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Daily Headline : Special Event Security

Olympic Security Costs May Top $1 Billion

02/17/2010 - Security costs for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, originally projected at less than $200 million, are expected to reach $1 billion, according to The New York Times.
Daily Headline : Guards \ Security Officers

Flier Distributed by Mall Security Seen as Racial Profiling

02/10/2010 - A flier distributed by a mall security supervisor in California demonstrates the fine line private security professionals must walk when notifying those they protect of perceived threats.
Daily Headline : Mergers and Acquisitions

Tyco Acquires Broadview Security

01/19/2010 - Tyco International has agreed to buy Broadview Security for approximately $2 billion in a deal that will help the company corner a quarter of the residential security system market in North America. (Updated)
Legal Report: Guards \ Security Officers

State Legislation: California: Security Officers

12/23/2009 - A new law (formerly S.B. 741) in California regulates proprietary security officers. Under the bill, proprietary officers are required to register with the same state agency that was already charged with regulating contract officers. Proprietary officers must also undergo a background check and be issued a license. Officers must complete initial training and undergo an annual review by the state to maintain their licenses.
Industry News: Security Management

Women in the Security Sector

12/21/2009 - Women are rising to the top of the security industry, a sector often seen as male-dominated. (Online Exclusive)
Industry News: ASIS Education

Rising to New Heights

12/21/2009 - United Space Alliance’s Joseph R. Granger, CPP, ASIS International’s 2010 president, is well-grounded and ready to lead the Society onward and upward.
Industry News: Research & Studies

Access Control System

11/24/2009 - What are end users looking for in an access control system? A white paper from Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has the answers.
Industry News

Industry News

11/24/2009 - ASIS announces the winners of the Criscuoli, Bordes, and Merit Awards, and Bob Adkisson, CPP, PCI, PSP, is profiled.
Daily Headline : Public-Private Partnerships

ASIS and IACP Agree to Develop Information Sharing Programs

10/29/2009 - ASIS International has signed an agreement with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to establish a formal partnership between the two associations with plans to develop educational and information sharing programs in the future.
Editor's Note: Best Practices \ Case Studies

Security's Worth Gets Tested in Tough Time

10/26/2009 - How is the economic downturn affecting the security industry?
Daily Headline : International

South Africa Investigates Rise in Illegal Security Firms

10/26/2009 - The government body that regulates South Africa's private security industry is re-vetting everyone in their databases to weed out security professionals and companies that have a criminal record, reports the Independent Online.
Book Reviews: Risk Management

Implementing the ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System Standard

09/28/2009 - Edward Humphreys pens a good introduction to the ISO/IEC 27001 standard for institutional IT security.
Industry News

Industry News

08/28/2009 - CSO Roundtable announces speakers, ASIS expands computer-based certification testing, and Scott Hewitt, CPP, is profiled.
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