Announcing the SIA Center of Excellence
A top priority of the Security Industry Association (SIA) is helping to develop a skilled and knowledgeable security workforce. Finding the most relevant and effective learning tools and resources to support continuing education and professional development can be a challenge in such a broad industry that encompasses many different categories of business. To address this,…
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Don’t Miss the Spring 2019 Edition of SIA Technology Insights
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released the spring 2019 edition of SIA Technology Insights, a semiannual journal that distills the most current thinking for applying today’s security technologies. The latest issue of the publication examines the new world of security, where everything is online, machines are learning to perform tasks and threats can come…
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Special Notice: Increase in Tariffs Will Impact Product Categories Relevant to the Security Industry
Tariffs on select goods to rise from 10 percent to 25 percent on May 10, 2019. At the direction of President Trump, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today announced an increase on the rate of additional duty imposed since September 2018 on approximately $200 billion in goods imported from China, from the…
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Announcing the SIA OSDP Boot Camp
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce the first-ever Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) Boot Camp! Primarily designed for teams of integrators that are deploying OSDP systems, this one-day course will provide in-depth training on how to design, configure and deploy modern, interoperable, OSDP-compliant access control systems. Why attend? OSDP is an access…
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Why Now for Security Robotics? Key Insights From SIA’s Report
The Security Industry Association (SIA) report Market Spotlight: Extending the Capabilities of Human Security Officers With Modern Robotics, produced exclusively for SIA by research firm IDC in partnership with SIA’s Drones and Robotics Working Group, highlights topics like the evolution of robotic technology, security robots as modular platforms and real-world scenarios for robotic security. And…
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Security Megatrend: Cloud Computing
Cloud computing platforms and applications are proliferating across enterprises today, serving as the IT infrastructure driving new digital businesses. The cloud is an enabling technology for security integrators, who can provide managed services and the cost and labor advantages of off-site servers to their customers. In the Security Industry Association’s 2019 Megatrends report, showcasing the major…
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SIA Member Profile: Glasser Security Group LLC
Security Industry Association (SIA) member Glasser Security Group LLC is a boutique security consulting firm with vast experience in physical, electronic and information security. The company – led by security industry veterans Alan Glasser and son Michael Glasser – deliver custom solutions tailored to customers’ industries, cultures and challenges. Glasser Security Group is based in…
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SIA Grows Government Awareness of Airport Security
SIA organizes congressional visit to member company IDEMIA On April 22, as part of a visit organized by the Security Industry Association (SIA), Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, toured SIA member company IDEMIA’s facility in Anaheim, California, to learn about the security…
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SIA New Member Profile: Morse Watchmans Incorporated
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Morse Watchmans Incorporated, is a leading provider of key control, key security and key and asset management solutions. The company – whose key management systems can be custom tailored to meet customers’ key and asset management needs and expanded and reconfigured as those needs change – is headquartered in…
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U.S. Department of Justice Accepting 2019 School Security Grant Applications
The School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) is currently accepting school safety and security grants provided by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Applications are being accepted through May 31 for 2019 grants. The SVPP was created by the STOP School Violence Act enacted in 2018. DOJ also released analysis of the 91 grant awards made…
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