Highlights from this week's Security News Round-Up.

To attend Securing New Ground is to get an insider’s look at the microcosm of the whole security industry all in the space of a day and a half.

According to the announcement, this year’s Securing New Ground conference will cover industry trends and offer opportunities to engage with the leaders who are driving the future of security.

Highlights from the industry’s latest news stories.

If anyone happened to wander off the street into this year’s Securing New Ground conference, held October 17-18 in New York City, they would have been forgiven for thinking they had come to an IT conference — not a physical security one.

SDM Editor-in-Chief Karyn Hodgson reports on insights and highlights from the Security Industry Association’s premier executive conference.

New for 2022 is a panel of corporate security leaders who will be exploring challenges ranging from big data and cybersecurity of physical security solutions to how to gain intelligence from enterprise-level security system installations.

Securing New Ground 2020, like virtually every other industry event this year took place, well, virtually — for three hours each day on October 21 and 22. But within that format it managed to cover a lot of ground, as it always does. 

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is calling for nominations for the 2020 George R. Lippert Memorial Award and SIA Progress Award. 

Securing New Ground Conference Manager Geoff Kohl sent an email today announcing that the Securing New Ground (SNG) 2020 Conference, originally planned for Oct. 27-28, will be held virtually.