SIA New Member Profile: Loyva
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Loyva provides purpose-built e-vault and e-signature for security and alarm companies. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and serves customers nationwide. SIA spoke with Nicholas Tyson, co-founder and chief customer officer at Loyva, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA. Tell us the story of…
Keep Reading »SIA Releases Open-Source Library for ANSI/SIA DC-09 Implementation
🚨The Security Industry Association (SIA) Intrusion Subcommittee is excited to share the release of a Java-based open source library for the ANSI/SIA DC-09 protocol—the trusted standard for secure IP-based communication between intrusion systems and monitoring centers. 🔗 Explore it on GitHub This initiative gives developers and solution providers direct access to a robust foundation for…
Keep Reading »How Agentic AI Can Redefine Physical Security
In a recent conversation with the chief information security officer and chief revenue officer of a large enterprise, I was surprised to learn that physical security risks were not on their enterprise risk dashboards. Cyber threats, financial exposures and compliance risks were closely monitored, but physical security—the first line of defense—was missing. This gap is…
Keep Reading »New Tariff Rates Set to Take Effect Aug. 7: What They Mean for Security Companies
On July 31, 2025, hours before his self-imposed deadline, President Trump announced a new set of tariff rates that will take effect Aug. 7. Imports from over 70 countries will face higher tariff rates than the current, universally-imposed 10%, rates the president says were determined by his administration based on the lack of reciprocity in…
Keep Reading »IntelligentSIA: 12 Top Benefits, Events and Opportunities for SIA Members in August 2025
Hey, SIA members! Here are the top things you need to know about our latest activities and resources, upcoming events and opportunities and more. Welcome, New Members! The Security Industry Association (SIA) would like to welcome its newest members: ASI Robots, Grip3, Kasa Fuerte, Loyva and Safe Haven Defense. Thanks for your membership, and we…
Keep Reading »SIA New Member Profile: Safe Haven Defense
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Safe Haven Defense is a company comprised of current and retired law enforcement officers that use their over 300 years of combined experience to tailor security plans to buildings. The company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and provides security solutions domestically and internationally. SIA spoke with Rudy Diaz, CEO…
Keep Reading »Beyond the Metrics of ESG: Putting People Before Percentages
When people talk about ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance), the conversation often starts and ends with numbers. We hear a lot of terms such as carbon footprint, net zero, anticorruption and compliance. While the “E” and “G” categories often get technical attention, the “S” is frequently misunderstood, and it can sometimes be mistaken simply for sustainability.…
Keep Reading »What the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan Means for the Security Industry
On July 23, 2025, the Trump administration officially released “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” identifying over 90 federal policy actions related to artificial intelligence (AI) across three pillars: Accelerating Innovation, Building American AI Infrastructure and Leading in International Diplomacy and Security. The action plan seeks to enhance the American AI ecosystem by…
Keep Reading »Solving Response With Agentic AI
Across the industry, security devices have scaled faster than the teams tasked with managing them. While we have more surveillance cameras installed than ever before, most of these systems aren’t monitored, making incident review the default position for many organizations. This creates a vicious cycle: review the footage, attempt to understand what happened and figure…
Keep Reading »SIA Government Relations Priorities Update: July 2025
SIA’s government relations team highlights the latest policy hot topics and how SIA is engaging federally and at the state level on behalf of our members and the industry. The Security Industry Association (SIA) government relations staff and members have been working diligently to continue both our federal and state advocacy. This year, SIA has tracked over 250 bills…
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