Research

Expand your understanding of security industry metrics and specifications with research provided by SIA members and partners.

IDC Market Spotlight Augmenting Security With Robots

Market Spotlight: Extending the Capabilities of Human Security Officers With Modern Robotics

In this market spotlight report, research firm IDC presents a custom market conditions report on the use and forecast use of robotic technology for use in the security environment as a tool to augment human workers.

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Intelligent Building Systems - Building Automation & Control Systems: An Investigation into Vulnerabilities, Current Practice and Security Management Best Practice

Intelligent Building Management Systems Report on Building Automation and Control Systems

Co-presented by the ASIS Foundation, BOMA International (BOMA) and the Security Industry Association (SIA), these report and research materials provide groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind guidance for practitioners in the security and building management fields. Intelligent Building Management Systems: Guidance for Protecting Organizations provides a framework to help decision-makers assign a risk-based criticality or impact to their building and asks relevant security questions to develop appropriate mitigation strategies. It also serves to establish a common language between the many intelligent building stakeholders.

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Security Market Index July 2018

Security Market Index – July 2018 Edition

Provided to SIA members as a review of current market conditions, the July 2018 Security Market Index shows that confidence within the security seems to be recovering slightly after a rocky spring.

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Security Market Index May 2018

Security Market Index – May 2018 Edition

Provided to SIA members as a review of current market conditions, the May 2018 Security Market Index shows that security professionals are seeing slowing industry growth in Q2 of 2018.

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SMI March 2018

Security Market Index – March 2018 Edition (ISC West Edition)

Ninety-five percent of security industry professionals polled in the latest SIA Security Market Index (SMI) survey say that current business conditions are positive, with 42 percent saying they are “excellent.”

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Security Market Index December 2017

Security Market Index – December 2017 Edition

Provided to SIA members as a review of current market conditions the December 2017 edition of the Security Market Index research report indicates largely positive financial confidence.

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