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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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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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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. Board responsibilities include: Staying up to date on and actively supporting SIA initiatives, programs and goals. The deadline for application is Jan.

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Mastering Effective Cybersecurity Research: Going From Data to Actionable Insights

FS-ISAC

One of my main duties included briefing the Commander on the latest research/threat intel on cyber domain adversary activity. I quickly realized I had trained him to ‘go to his happy place’ and ignore me because I was briefing him on generic threat activity so it was not anything he would ever make a decision on.

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Hot Work: More than Welding, Cutting, and Burning

National Fire Protection Association

This can include activities such as welding, cutting, brazing, soldering, grinding, and other similar processes that generate heat and sparks. 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. What is hot work?

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Security Industry Association Announces 2024 Winners of the SIA Women in Biometrics Awards

Security Industry Association

Arbona Puértolas’ efforts extend beyond corporate compliance; she actively contributes to the legislative process in various countries, advising on laws that shape the future of digital identity verification. She actively participates in U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. Kneapler holds a Ph.D.

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

NexusTek

Chief among these is the unarguable fact that financial services organizations are consistently a top target for cyber threat actors, a reality that exists in tension with the #1 criterion customers use to evaluate financial institutions: security 1.