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Security Industry Association Names Sean A. Ahrens and Elizabeth Lowe as 2022 Sandy Jones Volunteers of the Year

Security Industry Association

Ahrens and Elizabeth Lowe as the 2022 recipients of the Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award , which recognizes SIA volunteers who have made tireless efforts to expand SIA’s programs and services. An active member of SIA with over 20 years of industry experience, Sean A. Learn more and get started as a volunteer. .

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5 Key Takeaways from the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

Pure Storage

Industry regulators have taken notice and are making resilience a centerpiece of their activities. This is particularly true in the EU, with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) , and in the UK, with the new operational resilience regime that took effect in 2022.

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Protecting Mass Gathering Venues Against Drone Threats: How SIA and the Industry Are Leading the Way

Security Industry Association

Bill Edwards and Cory Peterson discuss how SIA and our members are working to advance UAS-specific authorities and regulations within the United States Code. In 2022, unofficially there were over 1,200 requests for SEAR designation, not all of which were approved – this indicates both awareness and need. He is a retired U.S.

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How Mass Gun Violence Trends Should Inform Physical Security Planning

Security Industry Association

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation , 2022 was the second-highest year (after 2021) for active shooter events of the last five years, and the year with the most casualties. For example, of the five active shooter events with the most casualties in 2022 (injured and killed), four involved rifles or semi-automatic weapons.

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Money at Risk: Finance & Data Security in the Digital Age

NexusTek

Statistics from 2022 show a continued trend of persistent targeting, as the financial services industry ranked #2 for number of data breaches across all industries 4. Recent research focusing on threat activity in 2022 revealed that distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have become the biggest threat to financial services businesses.

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RISKWORLD 2022: Q&A with Opening Keynote Michael C. Bush

Risk Management Monitor

Bush, the CEO of Great Place to Work and author of A Great Place to Work for All: Better for Business, Better for People, Better for the World. Fans of language and communication—or those looking to sharpen their skills—will find some really strong takeaways from your take on active listening.

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Winter safety tips for employees in private and public sectors 

everbridge

The NOAA stated that, in 2022 alone, the total cost of winter storms in the United States was 8.7 According to the European Environment Agency , “Between 1980 and 2022, weather- and climate-related extremes caused economic losses of assets estimated at EUR 650 billion in the EU Member States, of which EUR 59.4 billion in 2022.”

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