Data Storage & Management
New SIA Resources to Help You Navigate Data Privacy Regulations
With the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in effect, take advantage of these two new guidance documents from SIA to help your firm navigate these regulations’ impact on your business. Both reports are available exclusively for SIA members; your firm’s SIA membership gives you access.…
Keep Reading »GDPR and the Security Industry
SIA provides an overview of GDPR’s impact on non-EU organizations, including when these organizations are covered and what they need to do to comply.
Keep Reading »The California Consumer Privacy Act and the Security Industry
This paper provides SIA’s analysis of the California Consumer Privacy Act, which went into effect in January 2020; its provisions and reach; and how it impacts the security industry.
Keep Reading »Data Privacy Microlearning Series
SIA has created a microlearning series including five mini-webinars designed to enhance SIA member knowledge on key privacy concepts and issues.
Keep Reading »#DataDoneRight: Highlights From the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Data Privacy Conference
On July 11 in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted Data Done Right, a summit for all things related to data privacy. The conference featured discussions of the policy issues surrounding consumer data and the businesses that use it, the future of tech innovation and ways to protect individual privacy while promoting innovation…
Keep Reading »More States Considering Data Privacy Legislation
Halfway through the second month of 2019, lawmakers in nine states have already introduced privacy bills that follow on the heels of last year’s California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These bills, if passed, will affect businesses that operate within the given state, even if the business does not have a physical presence there. Much of…
Keep Reading »California Attorney General Hears From Public About Data Privacy Law
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is slated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. I recently attended one in a series of informal public rulemaking workshops being held by the state attorney general’s office to get an understanding of the concerns held by those who will be affected. The workshop was attended by…
Keep Reading »Data Privacy: A Challenge and an Opportunity
Data privacy is regarded by many in the security industry as a challenge, even a threat, whether because of compliance costs, regulatory fines or potential liability. But at least one integrator, after listening to a 90-minute panel discussion about the issue, described it very differently. “It’s a tremendous opportunity,” he said. The integrator was one…
Keep Reading »SIA Leads Security Industry Toward Data Privacy Awareness, Action
Association marks Data Privacy Day with continued efforts to assist members protect consumer data SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) is marking Data Privacy Day on Monday by continuing its efforts to help its members understand and manage the critical issue of protecting consumer data. SIA has taken a leading position on…
Keep Reading »General Data Protection Regulation Fact Sheet 2: Operational Privacy
This resource, as part of SIA’s GDPR guidance, shares an overview of operational privacy for security services, key GDPR terms and helpful resources.
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