Tag: Data Privacy Day
SIA releases new and enhanced privacy resources on Data Privacy Day 2025
January 28, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—On Data Privacy Day, Jan. 28, 2025, the Security Industry Association (SIA) released a set of new and updated resources and programs around data privacy for security industry professionals.
SIA’s new Data Privacy Pro Certificate is a brand-new course offering that helps learners gain a strong understanding of key data privacy concepts. The course covers critical topics including:
Understanding personally identifiable information
Security industry-specific...
SIA Cornerstones Learning Series expands to serve new industry professionals
December 23, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has unveiled its enhanced and expanded Security Cornerstones Learning Series, which offers essential education on core business and technology topics within the security industry.
Security Cornerstones is a comprehensive, flexible training solution designed to provide novice professionals with a clear understanding of physical security technologies and best practices and expand technical knowledge for experienced employees by...
Our lips are sealed: industry shares tips and best practices for Data Privacy Day
January 25, 2024SSN Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine – January 28, 2024, marks the 17th annual Data Privacy Day, an international event designed to raise awareness and promote privacy.
Ahead of the event, members of the security industry have come together to offer some advice on how best to ensure your organization’s data privacy without compromising its security. Genetec, a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions offered the following as...
New privacy initiative, headed by ADT, to establish home security standards, best practices
January 29, 2019Ginger Hill
Yesterday in the United States, Data Privacy Day 2019 was celebrated. On social media, tweets flew by offering tips on how to protect data against hackers. Security professionals and enthusiasts on LinkedIn discussed the topic at hand while top privacy leaders, such as the National Cyber Security Alliance Executive Director, Kelvin Coleman; Eva Velasquez, president and CEO, Identity Theft Resource Center; and CEO Larry Magid of Connect Safely, among others, convened in San Francisco for an afternoon...
SIA takes lead on data privacy
January 29, 2019Paul Ragusa
On Data Privacy Day yesterday, the Security Industry Association (SIA) shared details on how it is helping member companies and the industry at large understand and manage the critical issue of protecting consumer data. Through the efforts of the SIA Data Privacy Advisory Board, the association has produced a number of essential resources for this critical issue.
SIA has taken a leading position on privacy issues for many years, having released its original Privacy Framework in 2010, and has become...