Security Industry Association Privacy Framework
Originally released in 2010 and updated in 2014, the SIA Privacy Framework outlines a core set of principles and best practices the industry is working to implement in the deployment of electronic security technologies protecting people and assets.
Keep Reading »AICC Net Neutrality Comments to FCC 2017
The Alarm Industry Communication Committee, of which the Security Industry Association is a member, filed this document of comments on the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the above-captioned proceeding on WC Docket No. 17-108 in the matter of “Restoring Internet Freedom.” The comments were largely related to what is popularly referred to as the issue of “net neutrality.”
Keep Reading »Sample Policy for School Use of Video Surveillance and Audio Monitoring
A sample policy from Colorado on the use of video surveillance and audio monitoring in schools
Keep Reading »SIA Comments Costs and Benefits Buy American and Hire American
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.
Keep Reading »Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM) Application & Candidate Guide
SIA CA SB 327 Opposition Letter Related to IoT Regulation in California
In May 2017, the Security Industry Association (SIA) opposed CA SB 327, The Teddy Bear and Toaster Act, which would have imposed heavy burdens on manufacturers and sellers of devices, sensors, and equipment capable of connecting to the internet (IoT devices).
Keep Reading »SIA OSDP for Deployment Teams
Introduction to SIA OSDP
- Introduction to badge technologies for physical and logical access
- Credential data formats and technology
- Iso stack, layer 1
- Data structures
- Protocols
- IoT Considerations
- Protocols and standards
Multi-Association Letter in Support of H.R. 1636 School Safety Act
A collaborative letter written to express strong support for H.R. 1636, the School Safety Act, which reauthorizes the school security matching grant under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Keep Reading »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.
