The Portland City Council yesterday unanimously passed a ban on facial recognition technology, barring its use by the city and restricting its use by private businesses.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is calling for nominations for the 2020 George R. Lippert Memorial Award and SIA Progress Award. 

The Security Industry Association (SIA) and the Electronic Security Association (ESA) have launched the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST), a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to promote careers in the physical security technology and life safety industry. 

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected 12 recipients for the inaugural SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship — a program developed  by the SIA Women in Security Forum to further educational opportunities and promote advancement for a diverse security workforce.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released its new policy principles guiding the development and deployment of facial recognition technology. 

Applications are now being accepted for the SIA RISE Scholarship, a program presented by the Security Industry Association (SIA) RISE community offering $15,000 in scholarship funds for young security professionals. 

Securing New Ground Conference Manager Geoff Kohl sent an email today announcing that the Securing New Ground (SNG) 2020 Conference, originally planned for Oct. 27-28, will be held virtually. 

Tensions between the U.S. and China continue to rise in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, as the U.S. has issued a final rule revising the Federal Acquisition Regulation specifically to implement section 889(a)(1)(B), or “Part B.”

If you hadn’t heard of them before, you may recognize Swiftlane from the Security Industry Association’s New Product Showcase, which was held virtually last week. The young company received the award for best wired access control software, hardware, device or peripheral — quite the accomplishment when going up against the biggest names in the industry.

Earlier today, the Security Industry Association (SIA), along with ISC West, presented the 2020 New Product Showcase (NPS) Awards in an online meeting.