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Volume 22
April 2018 Edition

Emerging Threats & Bus Ops : What ’ s to Come at ISC West

By Geoff Kohl , SIA Sr . Director of Marketing
ISC West , sponsored by the Security Industry Association ( SIA ), is the largest converged security event of the year , constantly evolving to educate security professionals on the tools and skills needed to protect against today ’ s emerging cyber and physical security threats and the anticipated ones of tomorrow .
Security MegatrendsFollowing SIA ’ s research to develop the Security Megatrends™ – an annual research project that reports on the top trends reshaping the security industry – SIA and ISC West worked together to make sure those themes would be addressed at the 2018 event , particularly as part of the SIA Education @ ISC lineup . security industry , allowing it to seamlessly evolve to cover every emerging threat .
Through its partnership with SIA , ISC West has organized a comprehensive program for attendees from all industries , roles and functions across physical , IT and IoT security .
ISC West 2018 will take place at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas , NV , April 10-12 , Exhibit Hall : April 11-13 .
The trends range from the booming growth of the IoT to more efficient ways to manage Big Data .
ISC Security Events is an iconic , 50-year-old brand that has its finger on the pulse of the integrated cyber-physical
( See a Recap of ISC East 2017 which concluded this past November after a productive two days which brought together over 7,000 prominent security industry professionals to learn , network and conduct business at the Javits Center in NYC )
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