Tag: Don Erickson
Security Industry Association announces 2021 SIA WISF Scholarship winners
August 10, 2021SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named six recipients for the 2021 SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Scholarship – a program developed by the SIA Women in Security Forum to further educational opportunities and promote advancement for the widest spectrum of people possible in the security industry.
In the 2021 scholarship program – open to employees of SIA member companies and SIA student members – each honoree...
Inside the Industry’s first cybersecurity standard
July 27, 2021Paul Ragusa, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—The announcement in May of the Security Industry Cybersecurity Certification (SICC) – a new industry credential developed by the Security Industry Association (SIA) with support from PSA Security Network and Security Specifiers – is a “giant” step forward for the security industry.
To get a closer look into the industry’s first cybersecurity standard, Security Systems News reached out to some of the key players involved in its development to...
IFSEC Global announces top influencers in security and fire 2021
July 23, 2021SSN Staff
LONDON—IFSEC Global, a provider of news, features, videos and whitepapers related to the security and fire safety industries, has announced its top influencers in security and fire 2021.
The winners in each of the seven categories (six for security, one from fire), were chosen based on nominations by a panel of judges including lead judge Grant Lecky MSc. CSyP, F.ISRM, AARPI, CBCP, co-founder of the Security Partners Forum (SPF); Don Erickson, CEO, Security Industry Association (SIA); Merlin...
SIA releases Privacy Code of Conduct
June 22, 2021SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced that it has released its new Privacy Code of Conduct, a resource designed to guide security technology companies in implementing privacy programs and protecting personal data.
The document was created by SIA’s Data Privacy Advisory Board, a group of SIA members that produces resources and events aimed at promoting a better understanding of the role of privacy in the security industry.
SIA’s...
Baltimore joins list of major cities to ban facial recognition
June 11, 2021SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—On June 8, the Baltimore City Council voted 13-2 to approve what would be the most extreme ban by a local jurisdiction on personal and business applications of facial recognition technology.
While the Security Industry Association (SIA) supports a related measure introduced in the Council today to establish a task force to examine the technology and make legislative recommendations, we agree with Councilmember Yitzy Schleifer, who stated during the vote that “this...
SIA commends Senate passage of U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
June 9, 2021SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced that it applauds the U.S. Senate for its passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260), which significantly increases investment in research and development, education and training, supply chain security and the broader U.S. innovation ecosystem.
SIA previously expressed its strong support for the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act – formerly the Endless Frontier Act – when...
Facial Recognition Technology – A Criminal Offense?
June 2, 2021Cory Harris, Managing Editor
Is it possible that security technology is criminal in nature?
Sounds like that line of irrational thinking is what is behind one of the more puzzling decisions made just last week by the Baltimore City Council’s Public Safety & Government Operations Committee.
The committee’s mind-boggling move on May 26 to advance a proposal that would ban nearly all applications of facial recognition technology in the city raises one simple question – What were you thinking?
There’s...
ISC East 2020 canceled, going virtual
September 2, 2020SSN Staff
NEW YORK—ISC East 2020, scheduled for Nov. 18-19, 2020, in New York City, has been canceled due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and continued restrictions on large events.
While ISC East cannot convene in person for 2020, Reed Exhibitions, along with Premier Sponsor SIA (Security Industry Association), announced that ISC East, in partnership with ASIS NYC Chapter, will collaborate to host a virtual event on Nov. 18. The ISC East 2021 event will take place at the Javits Center on Nov. 17-18.
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SIA opposes act to ban biometric, image analytic technologies
July 6, 2020SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced its strong opposition to the recently introduced bicameral Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act that would impose a blanket ban on most federal use of nearly all biometric and related image analytics technologies. The legislation incorrectly labels all such technologies as surveillance regardless of application and forces essentially all state and local governments to do the same. This threatens...
New SIA Women in Security Forum scholarship program available
May 18, 2020SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) is now accepting applications for the SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship program.The initiative, developed by the SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF), will offer multiple scholarships worth at least $3,000 each to further educational opportunities for awardees and help them thrive in the industry. The WISF offers programs, professional development opportunities and networking events to support the involvement of women in the security...