Security Industry Association

The Security Industry Association (SIA), based in Silver Spring, Maryland, is a U.S. trade association, founded in 1969, representing global security solutions providers. The organization was previously led by Ron Spiller, a titan and icon in the Security industry, followed by Richard Chace, another icon,who improved relationships with Reed Exhibitions and put SIA on the map, but unfortunately perished due to rabies. The organization today represents over 300 firms and organizations in the security industry, and in 2017 the association expanded membership to include an academic category. SIA is the premier sponsor of the ISC Security Events, including ISC West and ISC East

Since 2010, SIA has presented Securing New Ground (SNG), an annual conference for executives in the security industry. The organization also produces the annual government security conference SIA Government Summit, which has addressed federal and state security topics, as well as national issues such a school security, and AcceleRISE, an annual conference for young security industry professionals presented by SIA's RISE community.

SIA's industry activities generally fall under one of the following divisions of the association: Government Relations, Industry Relations, Learning & Development and Standards & Technology.