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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SIA New Member Profile: fireNspec
fireNspec, a new SIA member company, is an app and mobile, cost-effective and efficient inspection software solution whose dynamic template architecture allows for inspections and reports to be created to meet companies’ requirements while monitoring progress in real time. fireNspec is headquartered in Cypress, Texas, with an additional office in San Rafael, California. SIA spoke…
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SIA New Member Profile: Arcules
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Arcules was created to reinvent the video monitoring industry with video cloud Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to better optimize business decisions and make the world a safer place. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California. SIA spoke with Andreas Pettersson, CEO of Arcules, about the company, the security…
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A Solution to Funding Security Needs of American Airports
While many assume U.S. airports are funded primarily through taxpayer dollars, the truth is that it is a combination of local user-fees called the Passenger Facility Charges (PFC) and airport-generated revenue from tenant rents and fees, in addition to federal grants through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program. Airports often turn to capital markets…
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