SIA New Member Profile: Solutions360
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Solutions360 provides professional services automation software for integration businesses. The company is headquartered in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, with a U.S.-based office in Mesa, Arizona, and serves technology integrators across the world. SIA spoke with Brad Malone, chief operations officer at Solutions360, about the company, the security industry and working…
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Some Things to Remember About “Ayyyyy”-I
Remember DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company that was going to destroy NVIDIA, OpenAI and a few other firms? Well, it turns out that all the hype may not have been warranted. At the beginning of the year, DeepSeek was everywhere, but now coverage has mostly died off. This is a reminder that, when…
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SIA Shares Key Industry Priorities for U.S. Tax Reform and Workforce Development Legislation
On March 21, 2025, the Security Industry Association (SIA) sent a letter to the chair and ranking members of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance expressing strong support for congressional legislation to restore and extend certain pro-growth business tax and workforce development policies that are essential to support…
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SIA New Member Profile: KFactor Global
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member KFactor Global is a consulting firm specializing in security modernization. The company is headquartered in the Los Angeles, California, metropolitan area and provides services to clients worldwide. SIA spoke with Kasia Hanson, CEO and founder of KFactor Global, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA. Tell…
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The State of Security Industry Standards: An Update From ONVIF
On Feb. 11, 2025, the Security Industry Association (SIA) Standards Committee hosted a webinar on the state of security industry standards. In a discussion moderated by SIA Standards Committee Chair Peter Boriskin (chief technology officer at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions, experts from SIA and fellow industry-related standards development organizations (SDOs) highlighted their most recent developments. Here, Leo Levit, chair of the…
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Bridging the Gap: Collaboration Between Product and Engineering
As I entered my senior year of my computer science degree, the daunting thought crossed my mind – what was I going to do after graduation? I had done well in my coursework, spent time tutoring students in computer science and math, built simple websites for friends and small businesses and even worked as a…
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Discover the Benefits of SIA OSDP for Your Access Control and Security Products
Over the past few years, the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) standard – developed by SIA to improve interoperability among access control and security products – has been steadily gaining momentum as the standard for secure access control. More practitioners are demanding increased security and advanced functionality within their security environments, and…
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Grow Your Skills and Get Expert Advice at ISC West’s 2025 Career Zone
Looking to boost your career in the security industry, make connections and have fun at ISC West? Join the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC West at the Career Zone on the ISC West show floor! This offering, presented by SIA and ISC, was created to help you grow your skills and get expert insights…
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Double Down on Cybersecurity at ISC West 2025
In our increasingly connected world, cybersecurity risks are becoming even more prevalent, and it’s critical for the security industry to stay up to date on the evolving threat landscape and how to mitigate threats. ISC Security Events and the Security Industry Association (SIA) are collaborating to make cybersecurity a bigger part than ever before at…
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IT, Cybersecurity and Physical Security: A Personal Experience Over the Last 15 Years
Foundation in Unified and Integrated Systems I always thought I would end up working with my dad’s company, but I never realized just how much I would grow to love the industry. For over a decade, I had the invaluable opportunity to learn firsthand from my father, Cesar Esquivel, as he built Cesar and Sons…
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