Tag: Geoff Kohl
Startups take center stage: SIA’s ISC East experience signals refresh
December 12, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—The inaugural SIA Startups Experience at ISC East signaled a clear trend - the security industry is in the midst of a technology refresh, and emerging companies are leading the charge.
This first-ever program gathered innovative startups, scale-ups and industry leaders shaping the future of security technology to share their stories, go-to-market strategies, funding, hiring and more during the daylong symposium.
“Startups bring fresh thinking...
SIA, SecuritySpecifiers announce inaugural recipients of CONSULT Scholarship
August 21, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) and SecuritySpecifiers have announced the winners of the inaugural CONSULT Scholarship program for rising security consultants, designers and specifiers.
The 2025 CONSULT Scholarship awardees are:
Robert Demshki, technology designer, P2S
Jordan Dolzadelli, senior technology project designer, IMEG
Alana Hanly, security designer II, Henderson Engineers
Brandon Kuchinski, security analyst, Faith Group
Warren...
SIA launches new “askSIA” AI tool
July 16, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has unveiled a brand-new SIA member benefit – askSIA, a conversational AI agent designed to help users get the most out of their SIA membership.
Members can easily access SIA resources and find the latest information on SIA’s training and courses, reports and publications, events, certification offerings and more. SIA members can easily find askSIA by visiting the SIA homepage or looking for the askSIA...
New scholarship aims to build next generation of security consultants
July 9, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
CHESHIRE, Conn.—Ray Coulombe sees the new CONSULT Scholarship program as an opportunity to further develop and retain a younger group of security consultants, designers and specifiers.
The scholarship program, in partnership with the Security Industry Association (SIA), will offer three rising professionals the opportunity to attend CONSULT, an event that attracts a couple hundred attendees each year, for free.
“We haven't had that many younger consultants...
SIA, SecuritySpecifiers announce new CONSULT Scholarship
June 26, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) and SecuritySpecifiers have announced the new CONSULT Scholarship program for rising security consultants, designers and specifiers.
The program will offer three scholarships in 2025 for recipients to use to attend CONSULT, the security industry’s only event for technical security design consultants, taking place Oct. 3-6 in Denver.
“I applaud SIA’s efforts in working with SecuritySpecifiers...
AI, cloud adoption dominate SNG’s vice presidential ‘debate’
October 16, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—There were no cameras, no network anchors and no fact checking - just two experts discussing two relevant topics related to the video security sector, AI and cloud, during a vice presidential “debate” at the Security Industry Association’s Securing New Ground conference.
The session, titled “Vice Presidential Debate: Video Sector Market Dynamics,” was moderated by Geoff Kohl, SIA’s senior director of marketing, and featured Tom Cook,...