Events Archive - Total Security Advisor

Security Industry Association Surpasses Milestone of 100 SIA OSDP Verified Products

The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced a major milestone in its SIA OSDP Verified initiative – that over 100 device models have been named OSDP Verified through the comprehensive program, which validates device conformance to the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) standard. SIA OSDP standard is an access control communications protocol standard maintained by SIA to improve interoperability, add […]

GXO Boosts Security with Asylon DroneDog and Aerial Drone System

GXO Logistics, Inc., the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced that it has deployed advanced air and ground security robotics at one of its major distribution centers in Clayton, Ind., and plans to significantly increase deployment of automated security systems across other sites within the next year. This would be the largest air and […]

SIA Announces Founding Members of Utilities Advisory Board Steering Committee

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce the first members of its Utilities Advisory Board Steering Committee. SIA created the Utilities Advisory Board to offer insight and education to security practitioners, members of the security industry and other stakeholders about emerging security trends, regulatory compliance issues, and recommended practices for protecting utility infrastructure. The steering committee members, […]

Security Industry Association Names Alice DiSanto as 2022 Committee Chair of the Year

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Alice DiSanto the 2022 recipient of the SIA Committee Chair of the Year Award, which recognizes individuals for excellence in leading SIA committees and advancing member objectives. SIA will present DiSanto with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held March 22 during […]

ISC West Experiencing Continual Growth Heading into March 2022 Event

ISC West, in collaboration with premier sponsor Security Industry Association (SIA), continues to experience steady growth for the upcoming event, and will be taking place just less than two months away on March 22-25, 2022 at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas (SIA Education@ISC: March 22-24 | Exhibit Hall: March 23-25). After initial reports of […]

3 Tips for Mitigating Campus Security Threats

Our world is full of threats both external and internal. This whitepaper encourages looking at life safety and security measures on your campus from another perspective. Most facilities have addressed access control and the securing of main doors, but those should be measures of last resort. There are steps you can take — some that you may not have considered — to mitigate the threat before it arrives at your front door.

Total Security Salary Guide (2019)

The 2019 Total Security Salary Guide is here to help physical and technical security employers and employees understand where they stand in today’s security job market. This Salary Guide includes not only salary and wage data from 2017 to 2018, but also certification information as it applies to 20 benchmarked exempt and nonexempt security positions.

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Video Surveillance

A proliferation of cameras has resulted in an overwhelming amount of video available to security operators, analysts and investigators. Technology that used to be prohibitively priced, is now cheap and readily accessible.

The AI (R)Evolution of Enterprise Security

Learn how to protect your people, assets and physical spaces better with AI-powered solutions that deliver whole-building security.