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Transportation Worker Identity Credential: Reviving the Qualified Technology List With Simple Self-Certification Approval Process

Security Industry Association

TSA is responsible for enrollment of applicants, background vetting, card issuance and life cycle management of the TWIC credential. The application form includes a series of boxes to check such as type of reader (handheld/portable or fixed mount), biometric matching capability, type of card-to-reader interface (contact or contactless), etc.

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Security Industry Association and International Biometrics + Identity Association Oppose Adding Extraneous Prohibitions on TSA Use of Facial Biometrics in Potential FAA Measure

Security Industry Association

Air travelers have long been required by law to present valid IDs at security checkpoints, subject to inspection for authenticity and checks against flight information. Before the technology, TSA personnel visually compared the photo on each ID with the person presenting it to verify that they match.

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Hot Work: More than Welding, Cutting, and Burning

National Fire Protection Association

There is oxygen present in all spaces where workers perform hot work — the air we breathe is made of 21 percent oxygen under normal conditions. This can occur through direct application with flames or sparks from welding, cutting, and burning. What are the associated hot work fire hazards? What are methods to minimize fire hazards?

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2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Delia McGarry

Security Industry Association

“I then worked at the National Institutes of Health developing image processing software for visualization, diagnostics, brain atlas mapping and registration of a variety of biomedical imaging applications. embassies and researching presentation attack synthesis and detection to prevent fraudulent applications. She holds a M.Sc.

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2024 SIA Board of Directors Nominations Now Open

Security Industry Association

The Nominations Committee will present candidates for consideration to the SIA membership on April 9, 2024, at The Advance , SIA’s annual membership meeting held during ISC West. Participating in long- and short-range planning, exercising appropriate fiscal and budget oversight and evaluating the overall performance of SIA.

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Mastering Effective Cybersecurity Research: Going From Data to Actionable Insights

FS-ISAC

It started me on a journey of how to conduct and present research/analysis/threat intel that would be useful/actionable. In this blog post, we delve into the art of consuming, conducting, and presenting effective research. Analysis is the process of evaluating and interpreting data and turning it into actionable information.

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World Backup Day—Time to Revisit Your Data Backup and Recovery Plan

Zerto

While there is never a wrong time to evaluate your data backup and recovery plan, there is certainly no more appropriate day than today—World Backup Day. Since its inception in 2011, World Backup Day has been the yearly reminder for users worldwide to evaluate their backup plans and what they are doing to protect against data loss.

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