Meet Mother-Daughter Team Kathleen Ford and Alaina Meyer of scDataCom
In a traditionally male-dominated field, Kathleen Ford and Alaina Meyer are the dynamic mother-daughter duo behind scDataCom, a fast-growing security technology integration firm. Meyer founded the Savannah, Georgia-based company at just 22 years old, bringing bold vision and entrepreneurial energy to the table. Ford, her mother, joined after a distinguished military career, contributing decades of…
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SIA Celebrates National Police Week With a Special Message
National Police Week, taking place May 11-17, 2025, offers honor, remembrance and peer support while allowing law enforcement, survivors and citizens to gather and pay homage to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. During this year’s commemoration of National Police Week, the Security Industry Association (SIA) would like to express its…
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SIA New Member Profile: Whoo
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Whoo provides end-to-end smart video intercom solutions that integrate with a wide range of smart home enterprise solutions. The company is headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts, and serves customers across the United States. SIA spoke with Arturo Falck, CEO of Whoo, about the company, the security industry and working with…
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You’re Getting Recognition: SIA’s New Digital Badging for Certificants, Volunteers and Community Members!
Hey Security Industry Association (SIA) members! SIA is excited to introduce a new program that will offer digital credential badges for our certification holders, volunteers and community members. Through this initiative, over this week and next, SIA will issue digital badges, delivered through the Credly credential management service, to: If you are involved with one…
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Volunteers Wanted! Join SPARC’s Voice of the Industry Community
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is seeking volunteers for the SPARC Voice of the Industry (VOI) community and a VOI steering committee. SPARC, SIA’s technical end user forum, is SIA’s membership sector for security practitioners and practitioner teams, and the Voice of the Industry committee provides industry input to this group of security practitioners upon…
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Got an Idea to Share? Speak at AcceleRISE 2025!
Help young professionals and rising stars in our industry grow, inspire and lead at this unique event happening Aug. 4-6 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Security Industry Association (SIA) RISE community for emerging leaders and those new to the security industry is looking for creative speaking proposals for the 2025 AcceleRISE conference, taking place Aug. 4-6 in Boston, Massachusetts. AcceleRISE…
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SIA New Member Profile: CIAS Security
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member CIAS Security has been operating in the security market since 1974 in the field of research, development and manufacture of security equipment and perimeter protection systems. The company is headquartered in Milan, Italy, with sales, technical support and warehousing in Miami, Florida, and a sales office in Montreal, Canada.…
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IntelligentSIA: 12 Top Benefits, Events and Opportunities for SIA Members in May 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: 413, All Security Equipment, ECC, GA Advisory, JMS Security, Kingsley Gate, Outlaw Industries, Promont, Synguard and…
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SIA and ISC Open Call for Proposals for ISC East 2025 and ISC West 2026
Speaking Proposals Are Being Accepted for the SIA Education at ISC Conference Programs at ISC East 2025 (Nov. 18-20 in New York City) and ISC West 2026 (March 23-27 in Las Vegas) The Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC Security Events are seeking proposals from subject matter experts for the SIA Education at ISC conference…
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SIA New Member Profile: AURA
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member AURA offers a technology platform that makes emergency response services more accessible and affordable. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with its U.S. operations based in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area; national footprints in South Africa and the United Kingdom and additional operations in other parts of…
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