Security Industry Association Names New Director of Standards and Technology
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Edison Shen as its new director of standards and technology. In this role, Shen — who previously served as a program manager in the Building Infrastructure and Transportation Systems divisions at the National Electrical Manufacturer Association (NEMA) — will manage and administer SIA’s standards and technical program activities; coordinate with other standards organizations that impact the SIA standards program of work; liaise with the SIA standards committee, subcommittees and working groups to set agendas and build consensus; develop cybersecurity and security technology content for SIA members; research standards activities and complementary programming; and manage the SIA Standards team.
As director of standards and technology, Shen will spearhead SIA programs like the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) standard and its related OSDP Boot Camp and OSDP Verified offerings, as well as projects that align security technologies with industry best practices, standards and guidelines. He will also serve as the SIA staff liaison for the SIA Cybersecurity Advisory Board, which guides SIA members ahead of potential cybersecurity issues related to electronic physical security measures and provides prescriptive guidance and advocacy for new and existing cybersecurity strategies and solutions.