The Brand-New mySIA App Is Here! Connect Now to Make the Most of Your Membership
Attention Security Industry Association (SIA) members: the new mySIA mobile app has arrived! This new community app connects you to all things SIA. Download the app to make the most of your membership and get access to the best things SIA has to offer at your fingertips! Exciting Features to Explore: Get started today to…
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How Mass Gun Violence Trends Should Inform Physical Security Planning
If you want to add ballistic protection to your campus, facility or office, understanding gun violence trends can be helpful for identifying the type of protection you need. Ballistic protection is one of the most important investments you can make, and it’s too easy to make decisions based on fear or “gut” decisions rather than…
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SIA New Member Profile: ECD Systems
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member ECD Systems is a one-stop provider of connected building technologies. The company is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. SIA spoke with Mike Bradley, CEO of ECD Systems, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA. Tell us the story of your company. Mike Bradley: ECD Systems was formed…
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SIA New Member Profile: Zitko Group
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Zitko Group is a global recruitment partner for the fire and security industry. The company is headquartered in St Neots, England, with staff across the United Kingdom (UK) and clients in the UK, the European Union and the United States. SIA spoke with Zitko Founder and Managing Director George…
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SIA RISE Resource: Tips for Speaking Success
I took the stage for the first time at ISC West 2023 and delivered my first in-person thought leadership speaking sessions in the security industry. As a speaker, there’s nothing quite like the excitement and nerves that come with preparing for your first lead-speaking event – I was a ball of nerves before taking the…
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The Importance and Impact of Having a Mentor
Why is having a mentor so impactful? Sometimes we all need a bit of guidance. Whether you’re a recent graduate just getting into the workforce or a seasoned professional looking to change paths, we all look for someone to lean on and help us navigate those experiences. A lot of times, though, we tend to…
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How to Recruit Security Technicians
These tips and guidelines were contributed by Security Industry Association (SIA) member company Zitko Group and were published as an article in RISE Together, SIA RISE‘s newsletter for young security professionals. You can view the full guide as a PDF here. Introduction Why are we creating this guide? The fire and security industry’s biggest issue is the…
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Tech Insider: AI School
A few weeks ago, a few of my ZKTeco USA colleagues and I were invited to tour a new high school here in Georgia. The Gwinnet County school district felt they had something new and revolutionary that might be of interest to our industry and its future. Well, they were right! I visited Seckinger High…
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What Minnesota’s Right to Repair Law Means for Security Products and Manufacturers
On May 24, 2023, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed into law an omnibus appropriations bill which includes a comprehensive right to repair law that will go into effect on July 1, 2024. To date, Minnesota is only the second state in the county to adopt a right to repair law broadly covering electronic devices, following New…
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Video: Fundamentals of Access Control for the Proptech Community
In this video, SIA Proptech Advisory Board member Chris Wilson covers key concepts for the proptech community to know. New video from SIA’s Proptech Advisory Board! Proptech Advisory Board member Chris Wilson, chief technology officer/principal at MXV Security Solutions, provides a “101 course” on access control, covering key concepts that those in the proptech or…
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