8455 Colesville Road, Ste 1200
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Security Industry Association
The Security Industry Association is a not-for-profit trade organization driven by volunteers, provides education, certification, standards, advocacy and influential events which connect the industry and is a catalyst for success within the global security industry through information, insight and influence.
Security Industry Association Biometrics News
No single direction for global air travel biometrics. Some in US just want to stop
Far from being a tsunami, the faces-as-passport movement nonetheless is raising waves in developed and undeveloped economies globally. Not all…
| Feb 10, 2023 | No ISC West for Hikvision, Dahua in wake of ethics violationsThe Security Industry Association will not allow surveillance camera and facial recognition providers Dahua and Hikvision exhibit at the upcoming… |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Iris ID’s iCAM 7S biometric reader SIA OSDP compliance confirmedIris ID has announced that its IrisAccess iCAM 7S series of multi-factor biometric iris readers has been verified to meet… |
| Nov 4, 2022 | SIA, 1Kosmos appoint senior leaders, Vsblty adds technical talent for biometrics developmentThe Security Industry Association (SIA) has hired two executives to address several public policy issues affecting the industry, and 1Kosmos… |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Entrenched positions on biometric surveillance in NY schools airedThe U.S. state of New York’s IT services agency listened last week to testimony about putting biometric ID and surveillance… |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Senior enterprise leaders take roles in digital identityDigital ID verification firm OCR Labs Global has announced the hire of Joshua Read as new Chief Operating Officer who… |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Princeton’s Varma sees progress and recognition in SIA ‘Women in Biometrics’ awardBobby Varma is quick to acknowledge the world would be a better place if celebrating women executives in an industry… |
| May 19, 2022 | SIA unveils award winners for Women in Biometrics, other distinctionsThe Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced winners of its 2022 Awards in three different categories, which include the Women… |
| May 6, 2022 | New alliances and memberships bring together biometrics, digital ID playersAssociations and individual companies in the biometrics and digital identity space, including the Security Industry Association (SIA), Digicampus, the Dutch… |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Meet 4 common requests to increase facial recognition trust, financial inclusion group saysA U.S.-based network of people advocating for an inclusive economy through technology and market innovation say the success of facial… |
| Apr 15, 2022 | SIA urges more support for NIST biometrics tests, passage of two US tech competition billsThe Security Industry Association (SIA) is voicing its support and feedback for two U.S. bills in Congress that aim to jumpstart… |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Digital trust, biometrics sales and security experts appointments unveiledTrulioo, IDnow, Clearview AI, OneSpan, Tascent, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) are among biometrics and digital identity security organizations… |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Women in Biometrics Awards: Security Industry Association opens nominationsThe Security Industry Association (SIA) opened the call for nominations for its 2022 Women in Biometrics Awards program on March… |
| Feb 28, 2022 | ACM public briefing emphasizes facial recognition risks, SIA argues for responsible policyThe Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) provides a ‘TechBrief’ on facial recognition meant to inform public dialogue, and warning that systems… |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Suprema attains data security, privacy certificates for access control platformsSouth Korea-based Suprema has unveiled its newest security and safety certificates for its biometrics and other access control technologies, including compliance… |
| Nov 19, 2021 | New CFO for Secret Double Octopus as digital ID technology providers unveil appointmentsSecret Double Octopus has appointed Yair Averbuch as its chief financial officer, describing him as an “IPO and scale out veteran”… |
| Nov 16, 2021 | SIA examines security technology provider opportunities from US infrastructure spending billA significant portion of the $550 billion earmarked for infrastructure spending by the U.S. government could go to investments in… |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Leaders in biometrics and ID policy honored by Goode, SIA, CIXGoode Intelligence has declared BehavioSec CEO Dr. Neil Costigan, Women in Identity Co-founder Emma Lindley, and Nok Nok Labs President… |
| Sep 20, 2021 | NGI delivers faster results from more biometric modalities with no shopping mall storageFBI biometrics no longer fill a defunct shopping mall, and requests no longer take months to process, but contactless fingerprints… |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Rank One to campaign for ethical facial recognition commitment from providersRank One Computing has declared its intention to take “a strong stand” on ethics in facial recognition use, in coordination with… |
