The top SDM stories of 2020 show resilience, innovation and growth despite the challenges of this year.

ISC West has announced that ISC West 2021 will now take place from July 19-21

Mission 500 acknowledged medal winners and sponsors at a virtual Security 5K/2K awards ceremony held online on Oct. 7

ISC West concluded yesterday, featuring three keynotes, more than 25 SIA Education@ISC sessions, virtual vendor solution sessions, discussion groups, networking and more.

Shannon Polson, author of “The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience and Leadership in the Most Male Dominated Organization in the World” and the founder of The Grit Institute, gave the final keynote today at ICS West.

In his keynote, Burns addressed how the tech company has looked at risk management in the past four years and in the context of COVID-19.

Michael Joy, senior director for corporate strategy at IDEMIA National Security Solutions, highlighted how the industry can adapt to contactless security solutions in the education session, “Enabling Standoff Identification and Illness Detection in the Context of COVID-19.”

In his keynote, titled “On the Edge of Transformation: Securing a Connected Future with IoT,” MacKenzie explained the benefits and complexities of IoT, using Amazon’s Webservices IoT strategy as an example.

ISC West will preview what the Virtual Vendor Solution Sessions will look like on Sept. 24 and Sept. 29

The Mission 500 Security 5k/2k annual fundraiser, which has traditionally taken place onsite at ISC West, is shifting to a virtual format to raise funds for children in need across the United States.