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SIA reveals the 2022 Women in Security Forum Power 100 List
March 8, 2022Cory Harris, Editor
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has revealed the inaugural honoree list for the SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100. New in 2022, this initiative presented by the SIA Women in Security Forum honors 100 women in the security industry each year who are role models for actively advancing diversity, inclusion, innovation and leadership in the community.
The 2022 Power 100 honorees are:
Beth Anderson, Allegion
Kinnera Angadi, Honeywell
Fawzia Atcha, Imron
Bhuvana...
Collaboration and Celebration!
January 5, 2022Cory Harris, Editor
Happy New Year to all our readers!
As we start what we hope is a successful 2022 for the security industry, we hope you did not put those New Year’s Eve wine glasses, party hats and noisemakers away just yet as we kicked off the first week of the new year with not one, but two exciting announcements that are worthy of cueing up Kool and the Gang and celebrating!
First, we announced earlier this week that Security Systems News is the founding media sponsor and partner of the inaugural...
SSN, SIA continue partnership to promote diversity
January 5, 2022Paul Ragusa
YARMOUTH, Maine—Security Systems News is proud to be partnering again this year with the Security Industry Association's (SIA’s) Women in Security Forum (WISF), who helped select an incredibly diverse list of security professionals (see list below) to be highlighted in special features throughout 2022.
SSN and SIA expanded the partnership and coverage beyond one issue, with one person profiled in each issue, as well as online at www.securitysystemsnews.com.
“We are thrilled...
SIA announces Women in Security Forum Power 100
January 3, 2022SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced it has opened the call for nominations for the SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100.
New in 2022, this annual initiative presented by the SIA Women in Security Forum will honor 100 women in the security industry who are role models for actively advancing diversity, inclusion, innovation and leadership in the community. Security Systems News is the founding media sponsor for this initiative.
“The...
Women in Security Feature: Kim Landgraf, Security Industry Association (SIA)
November 12, 2021Paul Ragusa
YARMOUTH, Maine—As part of Security Systems News’ and the Security Industry Association (SIA) Women in Security Forum’s (WISF’s) continuing series highlighting the contributions of women in security, this month’s feature is on Kim Landgraf, who is responsible for providing a creative vision, design leadership and production oversight on print and digital assets that supports SIA's initiatives and helps drive growth.
As she tells SSN, “I wear a lot of hats!...
SIA WISF announces 2021 CAN DO Challenge to combat food insecurity
November 3, 2021SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) Women in Security Forum (WISF) has announced the 2021 CAN DO Challenge, a charitable initiative taking place Nov. 15-30 to encourage professionals and companies across the security industry to combat food insecurity during the holiday season.
CAN DO – spearheaded by the SIA WISF Charitable Giving Subcommittee – is about alleviating hunger as part of the industry’s collective commitment to...
SIA calls on Kasia Hanson to lead Women in Security Forum
March 15, 2021SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Kasia Hanson as the new chair of the SIA Women in Security Forum. Hanson, Intel Corporation’s global director for IoT partner sales for digital safety and security in multiple areas, including creating safe cities and sports and entertainment, will lead the forum in offering programs, professional development opportunities and networking events to support the participation of women in the security industry.
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Kickoff the year with SIA’s Women in Security Forum [email protected]$$ event
January 8, 2021Paul Ragusa
SILVER SPRING, Md.--The Security Industry Association (SIA), in sponsorship with Intel, will present a unique event, the SIA Women in Security Forum [email protected]$$ Kickoff, on Jan. 13, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET, featuring Melanie Spring, who will present her Manifest the Life You Want In 2021 workshop.
“Most humans have a woo-woo idea of what manifesting is – and that it comes from feeling,” Spring told Security Systems News. “To me, manifesting is VERY practical and gives...
Get to know a few of SIA WISF’s scholarship winners
September 16, 2020
YARMOUTH, Maine—Last month, the Security Industry Association (SIA) — with the help of the organization’s Scholarship Selection Committee and Human Resources Committee — chose 12 recipients for the inaugural Women in Security Forum (WISF) Scholarship, a program developed by WISF to further educational opportunities and promote advancement for a diverse security workforce.
“The SIA Women in Security Forum continues to break new ground, inspire me and many others, and...
SSN, SIA celebrate women in security
December 10, 2019SSN Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine—Security Systems News' 11th annual Women in Security December issue is even more special this year, as it was done in partnership with the Security Industry Association's (SIA) Women in Security Forum (WISF), with input from members of the WISF committee on who we should highlight and celebrate.This issue has grown in status and in the number of women being highlighted over the past few years, culminating in a record 14 women being profiled in this year's WIS December issue.The...