By Thomas F. Lynch, Robert Horton, and Monica M. Wynne
When a new approach to psychiatric ward security caused resentment between security and clinical staff, a security training and shadowing program fostered teamwork and improved performance.
Security professionals who learn to transcend traditional management silos to help their organizations improve risk assessment and risk mitigation will have a permanent seat at the C-suite table.
When it comes to the federal government's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, there's compliance and then there's comprehensive chemical security management. Learn how to safeguard against terrorism while covering other more common security issues. (Online Exclusive)
If the United States and its allies hope to catch smuggled nuclear materials before their enemies accumulate enough to construct weapons, they must rely less on technology and more on old-fashioned, intelligence-led investigation, experts say.
Interview with Thomas L. Preston, director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security (KOHS) and a senior advisor to Governor Steve Beshear.
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Complex Rules Present Compliance Challenge
By Steven E. Roberts
This overview of the new rules for chemical facilities gives a glimpse of the challenges facing an industry struggling to cost-effectively secure facilities against potential terrorist threats.
Making Sense of Surveillance Claims
By Laura Spadanuta
To get the most from digital camera systems, security managers must understand the terms manufacturers use to describe their products.
New Mexico's Private Security Watchdog
By Laura Spadanuta
Meet Robert Hamic: he uses his blog to keep other private security providers honest in New Mexico.
Plain Language Not a Communications Panacea
By Laura Spadanuta
Many emergency response agencies have switched from code talk to plain language because of the 2006 National Incident Management System Alert, but what's plain language to one agency isn't plain language to another.
Legal Report
By Teresa Anderson
Court rulings on negligent hiring, religious discrimination, and trade secrets; plus legislation on whistleblowers, bioterrorism, and cybersecurity.
Industry News
By Ann Longmore-Etheridge
ASIS collaborates to provide critical infrastructure resources, Ambassador Kai Eide wins ASIS security award, Brea Olinda High School wins ASIS funding competition, and Donald R. Green, CPP, is profiled.
Who Handles Your Cash?
By Jim McGuffey
Before contracting with a cash-in-transit firm, companies must be aware of the basic features offered and whether the vendor has solid business practices.
More than 70 percent of information security professionals have seen their budgets decline in the past six months, according to a survey by (ISC)2, a security industry organization.
By Vincent J. Bove, CPP; Reviewed by Dennis G. Byerly, CPP, CSEM
Less a security text and more a call to action, Bove argues leadership, vigilance, and collaboration are the best actions to prevent more school shooting tragedies.