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

Security Industry Association

One of SIA’s top advocacy priorities and an issue area that impacts nearly all of us to some degree is that of school safety and security. What is your background in the security industry, and how did you come to be involved in school security specifically?

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How to Create an Emergency Response Plan

MHA Consulting

Due to the rise in work-from-home, the last few years have seen a serious degradation in organizations’ emergency planning and response capability. In today’s post, we’ll look at why it’s important to have a solid emergency response plan and explain how to create one. Develop and write the emergency response plan.

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Coordinating Emergency Response and Business Continuity in Manufacturing

Plan B Consulting

Charlie discusses the different emergency response and business continuity issues to consider after an incident, and how both teams can communicate efficiently. In manufacturing, even if there is no formal business continuity plan in place, there are often emergency response plans.

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Implementing the “Air Domain” Into your Security Program: A Framework to Consider

Security Industry Association

Let’s be honest – there is no way security professionals can ignore the evolution of the small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) platform and the technologies associated with it. As we all know, security planning, implementation and operations are often stuck in the status quo. He is a retired U.S. Let’s start with an assessment.

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Guest Post: Building the “Air Domain” Into Your Security Program

Security Industry Association

The sUAS technology impact on society is in all aspects revolutionary in that it is changing many facets of everyday life while reshaping the security and safety landscape. This shift is something that security professionals are starting to respect, and the need for support, knowledge and information exchange is critical.

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5 New State “Right to Repair” Laws and What They Mean for the Security Industry

Security Industry Association

While the Security Industry Association (SIA) acknowledges the importance of providing consumers with effective ways to extend the life cycle of consumer electronics and reducing electronic waste, we strongly advocate for the protection and exclusion of security and life safety systems. 1, 2026.

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Ukraine Is the World’s Drone Laboratory: How Does This Transcend Security in Society?

Security Industry Association

Security professionals should look at this conflict with curiosity about the capabilities of drones, good and bad, and the need for fortifying domestic protection practices. Kara Quesada is a communications and marketing professional who focuses on education and technology solutions that enhance public safety and security.