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…
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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…
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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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Seven Ways Access Control and Video Can Be Used Beyond Security in the Built Environment
Members of SIA’s Built Environment Advisory Board share tips on how video and access control system data can be used to optimize building operations, drive revenue and more. 1. Using Occupancy Data From Video and Access Control Systems to Understand Space Utilization and Building Efficiency In the smart building market, occupancy sensors are traditionally deployed…
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SIA New Member Profile: Matrix Comsec
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Matrix Comsec manufactures enterprise-grade, cybersecure physical security solutions, including IP video surveillance and access control systems. the company is headquartered in Vadodara, India, Gujarat, India. SIA spoke with Tarun Sharma, head of marketing at Matrix Comsec, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA. Tell us the…
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Participate in SIA’s New Survey on Career Perceptions
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is conducting a survey of security professionals to measure their career perceptions, attitudes and satisfaction. The findings will be used to help SIA identify what is going well in the industry, what needs improvement and where resources should be focused to attract and retain more talent. Please take a few…
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Click-to-Cancel Stopped Less Than a Week Before Effective Date
In October 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted changes regarding the Negative Option Rule, better known as the “click-to-cancel” rule. The Click-to-Cancel rule was intended to require business to make it easier for consumers to cancel undesired subscriptions and memberships, addressing services that either consumers use and then forget to unsubscribe from or those…
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Industry Feedback Needed on New Tariff Rates
On July 9, 2025, President Trump posted a series of letters sent to countries subject to reciprocal tariff rates that will be imposed on their exports to the United States starting on Aug. 1. This follows his administration’s announcement that they have extended their deadline for countries to make trade deals with the U.S. to…
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What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for the Security Industry
SIA Analysis on Key Industry Priorities Included in H.R. 1 On July 4, 2025, President Trump officially signed his One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. The final version adds $5 trillion to the debt ceiling, permanently extends most of the tax rate structure enacted under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and…
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The Fence Perspective: Bringing Construction to Security
My name is Josh Velazquez, and I’m the vice president of the Fence Division at SAGE Integration. At SAGE I lead high-security perimeter projects for critical infrastructure—from data centers to substations, solar farms, and more. With a degree in construction management from Bowling Green State University and over 15 years in the construction industry, I’ve…
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