Ronald Hawkins

Ronald Hawkins is the communications manager for the Security Industry Association (www.siaonline.org). For more information about SIA or to sign up to receive the Security News Digest, contact him at rhawkins@siaonline.org.

Secure ID – Here We Go

Ronald Hawkins

March 1, 2011

Back in 2004, President George W. Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). One of the federal government’s many attempts to tighten security after 9/11, HSPD-12 aimed to eliminate “wide variations in the quality and security of identification used to gain access to secure facilities where there is potential for terrorist attacks” and directed the creation of a standard ID card to be used by federal government employees and contractors for access to both federal buildings and federal computer networks.

Composing Poetry in…Las Vegas

Ronald Hawkins

February 1, 2011

In the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of …new security products.

Biometrics Redefined

Ronald Hawkins

January 1, 2011

At many buildings and installations, biometric technology is a key component of the security system.

Introducing: Security Week

Ronald Hawkins

November 29, 2010

In 2011, security will get its own week. As announced at ISC Solutions last month, Nov. 1-4, 2011, will be Security Week in New York City.

Privacy Without Security is Impossible

Ronald Hawkins

November 1, 2010

Electronic security is getting a bad name in some places through no fault of the industry. Newspaper and TV commentaries about video surveillance cameras in pubic places frequently invoke Orwellian

Solutions at Work at ISC Solutions

Ronald Hawkins

October 1, 2010

A new trade show model – one that focuses on the unique needs of individual end-users – debuts in New York City next month. ISC Solutions – formerly known as

How Not to Reinvent the Wheel

Ronald Hawkins

September 1, 2010

The federal government is leading the move toward advanced security and identity management solutions. The flashing of an ID card to gain access to a facility and the entering of

SIA – an Association for Security

Ronald Hawkins

June 1, 2010

The physical security business is, obviously, all about helping to deter, detect and defeat crime in order to increase the safety of businesses, institutions and residences. Whether the products are