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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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Hiring Our Heroes: A Thought for Memorial Day
As a military veteran, I take some time for myself on Memorial Day to reflect on the sacrifices made by our armed forces, particular colleagues in the Navy. And many other staffers at the Security Industry Association (SIA) likewise appropriately remember their own heroes and coworkers, thankful for the contributions they made to our freedom.…
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Talking Security at Home, in the Office and In-Between
Recently, a member of the SIA Cybersecurity Advisory Board contributed to a roundup discussion in an independent supplement to USA Today, Talking Security at Home, in the Office and In-Between, produced by Mediaplanet in April 2016. John Bartolac, Senior Manager, Industry Segments Team, North America Cyber Strategy, Axis Communications Inc.; Advisor, Security Industry Association (SIA)…
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2016 SIA Government Summit Unveils Agenda
Summit experts to discuss identity management, the Internet of Things, transportation security trends and more. SILVER SPRING, Md. — The SIA Government Summit will host several critically important discussions on national security topics ranging from drones to transportation security to identity management over the course of the conference, to be held June 15-17, 2016, at…
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