California Attorney General Hears From Public About Data Privacy Law
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is slated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. I recently attended one in a series of informal public rulemaking workshops being held by the state attorney general’s office to get an understanding of the concerns held by those who will be affected. The workshop was attended by…
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SIA Takes Action on Right to Repair
On Feb. 5, the Security Industry Association (SIA) provided testimony in Concord, New Hampshire, on proposed legislation New Hampshire HB 462, joining several industry coalitions in efforts to oppose overly broad and burdensome “Right to Repair” bills (view SIA’s written testimony and coalition letters). Washington (WA HB 1342), S, Hawaii (HI SB 425), New Hampshire…
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SIA New Member Profile: UniKey
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member UniKey is a leading smart access control platform provider. UniKey was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. SIA spoke with Phil Dumas, founder and CEO at UniKey, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA. SIA: Tell us the story of your company. Phil…
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Audio for Alarm Verification
Police departments across the nation have become overwhelmed by false alarms triggered by malfunctioning security systems. According to city statistics, of the 62,500 alarms the Memphis Police Department responded to in 2016, 99.2 percent were deemed to be false, as reported by Security Sales & Integration. In the end, it amounted to $1.7 million and…
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SIA Takes Action on School Security and Mobile Driver’s License Technologies
Association advocates for increased school security funding; supports bills introducing new technology solutions for mobile IDs The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently weighed in to support to advance legislation impacting systems integrators, security solution developers and product manufacturers. Supporting proven, effective school safety programs and practices at the state level is a key policy priority…
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Data Privacy: A Challenge and an Opportunity
Data privacy is regarded by many in the security industry as a challenge, even a threat, whether because of compliance costs, regulatory fines or potential liability. But at least one integrator, after listening to a 90-minute panel discussion about the issue, described it very differently. “It’s a tremendous opportunity,” he said. The integrator was one…
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Modern Robotics in the Security Industry: Top Statistics From SIA’s Report
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released a new report for SIA members examining the opportunities, benefits and reasons for growth presented by the robotic security market. 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 Autonomous Security Robotics Working Group – highlights the following…
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SIA Member Profile: IPVideo Corporation
Security Industry Association (SIA) member IPVideo Corporation is a leading manufacturer of IP-based video surveillance and audio/video recording solutions, passive visual weapons detection systems and Internet of Things (IoT) sensor technology. The company is headquartered in Bay Shore, New York, and has a second facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and field offices in New Jersey, Colorado…
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Celebrating 50 Years of Security Industry Leadership
The Security Industry Association was built by combining two security associations that were formed in 1969 – 50 years ago! They were the Security Equipment Distributors Association (SEDA) and the Security Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA). These new associations were created to give voice and connect the manufacturing and distributing businesses and to solve pressing…
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Buy America(n), Consumer Data Protection and the Security Industry: Key State Legislative Updates
With the 2019 state legislative session actively underway, the Security Industry Association (SIA) is tracking movement on two issues this week that could impact security systems integrators, security solution developers, product manufacturers and other companies providing technology and services inside the industry. “Buy America(n)” practices, which impose domestic content restrictions and require state procurement officials…
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