Securing New Ground Talks Industry Megatrends, Drivers and Disrupters
At Securing New Ground, a Security Industry Association (SIA) executive conference held October 28 and 29 in New York City, all the buzz was about what the next big trends will be for the security industry. This year’s conference was the 20th annual gathering of industrial professionals, including buyers, dealers/integrators and manufacturers who meet to share perspectives on megatrends, disruptive technologies, new entrants to the marketplace and potential threats.
SNG conference speakers and participants this year highlighted again and again one major issue facing virtually every aspect of the industry — cyber security. In fact, SIA dedicated a half day forum track on day two to “Cyber Security for Physical Security Pros,” which was designed to “provide a plain English translation of IT security concepts and actions so any physical security leader can effectively engage in a discussion of cybersecurity.” For that track SIA partnered with the Global Security Risk Management Alliance, which was formed last April to help lead the security risk discussion.