Tag: Securing New Ground (SNG)
SIA announces the 2025 Security Megatrends
December 12, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has identified and forecasted the 2025 Security Megatrends, which form the basis of SIA’s signature annual Security Megatrends report defining the top 10 factors influencing both short- and long-term change in the global security industry.
SIA’s 2025 Security Megatrends were selected based on fall 2024 survey data and focus group input received from hundreds of top security industry business leaders, association...
i-PRO CEO: Integrator training, R&D, edge AI among company priorities
November 27, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
FUKUOKA, Japan—i-PRO CEO Masato Nakao knows the importance of training integrator partners in building better relationships with end users.
During the company’s Global Press Summit in Japan, Nakao-san explained that i-PRO’s commitment to the integrator community is highlighted by a new service called the Sakura Elite Partners program, which provides integrators with what he called “white glove” service to offer end users the most advanced, sophisticated...
Election, interest rate uncertainty will give way to ‘huge overhang of money’ in 2025
November 6, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—The security industry’s financial outlook appears to be on an upswing, according to three experts who offered their investment insights during the recent Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) Securing New Ground (SNG) conference.
M&A acceleration in 2025
John Mack, executive vice president, Imperial Capital, pointed out that YTD global M&A activity rose 14% to $846.8 billion compared to 2023; however, U.S. activity was down 8% to $338...
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,...
SWEAR’s solution provides ‘counterpunch to AI’
October 16, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—With an increasing amount of disinformation, Boise, Idaho-based SWEAR provides an innovative solution for the security sector to safeguard the integrity of digital content.
The solution, which uses real-time digital DNA encoding to safeguard security content, integrates directly at the video management system level, ensuring that every piece of content is preserved with a secure chain of custody and maintains integrity for evidentiary purposes.
“The volume and...
SIA announces winners of 2024 James Rothstein Business Scholarship
October 2, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named two recipients of the 2024 James Rothstein Business Scholarship, a new program supporting emerging professionals in the security industry and students entering the industry by providing financial assistance to attend the Securing New Ground (SNG) conference.
The 2024 Rothstein Scholarship awardees are Phillippe Forman, outside sales associate at Altronix, and Aubrey Moye, development rotational sales...
SIA announces 2024 winners of “25 on the RISE” Awards
October 1, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has revealed the honoree list for the second annual 25 on the RISE Awards, a program presented by SIA’s RISE community for emerging security leaders together with Brivo, Genetec and HID.
This initiative honors 25 security leaders of today and tomorrow for their impactful contributions to advancing the security industry. The 2024 class of awardees were honored during a special...
SIA announces program for 2024 Securing New Ground conference
September 5, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the schedule, speaker lineup and program for the 2024 Securing New Ground (SNG), the security industry’s executive conference, taking place Oct. 8-9 at the Westin New York Grand Central in New York City.
At SNG 2024, the security industry will gather for top-level information sharing, networking and business analysis.
This year’s Securing New Ground conference will shape industry trends...
SIA opens nominations for 2024 “25 on the RISE Awards”
July 12, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened the call for nominations for the second annual 25 on the RISE Awards, a program presented by SIA’s RISE community for emerging security leaders.
Each year, this initiative honors 25 security leaders of today and tomorrow for their impactful contributions to advancing the security industry.
The 2024 Class of 25 on the RISE awardees will be honored during a special award ceremony at Securing...
SIA opens applications for four 2024 scholarship programs
July 8, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) is now accepting applications for four key SIA scholarship programs: the Denis R. Hébert Identity Management Scholarship, the James Rothstein Business Scholarship, the Paul Ahern Scholarship and the SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Scholarship.
These scholarships offer funds to security industry professionals, as well as students, to help them further their career, professional development and educational goals.
The Denis...