Integrated Systems
A physical security information system (PSIM) enables security directors and operators to manage a security enterprise from one central location. Integrators, a key SIA constituency, often hold responsibility for ensuring separate security system components work together through a PSIM or other means.
Physical Security Vertical Market Assessment: K-12 Education
This 2021 vertical market report, produced by Omdia exclusively for the Security Industry Association (SIA), assesses the U.S. market for physical security equipment in K-12 school security applications. It examines key market drivers and barriers for the school security vertical, the role of security technology in helping administrators protect their students, teachers, staff and facilities. It also explores funding opportunities for school security projects.
Keep Reading »Security Market Index: April/May 2021 Edition
Provided to SIA members as a review of current market conditions, the April/May 2021 Security Market Index (SMI) shows that the security industry’s outlook is rebounding, with a SMI of 54.
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association Announces Cybersecurity Certification for the Security Industry
The Security Industry Cybersecurity Certification (SICC) assesses and validates the core competencies needed to effectively perform security jobs involving critical aspects of cybersecurity. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the creation of the Security Industry Cybersecurity Certification (SICC), a new industry credential developed by SIA with support from PSA…
Keep Reading »Security Market Index: January/February 2021 Edition
Provided to SIA members as a review of current market conditions, the January/February 2021 Security Market Index (SMI) shows that the security industry’s outlook dipped slightly at the start of the new year, with a SMI of 44.
Keep Reading »Physical Security Vertical Market Assessment: Health Care
This vertical market report, produced by Omdia exclusively for SIA, assesses the U.S. market for physical security equipment in health care, examining market drivers and barriers for the health care vertical, the role of security technology and biometrics in helping health organizations combat the pandemic and legislation and regulations impacting the health care sector.
Keep Reading »Good-Better-Best: Comprehensive Best Practices for Implementing Public Transportation Security Systems (Vol. 2)
In this guide for security practitioners, the Security Industry Association provides comprehensive best practices for implementing security systems in public transportation environments, focusing on security operations centers and in-vehicle aspects of the market.
Keep Reading »On the Edge of Transformation: Securing a Connected Future With IoT
SIA Education@ISC West 2020 KEYNOTE Description:
Today’s Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are changing the way we work, live and operate—across industrial, commercial, and consumer settings, and beyond. The IoT space is growing fast: market intelligence firms, like IDC, estimate that by 2025, the world will have over 41 billion connected devices generating almost 80 zettabytes of data—if not higher. With the proliferation and increasing relevance of IoT devices and solutions—how can you safeguard your customers, devices, and organizations? In a rapidly evolving marketplace underscored by the convergence of our digital and physical worlds, building the foundation of your IoT ecosystem around security is more critical than ever. Join this session to learn how AWS IoT enables organizations to protect that ecosystem today—in order to secure the connected world of tomorrow.
Presenter: Michael MacKenzie, GM, IoT Connectivity & Control Services, AWS IoT
Keep Reading »RMR Microlearning Series
To assist security dealers and systems integrators in leveraging RMR to increase company value, the Security Industry Association (SIA) has developed a five-part RMR business model training program as part of its Microlearning Series of educational modules.
Keep Reading »Security Market Index: November/December 2020 Edition
Provided to SIA members as a review of current market conditions, the November/December 2020 SMI shows that the security industry’s outlook is the highest it has been since the start of the pandemic, with a SMI of 54.
Keep Reading »SIA Names Zenitel’s Dan Rothrock as Chair of New Audio & Intelligent Communications Working Group
Working group formed to develop informational and educational resources that will help increase the industry’s knowledge base on the application of audio and communications solutions within security. The Security Industry Association (SIA) is proud to announce that Dan Rothrock, president of Zenitel Americas, has been appointed as the first chair of SIA’s newly formed Audio…
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