Access Control
A key segment of the security industry, access control solutions include those technologies and measures that control access and enable legitimate entry to a physical or logical resource. Many SIA members manufacture, integrate, distribute or service access control technologies, and as such the association places a high priority on following trends, developments and innovations in the area.
All Access: Implementing a Comprehensive, Layered Security Plan
A comprehensive approach is needed to provide physical and digital access control Controlling access no longer simply means deploying a secure lock and tightly controlled keys. It is not that traditional mechanical locks and high security keys are not still an effective form of security – they have been an important element of good security…
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Announcing the SIA OSDP Boot Camp
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce the first-ever Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) Boot Camp! Primarily designed for teams of integrators that are deploying OSDP systems, this one-day course will provide in-depth training on how to design, configure and deploy modern, interoperable, OSDP-compliant access control systems. Why attend? OSDP is an access…
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Security Market Index – September 2018 Edition
Provided to SIA members as a review of current market conditions, the September 2018 Security Market Index shows that confidence within the security industry seems to be somewhat volatile, with a 6 percentile point decrease since July.
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Physical Access Control Systems: Highlights From GSA’s Reverse Industry Training
On Sept. 17, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) held a physical access control system (PACS) reverse industry day training featuring remarks from industry, government and members and staff representing the Security Industry Association (SIA) and the Secure Technology Alliance (STA). The daylong event hosted at GSA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., was designed to improve contract…
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Overcoming Objections to Smartphones as Your Credential
Could the phone replace your access control card or fob? Moore’s Law notwithstanding, technology advances have always outpaced our ability to adopt and consume them. This has been and remains the case with even the least complicated aspects of technology like electronic access control (EAC). At their most basic level, EAC systems lock and unlock…
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Intelligent Building Management Systems Report on Building Automation and Control Systems
Co-presented by the ASIS Foundation, BOMA International (BOMA) and the Security Industry Association (SIA), these report and research materials provide groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind guidance for practitioners in the security and building management fields. Intelligent Building Management Systems: Guidance for Protecting Organizations provides a framework to help decision-makers assign a risk-based criticality or impact to their building and asks relevant security questions to develop appropriate mitigation strategies. It also serves to establish a common language between the many intelligent building stakeholders.
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SIA Cyber Office Hours
SIA Cyber Office Hours
SIA Cyber Office Hours: Session 2
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