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Sheryl Pinckney-Maas

Women in Security

Women in Security Profile: Sheryl Pinckney-Maas – ‘I'm working to build partnerships and find customers’

March 27, 2024Kenneth Z. Chutchian, Contributing Editor

YARMOUTH, Maine—Sheryl Pinckney-Maas is a straight shooter. That trait helped her get to where she is today in the security industry, a successful entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Guardian Zone, LLC, the first company to produce a crowd and public safety mobile software solution for businesses, schools and venues allowing any smartphone user to automatically connect with on-site security officials. Pinckney-Maas considers it her job to be a visionary for her company. Before Pinckney-Maas...

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Don Erickson

General News

SIA expands its team to better serve its members

March 19, 2024SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has welcomed four new members to the SIA team to support the association’s members and initiatives. The four new hires are Rachel Tayag, associate director of learning and development; Adriana Lopez Cadima, senior manager of design and videography; Natalie Robinson, senior manager of member services; and Adom Yusuf, senior manager of standards and technology. Tayag started in broadcast television at what...

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Don Erickson

General News

SIA names Wayne Dorris as Cybersecurity Advisory Board chair

March 13, 2024SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has appointed Wayne Dorris of Axis Communications to serve as the new chair of SIA’s Cybersecurity Advisory Board (CAB). The SIA Cybersecurity Advisory Board is a group of industry cybersecurity experts appointed by the SIA Board of Directors whose mission is to guide SIA members ahead of potential cybersecurity issues related to converged security measures. The advisory board provides prescriptive guidance...

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Kasia Hanson

Cybersecurity

Intel’s Kasia Hanson – ‘On this journey of physical and cyber, there isn't just one destination’

March 13, 2024Cory Harris, Editor

LAS VEGAS—Physical security and cybersecurity are really two sides of the same coin, and the convergence of the two is considered the future of the security landscape, say the panelists for a session at ISC West. Here’s a teaser for that session, “Critical Convergence: United Physical and Cybersecurity for Optimal Protection.”  Layers of defense   Kasia Hanson, global senior director, physical and cybersecurity ecosystems, Intel Corp., told Security...

Antoinette King, Dr. Elli Reges, Gary Hoffner, i-PRO Americas Inc., Intel, ISC West, Kasia Hanson, PSLA Security, Security Industry Association (SIA), Venetian Expo, Will Knehr


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James Rothstein

General News

SIA names dormakaba and SALTO Systems as 2024 Members of the Year

March 11, 2024SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced that dormakaba and SALTO Systems have been named 2024 Members of the Year.   SIA will present the honorees with their awards at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held April 9 during ISC West. The SIA Member of the Year Award honors SIA member companies that have shown notable involvement in SIA committees and working groups, SIA events and the SIA Education@ISC...

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Alice DiSanto

General News

SIA unveils 2024 Women in Security Forum Power 100

March 8, 2024SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has revealed the 2024 honoree list for the SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Power 100. This initiative, presented by the SIA Women in Security Forum, honors 100 women in the security industry each year whose outstanding accomplishments and success stories are breaking barriers, redefining the faces of leadership and showcasing the innovative contributions women bring to the industry. The 2024 WISF Power 100 honorees...

2024, Alexandra Mercz, Alice DiSanto, Alice L. Jolla, Amanda Edwards, Amanda Payne, Amena Jamali, Andrea Gural, Ania Ross, Anita Brunet, Annie Hoffman, Antoinette King, Arya Ulafale, Ashley Means, Beth Anderson, Brooke Erickson, Candice Aragon, Carissa Hunter, Carla Manzanilla, Caroline Rhodes, Carolyn McGrath, Christina Park, Cindy Lawless, Danielle Tabachnick, Danielle Unger, Dara Gibson, Debbie Hunter, Don Erickson, Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, Eddie Reynolds, Erin Mann, Favor Gakii, Hannah DeRemer, Haylea Parkes, Hristina Kolega, Ilana Brodesky, ISC West, Jackie Reynolds, Janet Fenner, Jenna Hardie, Jennifer Ciolfi, Jennifer Mahoney, Jennifer Walters, Jessica Anderson, Joey Rao-Russell, Julie Beach, Ka'Laisha Kirby, Karen Larson, Kasia Hanson, Katie Krug, Kelly DeLeo, Kenya Pinnock, Kim Workman, Kristen Mahin, Kristin Shockley, Laura Rodriguez, Lauren Winchester, Linda Ziemba, Lindsay J. Reece, Louise Tompkins, Lyndell Kline, Maria Pavlides, Martha Entwistle, Maureen Carlo, Melissa Marcella, Nancy Lambert, Nancy Peterson, Natalie Bannon, Nicole Fredericks, Polly Gitau, Power 100, Rachel Wyatt-Swanson, Rachelle Loyear, Rebecca Martinez, Rebecca Peterson, Rhianna Daniels, Rita Lawrence, Rya Manners, Ryma Abassi, Sarah Melluso, Security Industry Association (SIA), Serra Luck, Shannon Beritzhoff, Shannon McCaffrey, Shari Wilson, Sharon Hong, Shelley Benoliel, Shonisani Mathabi, SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF), Sienna Dutkowski, Stacey Donahue, Steffi Singh, Stephanie Mayes, Suad Adam, Susan Goggin, Tammy Wood, Teresa Wu, Tia Eskandari, Tia Hopkins, Tiffany Galarza, Tory Hinton, Tracy Larson, Tricia Hartigan, Valerie Parker, Yanet Quinn, Yazmina Rawji


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Don Erickson

General News

SIA welcomes new chair, vice chair of SIA RISE Community

March 6, 2024SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named a new chair and vice chair to lead SIA RISE, a community that fosters the careers of young professionals and emerging leaders in the security industry. Dakota Bierly of Northland Controls, a former SIA RISE vice chair, has assumed the role of chair of the RISE Steering Committee, with Esteban Pastor of ZKTeco USA now serving as vice chair. In these new roles, Bierly and Pastor will deliver educational...

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Don Erickson

General News

SIA names quartet as 2024 Sandy Jones Volunteers of the Year

March 5, 2024SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named four recipients of the 2024 Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award, which recognizes SIA volunteers who have made tireless efforts to expand SIA’s programs and services. Kelly Ann Christensen, Jason de Souza, John Nemerofsky and Elaine Palome will be honored with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will take place April 9 during ISC West. Christensen is a...

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James Rothstein

General News

SIA names John Mack as 2024 Chair’s Award honoree

March 1, 2024SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named John E. Mack, III, as the 2024 recipient of the SIA Chair’s Award, an award presented annually and selected by SIA’s Board of Directors chair recognizing SIA members’ diligent efforts in furthering the association’s mission and commitment to its future. SIA will present Mack with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will take place April 9 during...

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Don Erickson

General News

SIA announces Reps. Moskowitz, Obernolte as 2024 Legislators of the Year

February 27, 2024SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) as the 2024 recipients of the SIA Legislator of the Year Award. The 2024 awardees will be honored during Security Hill Day, an event held March 5-6 during which security industry executives will convene in Washington, D.C., to connect with legislators and their staff about the value of the security industry and the industry’s legislative priorities. The...

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