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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…
Keep Reading »Future of Physical Security (Member Resource)
SIA member company Microsoft, in partnership with Accenture, commissioned a white paper, Future of Physical Security: Extending Converged Digital Capabilities Across Logical & Physical Environments, based on a 2018 survey of 200 senior physical security leaders across multiple industries.
Keep Reading »Security Leaders and Visionaries Recognized at SIA Honors Night
On Nov. 14, the Security Industry Association (SIA) gathered industry luminaries and experts for SIA Honors Night, an annual event featuring a cocktail reception, a gala dinner benefiting Mission 500, engaging entertainment and an awards ceremony recognizing industry leaders. SIA Honors Night 2018 was held at the Current at Chelsea Piers in New York City,…
Keep Reading »Artificial Intelligence in Physical Security
This white paper produced for SIA in partnership with IHS Markit provides an introduction to artificial intelligence (AI) and how it could be applied to the physical security market; it discusses examples of real deployments and potential market opportunities to highlight how the industry will evolve as AI becomes a more prominent technology.
Keep Reading »Environmental Monitoring for Increased RMR
Security dealers and integrators rely upon recurring monthly revenue (RMR) to grow their business. The obvious path to growth is to acquire more customers, but an equally valid approach is to upsell your base by increasing the number of monitored endpoints. This approach has led some to expand their residential security portfolios to include smart…
Keep Reading »New Member Profile: Traction Guest
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Traction Guest is the developer of a leading cloud-based visitor management system (VMS) that creates an intuitive visitor sign-in experience that delivers top security for companies with multiple entry points. Traction Guest is used by global brands such as Netflix, DocuSign and VICE Media. The company is headquartered in…
Keep Reading »2018 Winners Announced for Women in Biometrics Awards
Female Leaders to Be Recognized for Contributions to Biometrics and Security During SIA Honors Night SILVER SPRING, Md. – Five distinguished leaders in the biometric identity and security industry have been selected as the 2018 winners of the Women in Biometrics Awards, co-founded by the Security Industry Association (SIA) and SecureIDNews and co-presented with sponsors…
Keep Reading »Recommendations for Initiating an Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategy
According to the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) Cybersecurity Advisory Board, there are five key steps to initiating an enterprise cybersecurity strategy. These recommendations can help you identify areas where more targeted research may be needed within your business and provide a starting point for developing a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy to mitigate cybersecurity risk. Decide who…
Keep Reading »New Member Profile: Eclipse Media Group
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Eclipse Media Group, founded in 2006 by principals Andrea Gural and Chelsie Woods, is a full-service public relations agency that delivers its clients integrated public relations programs combining content creation, social media and digital marketing. The company is headquartered in Portland, Maine, and has satellite locations and/or staff in…
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