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School Security & Active Shooter Interdiction: A Q&A With Vince Riden

Security Industry Association

It’s important to promote a safe learning environment for every student and protect the teachers, staff and visitors in our schools, and SIA appreciates the many talented security professionals who are working diligently each day to enhance the safety and security of our schools and mitigate active shooter threats.

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Understand resiliency patterns and trade-offs to architect efficiently in the cloud

AWS Disaster Recovery

Firms designing for resilience on cloud often need to evaluate multiple factors before they can decide the most optimal architecture for their workloads. Example Corp has multiple applications with varying criticality, and each of their applications have different needs in terms of resiliency, complexity, and cost. Trade-offs.

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Download Your Planning Templates

Disaster Recovery Journal

This template guides you through the development of a management decision-making framework necessary to coordinate response activities following the onset of a disruptive incident. IT Application Recovery Template. IT Application Recovery Template. Department Recovery Plan Template. IT Infrastructure Recovery Template.

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At SIA GovSummit, Government Security Execs Share Tips on Going from Silos to Convergence

Security Industry Association

Cyber and physical security leaders opened up about lessons they learned for converging systems across domains and how they evaluate and assess new technologies. Now we’re entering the digital realm,” said Pierce, who said that evaluations must focus on both the component level and the integrated testing level. “As

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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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Misgivings Cloud First-in-Nation Colorado AI Law: Implications and Considerations for the Security Industry

Security Industry Association

Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill 205 ( SB-205 ), making Colorado the first state in the nation to enact a measure regulating artificial intelligence (AI) that is applicable broadly. Keep in mind, this term is only applicable in the context of a “consequential decision,” under the definition of high-risk artificial intelligence system.

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2024 SIA Board of Directors Nominations Now Open

Security Industry Association

Board responsibilities include: Staying up to date on and actively supporting SIA initiatives, programs and goals. Participating in long- and short-range planning, exercising appropriate fiscal and budget oversight and evaluating the overall performance of SIA. The deadline for application is Jan.