As Cities Face Violent Crime Surge, Tide Is Changing on Use of Facial Recognition
New Orleans Reverses Decision to Ban Facial Recognition as Law Enforcement Faces High Murder Rate Updated July 29, 2022 On Thursday, July 21, the city council of New Orleans, Louisiana, approved an ordinance that restores use of facial recognition technology tools to aid criminal investigations by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), though under new…
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Security Industry Association Announces Winners for the 2022 Denis R. Hébert Identity Management Scholarship
Alex Orr of Johnson Controls and Esteban Pastor of ZKTeco will receive $5,000 scholarships to use toward education and professional development in the identity management field. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named two recipients for the 2022 Denis R. Hébert Identity Management Scholarship, a program offering $5,000 scholarships for SIA members to help…
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SIA and ESA Express Support for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
The Electronic Security Association (ESA) and the Security Industry Association (SIA) are part of a community of security professionals unified by the mission of keeping people and property safe. Following inexplicable and senseless school security tragedies that occur far too often in this nation, most recently in Uvalde, Texas, we commit ourselves to support reasonable…
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Security Industry Association Announces Agenda & Speakers for AcceleRISE 2022
Hosted by SIA’s RISE community and designed for young professionals, this fun, enriching event will take place Aug. 1-3 in Austin, Texas. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the schedule, speaker lineup and program for the 2022 AcceleRISE conference, hosted by SIA’s RISE community for young professionals and those new to…
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Security Industry Association Surpasses Milestone of 100 SIA OSDP Verified Products
The SIA OSDP Verified program validates device conformance to the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol standard and strengthens end user confidence in its adoption. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced a major milestone in its SIA OSDP Verified initiative – that over 100 device models have been named OSDP Verified through…
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Security Industry Association Reveals Keynote Speakers for 2022 GovSummit
Experts from federal and local government and in counterterrorism advocacy will share insights at SIA’s public policy and government security technology conference May 24-25 in Washington, D.C. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced a lineup of three expert keynote speakers for the 2022 SIA GovSummit, SIA’s annual public policy and government security…
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Security Industry Association Announces Winners for the 2022 Women in Biometrics Awards
Gena Alexa, Amanda Conley, Delia McGarry, Diane Stephens and Bobby Varma will be honored for their leadership and contributions in biometrics and security at the 2022 SIA GovSummit. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named five female biometrics leaders as recipients of the 2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards, a globally recognized program…
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Security Industry Association Announces 2022 Winners of the SIA Legislator of the Year Award
Virginia Del. Jay Leftwich and Virginia Sen. Scott Surovell will be honored for their leadership in advancing landmark biometrics legislation at the 2022 SIA GovSummit. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Virginia Del. Jay Leftwich, Jr. (R-Chesapeake) and Virginia Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax) as the 2022 recipients of the SIA Legislator of…
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Security Industry Association Announces 2022 Winners of the Industry Advocate Award
Joseph Hogan and David Ray will be honored for their leadership and support of SIA’s government relations initiatives at the 2022 SIA GovSummit. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Joseph Hogan, vice president and assistant general counsel, building management systems at Johnson Controls; and David Ray, chief operating officer and general…
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Industry Partners Announce Comprehensive Security Industry Compensation Study
Presented by the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent and bringing together top organizations, the 2022 study will provide the security industry with the data it needs to effectively recruit and hire talent. SILVER SPRING, Md. – Recognizing the industry’s need for current and comprehensive compensation data, particularly for security integrators, leading organizations have partnered to…
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