Call for Participation: Credential Design Working Group – SIA Standards Committee
The Security Industry Association (SIA) Standards Committee is launching the Credential Design Working Group, a new initiative to develop practical guidelines for secure, user-friendly enterprise identification and access credentials. We invite SIA members from the security, technology and corporate sectors to join us in shaping the future of credential design and implementation, under the leadership…
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SIA New Member Profile: Eastern Security Services
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Eastern Security Services is a third-generation family-owned and operated security provider headquartered in Syracuse, New York, with offices in Buffalo and Corning and a dedicated team serving the Rochester area. The company’s primary focus is upstate New York and the Southern Tier – from Buffalo to Albany – but…
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IntelligentSIA: 11 Top Benefits, Events and Opportunities for SIA Members in April 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: 3millID, Americom, Aslan Technology, Aura Services, BakerStreet, BuildOps, CIAS Security, Comtronics, Davis-Ulmer Fire Protection, DeterTech, Drone…
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SIA New Member Profile: Wallace Perimeter Security
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Wallace Perimeter Security manufactures a full suite of automated gates and perimeter security fencing solutions. The company is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with sales offices in Kansas City, Missouri, and Boston, Massachusetts, and ships to destinations across North America. SIA spoke with Stephanie Olynick, national sales director at…
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New Colorado Bill Approves Use of Facial Recognition Technology for School Security Despite Other Restrictions
Updated Oct. 24, 2025 On April 18, 2025, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law SB25-143, which became effective July 1, 2025. For certain authorized applications, the measure conditionally lifted a moratorium on new contracting for facial recognition technology by Colorado public schools in place since 2022, and extended this prohibition with respect only to…
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Policy Update: New U.S. Tariffs on Imports
On April 2, 2025, President Trump invoked his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) to declare a national emergency arising from conditions reflected in large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits and impose sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs on countries that have asymmetrical trade relationships with the United States. The tariffs…
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SIA New Member Profile: Triton Sensors
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Triton Sensors offers an advanced vape detection and school safety platform. The company is headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with end users and integrators spanning the globe and products installed in all 50 states and 20+ countries. SIA spoke with Lance Parthemore, co-founder and director of operations at Triton Sensors,…
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The State of Security Industry Standards: An Update From the OSS Association
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, Frederik Hamburg, chairman of the…
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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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