Reports & Publications

Guide your organization with special reports and publications relevant to the security industry through analyses and audits.

Data Privacy and Security Trends for 2018

Data Privacy and Security Trends for 2018

This paper, produced by the Security Industry Association’s Data Privacy Advisory Board, explores some of the major data privacy and security trends for 2018 for professionals seeking an introduction to this critical issue.

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SIA Export Assistance Guide

SIA Export Assistance Guide

The SIA Export Assistance Guide was created to assist SIA member companies exploring export opportunities or expanding their participation in trade. This guide provides a listing and helpful information concerning available export assistance programs offered by the federal government, as well as a global directory of industry associations that could offer assistance in navigating the security market in a specific country or region.

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SIA Cybersecurity Advisory Board Enterprise Security Recommendations

Recommendations from the SIA Cybersecurity Advisory Board for initiating an
enterprise cybersecurity strategy

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Beginners Guide Product System Hardening

Beginner’s Guide to Product and System Hardening

The SIA Cybersecurity Advisory Board recommends a few basic safeguards to help protect security products, systems and services against failure from cyber attacks.

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SIA Technology Insights journal Fall 2017

SIA Technology Insights – Fall 2017

Robot guards. Drone attacks. The Internet of Things. The security industry continues to evolve rapidly. And for good reason – the threats that we are defending against are changing just as quickly. Technology has always had both good and bad applications, and this edition of SIA Technology Insights provides multiple examples of that.

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SIA Technology Insights – Spring 2017

The security capabilities of drones, the role of artificial intelligence in security, and biometric technologies that include such advanced modalities as voice recognition and gait analysis. Even the articles about more “traditional” aspects of physical security, such as video surveillance, access control and intrusion detection, are vastly different than what would have been written a few years ago and feature analyses of how IT connections, mobility, analytics and comprehensive integration are turning devices into
powerful security solutions.

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