Washington Facial Recognition Law FAQ
On March 31, 2020, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law legislation (SB 6280) that requires state and local agencies, including law enforcement, that use or plan to use facial recognition technologies to meet certain reporting and deployment requirements. This FAQ is intended to help both agencies and vendors in the state understand the law’s requirements, with the caveats that ambiguities remain and additional legislative and/or regulatory changes and clarifications are possible.
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Security Market Index: May 2020 Edition
The May 2020 Security Market Index, contrary to March’s SMI, which stayed mostly unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic at 50, showed the effects of the pandemic and shelter-in-place orders, leading to a SMI of 30.
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SIA Letter of Support for the Advancing Facial Recognition Act
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has offered its support for H.R. 6929, the Advancing Facial Recognition Act, which requires federal agencies to complete a study on facial recognition technologies.
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Assessing the Risk of Violence in Today’s Workplace Environment: A SIA Education@ISC West Session
Learn strategies and a focused approach to violence reduction in the workplace that not only reduce the potential for workplace violence but engage employees to be more proactive and responsive to threats an incidents.
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Workplace Violence Prevention & Response: A SIA Education@ISC West Session
Gain insights to develop specific policies and procedures to mitigate threats and institute standards for workplace violence behavior.
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Transitioning From Being Viewed as an Overhead Cost Center to Being a Value Creator: A SIA Education@ISC West Session
Examine how security organizations have evolved over the years and get a road map for transitioning your organization from being viewed as a drag on profits to leveraging proven value-added methodologies.
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Cybersecurity by the Numbers – Maturity Metrics of Successful Security Organizations
Get a clear framework and interactive self-assessment to help you score the maturity of your organization’s cybersecurity initiatives quickly and accurately.
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Early Identification of Insider Risk: A SIA Education@ISC West Session
Explore the scope, significance and challenge of insider risk and learn how to create a framework for considering and developing strategies and solutions for effective risk management.
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Good-Better-Best: Comprehensive Best Practices for Implementing Public Transportation Security Systems (Vol. 1)
In this guide for security practitioners – the second in a series of Good-Better-Best use cases – the Security Industry Association provides comprehensive best practices for implementing security systems in public transportation environments, specifically a multi-modal urban transportation hub.
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Minimize Risk by Protecting Privacy: A Primer
SIA has provided a primer on privacy basics. While not comprehensive, these suggestions will help you begin the process of protecting privacy in your organization.
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