Posts Tagged ‘OSDP’
Security Industry Association Opens Applications for Four 2024 SIA Scholarship Programs
SIA invites security industry professionals and students to apply for four key scholarship opportunities: the Denis R. Hébert Identity Management Scholarship, the James Rothstein Business Scholarship, the Paul Ahern Scholarship and the SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship. Updated Aug. 29, 2024 SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) is now accepting applications for four…
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Guest Post: “I’ve Upgraded My Credentials. My Facility Is Safe Now, Right?”
Upgrading to a secure credential is one of the most important security upgrades for any organization, regardless of what industry they operate in. For many building owners or facility managers, removing proximity (prox) cards or other legacy credentials from your security environment is a great place to start when working toward a more secure future.…
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Black Hat 2023 Session Underscores Importance of Implementing OSDP Properly
Research from Bishop Fox identifies possible OSDP implementation vulnerabilities and provides insightful recommendations to better secure OSDP devices in the field In early 2023, Bishop Fox disclosed to SIA several weaknesses in an OSDP implementation. Members of the OSDP Technical Subcommittee met with senior security engineer Dan Petro to review in depth the vulnerabilities along…
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SIA Standards Update From ISC West 2023
This article was originally published on LinkedIn Pulse on April 3, 2023. It was an incredible week March 28-31 in Las Vegas! With the ISC West hangover still fresh, I wanted to highlight a few concepts that were discussed in and out of the slew of standards-related meetings. If any of these concepts resonate with…
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Don’t Be Intimidated by OSDP
ISC East 2022 is coming up Nov. 15-17 in New York City, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC East recently revealed full conference details for the SIA Education@ISC East program, including keynote presentations from top luminaries and over 30 sessions from top industry expert speakers on the most current business trends, technologies and industry developments. Among the robust…
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Don’t Miss SIA’s OSDP Boot Camp at ISC East
ISC East 2022 is coming up Nov. 15-17 in New York City, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC East recently revealed full conference details for the SIA Education@ISC East program, including keynote presentations from top luminaries and over 30 sessions from top industry expert speakers on the most current business trends, technologies and industry developments. Among the robust…
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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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Discover the Benefits of SIA OSDP for Your Access Control and Security Products
Over the past few years, the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) standard – developed by SIA to improve interoperability among access control and security products – has been steadily gaining momentum as the standard for secure access control. More practitioners are demanding increased security and advanced functionality within their security environments, and…
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Six Ways You Can Engage With SIA at ISC East
Make the most of your ISC East experience with the Security Industry Association (SIA)! Stop by our booth or join us at an upcoming event during the Northeast’s largest security industry event taking place Nov. 17-18 at New York City’s Javits Center. We hope to see you there! Nov. 17-18: SIA Education@ISC East SIA Education@ISC…
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There Is a Hole in the Boat: Why Access Control Professionals Need to Move From Wiegand to OSDP
Many of the people reading this publication are, presumably, security professionals who take pride in leveraging their expertise to use technology to protect people and property. A large number likely focus on access control solutions to prevent unauthorized entry into controlled facilities and areas. As unfortunate as it is to say, statistically speaking, the probability…
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