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SIA Cybersecurity Advisory Board Enterprise Security Recommendations
Recommendations from the SIA Cybersecurity Advisory Board for initiating an
enterprise cybersecurity strategy
Beginner’s Guide to Product and System Hardening
The SIA Cybersecurity Advisory Board recommends a few basic safeguards to help protect security products, systems and services against failure from cyber attacks.
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The Compelling Case for Unifying IT and Physical Security
Most organizations today follow the official plan. They have their building and critical rooms secured with electronic access control, digital video and security intercoms; their IT network secured with a firewall, anti-virus and anti-malware; their website secured and their email servers secured; and both physical security and IT security were installed by the best integrators…
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Security Industry Association Privacy Framework
Originally released in 2010 and updated in 2014, the SIA Privacy Framework outlines a core set of principles and best practices the industry is working to implement in the deployment of electronic security technologies protecting people and assets.
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Big Data and Privacy for Physical Security
Big data and privacy are two interrelated subjects that have not warranted much attention in physical security, until now. Both subjects are about to become of strategic importance to security, due to recent advancements in video analytics and big data technologies, court rulings regarding data privacy rights relating to surveillance video, and the growing value…
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Privacy 101 – The Importance of Protecting Customer Data
Collaborating for the Future of Smart Buildings
Collaborate, so you can innovate More than one hundred years ago, in 1885, Warren Johnson, a university professor in Wisconsin, invented the first electric room thermostat. The building controls industry was born, and our ability to construct and build vertically was born. Our city skylines today—in some respects, our way of life3have grown from this…
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SIA Member Exchange: Securing Data Centers with DIRAK
A classified military command center in the Washington, D.C. area faced challenges in securing its data centers. It could not remodel or build more room, so it required a security solution that fit within its current footprint. The command turned to DIRAK, a German company with U.S. headquarters in Sterling, Virginia, to solve the problem.…
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SIA New Member Profile: BCDVideo
Welcome aboard, BCDVideo! As a new member of the Security Industry Association (SIA), BCDVideo, Northbrook, Illinois, adds the power of a leading video surveillance storage manufacturer for security integrators to our ranks. We chatted with BCDVideo CEO and President Jeff Burgess to explore the company’s background and motivations. For more about the company, visit www.bcdvideo.com.…
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SIA New Member Profile: Cisco Meraki
The Security Industry Association (SIA) welcomes aboard Cisco Meraki, video surveillance innovators who made a big splash at ISC West 2017 last week. To learn more about the company and its history, SIA chatted with Emily DeSimone, Cisco Meraki Event Marketing Coordinator. How did you get into the security industry? Cisco Meraki is focused on…
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