What would you do if, tomorrow morning, you opened your work laptop to see a ransomware demand? “Oops: Want Your Files Back? Here’s How to Pay”.
It’s a pretty terrifying prospect. In that moment, IT and senior management are rushing to restore previous versions via advanced cybersecurity – or if they can’t, they’re considering paying up.
As for the rest of your company’s employees, their online training modules in how to prevent a cyber-attack or create a secure password won’t help them here. With all systems down, clients still need servicing. Business continuity can’t take another hit after COVID. And who will safeguard their jobs if the company loses money? Employees are in the dark, meaning chaos isn’t far away.
Security Industry Association Announces the Winners of the 2021 SIA RISE Scholarship
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SIA will award $3,000 scholarships to five young security professionals to be used toward continuing education and professional development.
“The 2021 SIA RISE Scholarship awardees are an extraordinary group of young security professionals who represent tomorrow’s industry leaders. – Don Erickson, CEO, SIA SILVER SPRING, Md. (PRWEB) December 21, 2020 The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named five young security professionals as the recipients of the 2021 SIA RISE Scholarship, a program offered through SIA’s RISE community, which supports the education and career development goals of young industry talent.
Through this scholarship program – open to SIA student members and RISE members who are employees at SIA member companies – each awardee will receive a $3,000 scholarship to use toward contin
Security Industry Association Appoints Ryan Kaltenbaugh and Alex Asnovich to SIA Executive Council
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Kaltenbaugh of LenelS2 and Asnovich of Motorola Solutions will serve on the association’s panel of security industry thought leaders from SIA member companies.
“Ryan and Alex have been outstanding leaders in the security industry, and they will bring immense value to the council as we advise the Board of Directors on behalf of SIA membership.” – Ric McCullough, chair, SIA Executive Council SILVER SPRING, Md. (PRWEB) December 17, 2020 The Security Industry Association (SIA) has appointed Ryan Kaltenbaugh – vice president at LenelS2 – and Alex Asnovich – head of global marketing, video security and analytics at Motorola Solutions – as the newest members of the SIA Executive Council.
The return to the workplace is a focal point for many in the built environment but one of the most important elements is easy to overlook. Guest services will be vital in the return to the workplace. Front-of-house teams will be responsible for welcoming building users back and reassuring them as they negotiate shared spaces in the post-Covid era.
The workplace will inevitably look different after Covid. We have become more aware of our spaces, how clean they are, and what spaces building users share. Employees have also become more conscious of the pros and cons of the workplace. For some, a year of working from home has been a welcome break from the stress and time taken by a commute.
Security Industry Association Releases Version 2.2 of SIA OSDP Standard
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The newly updated access control communications standard improves interoperability and security and expands support for smart card applications.
“SIA OSDP version 2.2 is a culmination of all of the work done over the past five years to prepare the protocol for international standardization and fixes the majority of common implementation challenges faced by implementers of version 2.1.7. – Steve Rogers, co-chair, SIA OSDP Working Group SILVER SPRING, Md. (PRWEB) December 15, 2020 The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released version 2.2 of SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP), an access control communications standard developed by SIA to improve interoperability among access control and security products.