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11/24/2008 - Highlights from the keynote speakers and educational sessions of the ASIS International 54th Annual Seminar and Exhibits.

09/19/2008 - "We’re still struggling to find the balance between freedom and the new security considerations," said NBC's Tom Brokaw during his keynote address at the ASIS International 54th Annual Seminar and Exhibits.

08/28/2008 - This month's certification profile is Keith Blowe, CPP.

07/29/2008 - The ASIS International 54th Annual Seminar and Exhibits will present more than 175 education sessions; here's an advance look at a few of them.

12/11/2007 - A dozen security IT vendors have established the Cyber Security Industry Alliance with the aim of improving cybersecurity "through public policy initiatives, public sector partnerships, corporate outreach, academic programs, alignment behind emerging industry technology standards, and public education."

12/11/2007 - A recent workshop on that topic, sponsored by the National Research Council (NRC), discussed specific ways in which math experts could help the cause of deterring attacks. "Mathematics, operations research statistics, and computer science provide the fundamental tools for extracting relevant information from the flood of data of all types that our senses receive," Peter Bickel, chair of the NRC's Board on Mathematical Sciences and Applications, told the attendees

11/30/2007 - A National Institutes of Health draft report on risks associated with a proposed biocontainment laboratory is not credible, according to the National Academies.

11/29/2007 - The security certification industry gets increasingly competitive as organizations target subsectors of the industry. The Security & Loss Prevention Management Council of American Trucking Associations is taking the wraps off a new Certified Cargo Security Professional (CCSP) designation, which will require applicants to pass a multiple-choice exam and obtain continuing education credits. @ Link through SM Online for more information.

11/14/2007 - The number of security professionals will nearly double, rising to 2.1 million by 2008, predicts the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)2. The rate of growth will vary by region, however, according to the group's Global Information Security Workforce Study. For example, growth of about 12 percent annually is anticipated in the Americas, while growth of about 18.3 percent is expected in the Asia/Pacific region.

11/07/2007 - Surely you’ve heard of the University of Berkeley, Hamilton University, St. Regis University, and the American University of London. Or have you? In fact, these schools are suspected “diploma mills”—colleges and universities offering worthless degrees that require no work. They use familiar sounding names intended to make prospective employers mistake them for real institutions, such as the University of California at Berkeley, Hamilton College, Regis University, and the American University in London. The problem came to the fore when it was found that many government workers, including staff in the Department of Homeland Security, had these phony credentials, prompting Congress to hold a series of hearings.

11/06/2007 - A look at the new security program at the Community College of Denver.

10/05/2007 - Ever heard of CPED? You probably think the “T” is missing from CPTED—crime prevention through environmental design—and you’d be right. But the authors of Proactive Security Administration inexplicably eschew the well-known “CPTED” acronym, using in its place “CPED,” standing for “crime prevention planning by environmental design,” which really should be CPPED in any case.

09/28/2007 - The ASIS Foundation, Inc., digs deep to help restore and secure archaeological sites in Bolivia. Also, Richard E. Widup, Jr., CPP, is profiled.