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Ella Ortenberg is a growth operations manager at Bearing. Physical security comes with a lot of assumed knowledge. Acronyms like VMS, ACS, PSIM and CV are thrown around like everyone’s supposed to know what they mean. There’s no official glossary, and figuring out how these systems work together (spoiler: they often don’t) takes time. If you are new to security, coming from another field or tired of nodding along in meetings while frantically Googling later, here’s the breakdown.

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member ICS Security Solutions is a licensed security systems integrator using state-of-the-art technology in expandable, forward-thinking systems designed to grow with companies. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and serves clients across Maryland and in parts of Delaware. SIA spoke with Jim Snier, president of ICS Security Solutions, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Datacast Technologies is advancing Operational Trust Architecture (OTA)—the next architectural evolution of Zero Trust for critical infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with executive leadership based in Huntsville, Alabama, and founding team members distributed across the United States and the United Kingdom.

On July 6, 2026, the Security Industry Association (SIA) submitted comments to the United States Trade Representative (USTR), submitting a request that 47 subheadings under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule be exempted from proposed new Section 301 tariffs. These subheadings cover integral components of key life safety and security products and are consistent with our prior appeals to the administration requesting tariff relief for security equipment.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) would like to welcome its newest members: ATS Integrated Solutions, BARC Solutions, IQSIGHT, Jadugar, Onetel Security, Prime Protection, Security and Analytics, Security Is Leadership, SISEC CDMX, Stacie Dauffenbach Marketing Solutions, Supracontrol and Vindicor. Thanks for your membership, and we look forward to working with you! AcceleRISE is almost here! Join us Aug. 3–5 in San Diego, California, to be part of the next wave of security leaders.

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has welcomed Randy Clark to serve as its new director of member services. Randy Clark oversees the association’s membership department, directing and fulfilling overall SIA membership retention and recruiting efforts. The team provides member service by helping companies maximize their membership investment and adds value to each membership touchpoint, including managing membership records.

About the Webinar Vertical Insights is a series of virtual events presented by the Security Industry Association (SIA) and focused on top vertical markets. This series is designed to bring together practitioners, security integrators, solution providers, consultants and others involved in protecting key sectors.

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member the National Institute of Crime Prevention (NICP) specializes in crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) training and officers the NICP CPTED Professional Designation (CPD). The company is headquartered in in Tampa, Florida, and provides both in-person and online CPTED training programs throughout the United States and Canada and internationally.

Introduction to Data Center Security Principles The Security Industry Association (SIA) Data Center Advisory Board was established to strengthen data center security through expert collaboration, industry leadership and policy engagement. As digital infrastructure becomes ever more central to modern life, the need for practical, credible and broadly applicable security guidance has never been greater.