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Calling All Sales Professionals: Keep the Industry Sales Channel Strong
What keeps security executives up at night? The top concerns facing SIA members include finding and keeping top talent. Security industry executives are not alone in this regard. Indeed, key findings of the AON Global Risk Management Report conducted last year indicated this to be one of the “Top 10 Risks” facing businesses globally. You may be…
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Time to Clean Out the Corporate Attic
In the course of executing a transaction, it is entirely common (and appropriate) for all sides to get fixated on price and terms. Comparable transactions, deal multiples, and free cash flow all become the focus of the day. However, assuming both sides can find common ground on these important issues, attention then quickly shifts to…
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A New Critical Infrastructure Leadership Role for SIA
If you consider yourself to be a leader in offering solutions to protect our nation’s critical infrastructure, you will be interested to know more about the involvement of the Security Industry Association (SIA) with a new DHS Center of Excellence known as the Critical Infrastructure and Resilience Institute (CIRI). Funded through a $20 million, five-year…
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SIA Names Geoff Kohl as Director of Marketing
Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) today announced the hire of Geoff Kohl as senior director of marketing. Kohl will be responsible for delivering strategic marketing direction to expand the awareness of SIA and its product and service offerings. Kohl first entered the security industry in 2004 to launch SecurityInfoWatch.com as its…
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Beginner’s Guide: Kickstart Your Location-Based Monitoring Program
This beginner’s guide will help you understand the step-by-step process you can create for your corporate security team within a location-based intelligence platform. I. Set Goals With any new program, it is critical to determine your goals. It is good to start with a specific goal in mind, for example, utilize the platform around the…
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5 Ways Location-Based Intelligence Aids Security Risk Mitigation
You understand the importance of the Intelligence Cycle, but what are the use cases of location-based intelligence within your organization? How can you better predict, analyze and act on security risks with real-time data? If you haven’t, review the first blog of our series “Intelligence Cycle: Tips and Tricks” to understand how following this process…
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Intelligence Cycle: Tips and Tricks
Risk monitoring, brand management, executive protection, crisis events, and more all depend on effective intel—uncertainty paralyzes action. Having the right intelligence, in real-time, is critical to mitigating risk and protecting your assets. Corporate security professionals can gain vast amounts of intel by gathering results from location-based intelligence. This three-part blog series will explore how organizations…
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Transaction Executions and the Security Industry
Editor’s Note: SIA member bloggers like Tom McMahon will address subjects of importance to other SIA members in new ongoing blog series. Hi everyone, allow me to introduce myself! By way of background, I am a managing director at Capstone Partners and among other things I head up the business services practice here. And while…
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SIA Names Consultant Greg Arthur as Certification Chair
Mr. Arthur to advise efforts for SIA Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM®) certification Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) today announced that the association named Greg Arthur, Security Consultant and Contract Project Manager at Security Project Services in San Diego, as chair of its Certification Committee. In his new role, Mr. Arthur will…
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SIA to Recognize Outstanding Leaders at Tyco with SIA Policy Leadership Team of the Year Award
Award recognizes contributions of Tyco team to security advocacy in government relations SILVER SPRING, MD. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to recognize staff at Tyco, with U.S. headquarters in Princeton, N.J., for their excellent work as the 2016 SIA Policy Leadership Team of the Year. The Tyco leaders include Art Jones, Craig…
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