Tag: Megatrends

NORWALK, Conn.—ISC West, in collaboration with the Security Industry Association (SIA), has announced this year’s trio of speakers that will headline the Keynote Series at ISC West 2024. Industry professionals will be able to attend keynote presentations on the Main Stage, located in the Venetian ballrooms. The SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Keynote will be held on Friday, April 12, following the SIA WISF Networking Breakfast and Power 100 Celebration. These...

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has identified and forecasted the 2024 Security Megatrends, which outline the top 10 factors influencing both short- and long-term change in the global security industry. SIA’s 2024 Security Megatrends were selected based on fall 2023 survey data and focus group input received from hundreds of top security industry business leaders, association leadership, key volunteers and speakers for the 2023 Securing...

NEW YORK—Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay, and its current and future implications on the security space was addressed at the recent Securing New Ground (SNG) conference.  “What AI means for your business” was a session moderated by Tina D’Agostin, CEO of Alcatraz.ai, and featured panelists Hamish Dobson, CVP, product – enterprise physical security solutions, Motorola Solutions; Jumbi Edulbehram, global business development, smart cities and spaces,...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released its 2023 Security Megatrends publication that identifies and forecasts key impact factors for the security industry in the coming year. This year’s megatrends were based on survey data collected during the fall. It was also generated from focus group input from hundreds of security industry leadership, volunteers and speakers from the 2022 Securing New Ground (SNG) conference. The Security Megatrends...

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced that it is developing a new apprenticeship program to help address the security industry’s workforce challenges, diversify the talent pipeline and foster career development opportunities within the industry. The initiative will launch in June 2023 as a one-year pilot program, for which SIA will develop the curriculum, and connect job seekers with security systems integrators for paid apprenticeships...

It is fitting the Security Industry Association (SIA) released its Security Megatrends list on the opening day, Oct. 21, of Securing New Ground (SNG), its annual conference that brings together the industry’s best to talk about current “trends” that are shaping the industry. It is also that great time of the year where we celebrate the accomplishments of industry’s brightest stars with three security legends — Denis Hébert, Min Kyriannis and Andrew Lanning —...

YARMOUTH, Maine—This month's News Poll looks at the state of the industry for 2020, including which trends and technologies will dominate the headlines well into the New Year. The News Poll builds on the key mega trends that the Security Industry Association (SIA) identified as impacting the security industry, which include: ��� • Cybersecurity's Impact on Physical Security; ��� • Artifical Intelligence; ��� • Facial Recognition; ��� •...

Once again this year, the folks at the Security Industry Association (SIA) — including Don Erickson, Scott Schafer and the rest of the incredible team there — have identified the key “megatrends” that are impacting the security industry as we move into 2020. Hard to argue with any of the trends on the list, as SIA always has its finger on the pulse of the industry, providing thought leadership and bringing top industry subject matter experts together for education at key industry...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has identified and announced the 2019 Security Megatrends—the foundation of SIA's signature yearly report defining the major trends and forces at play in the global security industry. Forecasting of 2019's top 10 Security Megatrends was based on survey data generated in September and October 2018 from top security industry business leaders, association leadership and key volunteers and speakers for Securing New Ground (SNG), the security industry's executive...