Going to ISC East? Don’t Miss Honors Night
Planning to attend ISC East Nov. 14-15 in New York City? Come join us for food, fun and entertainment at the 2018 SIA Honors Night. On the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 14, following day 1 of the conference, security industry luminaries will gather for drinks, networking and musical entertainment by Like Minds Trio; a gala…
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Meet SIA’s New Associate Director of Standards and Technology
Cameron Walker-Miller, the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) newest staff member, will lead industry projects that align security technologies with industry best practices, standards and guidelines. Cameron joins SIA from Columbia University, where he served as the assistant director of technology systems for the university’s Office of Public Safety for more than eight years. SIA: Tell…
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Environmental Monitoring for Increased RMR
Security dealers and integrators rely upon recurring monthly revenue (RMR) to grow their business. The obvious path to growth is to acquire more customers, but an equally valid approach is to upsell your base by increasing the number of monitored endpoints. This approach has led some to expand their residential security portfolios to include smart…
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New Member Profile: Traction Guest
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Traction Guest is the developer of a leading cloud-based visitor management system (VMS) that creates an intuitive visitor sign-in experience that delivers top security for companies with multiple entry points. Traction Guest is used by global brands such as Netflix, DocuSign and VICE Media. The company is headquartered in…
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Lessons and Excitement From SNG 2018
SIA Chairman Scott Schafer shares his takeaways from SNG 2018 The 2018 Securing New Ground (SNG) conference was the best gathering of security industry executives this year. The top security drivers of business were engaged in important discussions about the near-term and long-term opportunities and challenges for 2019 and the future. The event started with…
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How the Security Industry Handles Cybersecurity
We asked you what steps you were taking to ensure the cybersecurity of your physical security systems. The results were eye opening. To better understand how the industry is approaching cybersecurity, we decided to ask the industry. What we wanted to know was what specific steps companies were taking to secure the systems they installed.…
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Recommendations for Initiating an Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategy
According to the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) Cybersecurity Advisory Board, there are five key steps to initiating an enterprise cybersecurity strategy. These recommendations can help you identify areas where more targeted research may be needed within your business and provide a starting point for developing a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy to mitigate cybersecurity risk. Decide who…
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New Member Profile: Eclipse Media Group
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Eclipse Media Group, founded in 2006 by principals Andrea Gural and Chelsie Woods, is a full-service public relations agency that delivers its clients integrated public relations programs combining content creation, social media and digital marketing. The company is headquartered in Portland, Maine, and has satellite locations and/or staff in…
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The Changing Role of Women in the Security Industry
Women have gone through a series of struggles to prove their capability and become equal in the workplace to their male counterparts. Prior to World War II, women were expected to stay home and provide care for the household, and children and men were expected to “bring home the bacon.” Ideologies began to shift as…
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FAA Reauthorization: What You Need to Know
On Oct. 5, President Trump signed into law a bill reauthorizing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and setting other federal aviation-related policies for the next five years, following a much-anticipated bipartisan House/Senate agreement on the first long-term FAA reauthorization passed since 2012. The measure includes several provisions impacting the security industry specifically, provisions related to…
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