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The Worst Passwords of 2017 Revealed

Behavior Group

The list was put together by SplashData, a company that provides various password management utilities that it compiled the list by analyzing more than five million user records leaked online in 2017. In its 2017’s Worst Passwords of the Year list,… Continue reading.

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Security Industry Association Names Bill Brennan to SIA Executive Advisory Board

Security Industry Association

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has appointed Bill Brennan of i-PRO to serve on the SIA Executive Advisory Board. For example, the forthcoming SIA report “The Evolving Security Industry: The Adaptation of the Security Integrator” is a product developed with input and guidance from the EAB. “I SILVER SPRING, Md. –

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Security Industry Association Appoints Ken Francis as Chair of SIA Executive Advisory Board

Security Industry Association

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has appointed Ken Francis – president of Eagle Eye Networks and a former member of the SIA Board of Directors – to serve as the new chair of the SIA Executive Advisory Board. SILVER SPRING, Md. – Learn more and get started as a volunteer.

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Power Grid Resistance

Recovery Diva

From Homeland Security News Wire: Strengthening Puerto Rico’s Power Grid The 2017 Hurricane Maria made a direct hit on Puerto Rico in 2017, it ravaged the island’s power grid and caused the longest blackout in U.S. Maria left many residents without power for nearly a year.

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New Atlanta Law Requires Security Cameras at Gas Stations

Security Industry Association

This action taken by the city council follows similar measures recently implemented in Douglas County and DeKalb County in the region surrounding Atlanta, as well as in Gluckstadt, Mississippi (a suburb of Jackson), requiring certain businesses to implement high-quality security camera systems.

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How the 7-Eleven Storefront Crash Settlement Highlights the Importance of Retail Safety and Perimeter Security

Security Industry Association

6, a Chicago-area man received a record-breaking $91 million settlement from 7-Eleven after losing both his legs in an accidental crash outside one of the company’s stores in Bensenville, Illinois, in 2017. The SIA Perimeter Security Subcommittee guides SIA’s support for nationwide and international efforts to prevent hostile vehicle attacks.

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Security Industry Association Reveals Program for 2022 SIA GovSummit

Security Industry Association

SIA’s public policy and government security technology conference will take place May 24-25 in Washington, D.C. The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the schedule, speaker lineup and program for the 2022 SIA GovSummit , SIA’s annual public policy and government security technology conference.