INFORMATION
Managing: Security Management
12/20/2011 - Security managers can use a project management approach to develop effective, enforceable policies.
Daily Headline : International
11/09/2011 - No cases of infectious disease reported during Haj. Researchers looks for links between credit scores and employee performance. Lawmakers raise concerns about counterfeit electronics in military equipment. And more.
Daily Headline : Viewpoint
11/03/2011 - Thanks to stronger protections and incentives, more employees are learning to blow the whistle on illegal practices when they spot them at their own companies.
Managing: Access Control
10/28/2011 - Access control should be set up as a layered system with rights granted depending on the actual access needs of each user.
Editor's Note: Risk Management
10/19/2011 - Thanks to stronger protections and incentives, more employees are learning to blow the whistle on illegal practices when they spot them at their own companies.
Daily Headline : Web-based Threats
08/15/2011 - A U.S. lawmaker introduces legislation for doing background checks on utility workers. North Carolina will begin to alter 911 tapes to protect victims. Tel Aviv University has developed a hand-held date rape drug detector. And more.
Daily Headline : Hiring \ Employment Issues
06/09/2011 - As the reins change hands from Generation X to Millennials over the next 20 years, the work force will be replaced by tech savvy security managers looking for fast, convenient, and portable solutions to employee background checks, says a background screening executive.
International: International
02/25/2011 - Travelers should be wary of scams in which criminals steal a cell phone and then falsely claim to be holding its owner hostage.
Daily Headline : Hiring \ Employment Issues
10/27/2010 - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a hearing to explore the use of credit checks in preemployment screening programs. The EEOC is investigating the issue to determine whether credit checks are creating an obstacle to employment in a poor economy, especially for minority applicants.
Beyond Print: International
09/30/2010 - A far-reaching congressional investigation found that the Pentagon’s supply-chain subcontractors in Afghanistan paid protection money to tribal warlords, and some of those funds likely found their way into the hands of supporters of the insurgency. Get the details of the congressional findings here.
Technofile: IT Security
09/28/2010 - Companies should have adequate policies and technical controls to secure smart phones in the workplace.
International: International Security
09/28/2010 - Subcontractors delivering goods to remote combat outposts in Afghanistan may be funding the Taliban by paying hefty fees for safe passage.
Daily Headline : Hiring \ Employment Issues
08/09/2010 - After dipping slightly in 2009, wages for security professionals are on the rise again, with median compensation for 2010 reaching $93,000, a 6 percent increase, according to the ASIS U.S. Security Salary Survey Results, 2010 . Respondents who had a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification earned a median $118,000 in 2010.