Video: Top 5 Things Physical Security Leaders Should Do to Enhance Cybersecurity
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) Cybersecurity Advisory Board is marking the occasion with a series of blogs, articles and videos containing helpful tips and guidance on key cybersecurity topics. In this first video offering, Cybersecurity Advisory Board member Rachelle Loyear – vice president of integrated security at Allied Universal…
Keep Reading »ISC East Session Preview: Securing IIoT Using Zero Trust — The Future of IIoT Cybersecurity
ISC East 2022 is coming up Nov. 15-17 in New York City, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC East recently revealed full conference details for the SIA Education@ISC East program, including keynote presentations from top luminaries and over 30 sessions from top industry expert speakers on the most current business trends, technologies and industry developments. Among the robust…
Keep Reading »Drone-Related Threats Addressed in New Government Stopgap Funding Law and Multiple Active Bills
The U.S. government has narrowly averted a midnight shutdown of most federal agencies with the passage of a short-term spending bill hours before the deadline. The stopgap bill passed in the Senate with a 72-25 vote, passed 230 to 201 out of the House and was then signed by President Joe Biden. The legislation, known…
Keep Reading »Don’t Miss SIA’s OSDP Boot Camp at ISC East
ISC East 2022 is coming up Nov. 15-17 in New York City, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC East recently revealed full conference details for the SIA Education@ISC East program, including keynote presentations from top luminaries and over 30 sessions from top industry expert speakers on the most current business trends, technologies and industry developments. Among the robust…
Keep Reading »Explore Essential Biometrics Topics With These ISC East Sessions
ISC East 2022 is coming up Nov. 15-17 in New York City, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC East recently revealed full conference details for the SIA Education@ISC East program, including keynote presentations from top luminaries and over 30 sessions from top industry expert speakers on the most current business trends, technologies and industry developments. Among the robust…
Keep Reading »Video: How to Prepare for Your Sales Calls
Want to be better at sales or improve your accounts team’s performance? Our SIA Integration Insights video series for security integrators returns with the second in a multipart series designed to improve your sales skills. Vector Firm Co-Founder and President Chris Peterson has been providing modern-day sales training for the security industry, and he joins…
Keep Reading »Guest Opinion: It’s Time for Counter-Unmanned Aerial/Aircraft Systems in the Private Sector
Protecting Our Public Space Using “Take Control” Technology In March 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a new rule for the commercial drone market requiring “digital license plates” by September 2023. This move is positive, but there are many reasons why it still falls short of what our aviation governing body of the nation…
Keep Reading »SIA New Member Profile: ProTecht Solutions Partners
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member ProTecht Solutions Partners, LLC, is a boutique firm that provides security consulting and project management solutions through partnerships. The company is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, with numerous partner consultants that allow it to offer services both in person and remotely across the United States. SIA spoke with Jon…
Keep Reading »What the American Data Privacy and Protection Act Means for the Security Industry
SIA’s Jake Parker Shares Analysis Status: Originally known as the “three-corners” bill, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) is significant because it is the first framework for a U.S. national data privacy law that has been developed on a bipartisan basis, albeit only at the committee level so far. Developed jointly by three…
Keep Reading »SIA’s Proptech Advisory Board at Blueprint 2022
Fresh off of GSX in Atlanta, Georgia, and Blueprint in Las Vegas, Nevada, I can tell you two things: First, the desire to be in real life is no joke. Second, conferences have definitely changed (an obvious statement, but purposefully done, as I don’t think we can say it enough) with a focus on networking over technology showcase (and…
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