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Find articles published in the SIA Technology Insights journal, a twice-annual journal focusing on emerging security technologies, and authored by SIA members.
From Loss Prevention to Retail Visibility
How RFID, EAS and video analytics are reshaping store security Retail loss prevention has always been measured by what it could stop. Did the alarm sound? Was the merchandise protected? Was the incident captured on video? Those questions still matter. Retailers continue to face theft, organized retail crime, internal loss, operational errors and pressure to…
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Big Failures Start Small
Something as simple as a bolt can cause a costly cascade Security systems rarely fail all at once. Instead, they fail one small part at a time. Then the individual pieces take each other down. In the engineering world, this is called cascading failure. One component makes others weak. The load from one failed part…
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From Analytics to Intelligence
GenAI is adding context and reasoning to video security Every security alert tells a story, but some tales only go as deep as the introduction. Today, many security tools fail to deliver the context needed to empower teams to quickly understand the full story, slowing decision-making and response. When security operators are faced with multiple…
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What Nobody Tells You About Deploying Agentic AI
How to set up for program success Every business leader has heard some version of the same pitch in the past two years. Artificial intelligence (AI) will transform your security or loss prevention program. It will surface incidents before they escalate, eliminate manual review and give your team visibility that was never possible before. In…
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Maintaining Security While Expanding Business
A growing portfolio needs a security standard that travels with it Opening a new business location is a win that indicates your hard work is paying off. Yet, growth puts pressure on every system, and physical security is among the most vulnerable to variation. New locations bring different contractors, different specifiers and design teams working…
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Advancing Beyond Video Surveillance
Proactive visual security is transforming monitoring centers For decades, video surveillance has been one of the cornerstones of electronic security. Yet, despite advances in camera technology, many systems continue to operate in much the same way they did years ago: recording events for later review rather than helping prevent incidents in real time. Today, that…
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SIA Technology Insights—Fall 2026
SIA Technology Insights is a journal produced semiannually by SIA that distills the most current thinking for applying today’s security technologies.
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The Video Architecture of the Future
Edge-to-cloud systems leverage the strengths of both components For decades, video surveillance followed a familiar blueprint: cameras at the edge, recorders tucked into network closets and servers humming away in back rooms. It worked well for a time, but it was built for an era when cameras were passive sensors and infrastructure evolved slowly. That…
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Ensuring That Seeing Is Believing
Built-in authentication is needed to differentiate real video from AI A video goes viral. A screenshot sparks conversation. An audio file causes rumors to spread. A single frame steers everything from a boardroom decision to a jury’s vote. The world now runs on digital media, but there’s a risk—the internet now manufactures “proof” on demand.…
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Mitigating the Silo Vulnerability
The GRC framework brings physical security and cybersecurity together Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) provide an integrated framework for managing security programs across both physical and cyber domains. This high-level approach ensures that security investments align strategically with business objectives, risks are systematically identified and mitigated and regulatory requirements are consistently met across an organization.…
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