. At ISC West, a panel discussion led by PSA’s Cybersecurity…
Keep Reading »SIA RISE Profile: Saad Ahsan of UL
Read our interview with Saad Ahsan, Project Engineer, UL Building & Life Safety Technologies, as the Security Industry Association (SIA) spotlights a young professional on the RISE! Are you a young security professional under 40? We want your story! Contact Bryan Miller at bmiller@securityindustry.org to be featured in a monthly profile! What first got…
Keep Reading »Talking Digital Certificates with IdenTrust’s Debra Spitler
When she was a college student at Arizona State University earning her B.S. in Marketing, Deb Spitler had a chance as part of her scholarship funded by Honeywell Home and Building Control to get a free lunch with Honeywell execs. “What college student turns down a free lunch?” jokes Spitler. That free lunch turned into…
Keep Reading »Examining Video Surveillance Total Cost of Ownership
How do you calculate the total cost of ownership (TCO) for video surveillance, and why is it important to communicate to your customers? Join Dean Drako, President and CEO of Eagle Eye Networks, at ISC West, April 6, 2017, from 10-11 a.m. for a discussion on video surveillance TCO, including the framework and core financial…
Keep Reading »How Does a Company and Individual Recover from an Active Shooting?
Recovery from an active shooter event is not an afterthought or a topic that is last on the minds of a business or individual, but it is a component for survival for a business and those employees who devote their lives to the company. At ISC West, one session will explore how recovery consists of…
Keep Reading »Protecting a Facility to the Edge Using Autonomous Robotics
How can you expand exterior surveillance coverage on a property for security and maintenance applications without the traditional high cost of infrastructure investment? At ISC West, one session will explore how to more comprehensively protect assets, infrastructure and people with autonomous robots. Alice DiSanto, Director of Marketing for Sharp Electronics Corp., will moderate a panel…
Keep Reading »SIA Member Exchange: Track Recurring Maintenance with WinServ Software
Kevin Fowle of WinServ and Marc Benson of SIA A company in Baltimore recently contracted with WinServ Software to improve their service calls. The WinServ software platform, built and supported by WinServ Software, automates field service maintenance scheduling and tracking, optimizing operations. The following is a summary of a conversation with Kevin Fowle of WinServ and…
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