Enterprise/Corporate Security Archive
ASIS Foundation Reports On Workplace Dishonesty
Employers cannot afford to ignore this large-scale problem and should do everything in their power to create a workplace atmosphere that promotes honesty and encourages and rewards good behavior. ...
ASIS Foundation Explores Gun Violence In The Workplace
Workplace violence affects more than two million workers in the United States every year and accounts for about 20 percent of all violent crime. That’s according to “Preventing Gun Violence in the Workplace,” a Connecting Research in Security to Practice (CRISP) Report commissioned by the ASIS Foundation....
Will Exiting Employees Steal Data?
Companies should exercise extreme caution when it comes to dismissing employees with knowledge of a business’s IT systems, according to a new survey released by a company specializing in identity management. ...
Who? What? When? Where? Why?
By Paul C. Boucherle
Advances in digital technology within the security industry are driving today's convergence mania. For example, options abound in security video surveillance,...
Ed Merkle leads technology success story at Virginia Port Authority
By Carol Carey
In most instances, security directors wishing to install sophisticated access control or surveillance systems at their workplaces must be sensitive to...
Wendy Nather builds-in information security at Texas Education Agency
By Randy Southerland
Wendy Nather never planned to get into the security business. It wasn't exactly an accident, but arriving at her current position as information security...
Shawn Reilly combines guards and gadgets at Greenville hospital
By Randy Southerland
Building an effective security program for a hospital with multiple campuses and buildings that weren't designed with security in mind can be a challenging...
Emphasis on service drives success for Planned Security's Dino Iuliano
By Randy Southerland
Dino Iuliano had given up on the security field. After spending years in the military and working in law enforcement and private security he had grown...
Robert Achenbach lifts security profile at First National of Nebraska
By Carol Carey
Today's security director needs to be a manager of people, places and technology, with both law enforcement and business skills. Working with upper management...
Mobile Insecurity
By Derek Benz
In a world where convenience is king, global markets demand mobility, and the sun never sets on business. The idea of increased security chafes like a...
One Hero Among Many
By Stephanie Silk
It didn't take a phone booth or a batcave for one security officer to transform into a hero just the knowledge, training and instinct he has learned from...
Traveling Safely
What threats are we under when we travel that don't present themselves every day? SAL LIFRIERI, Protective Countermeasures and Consulting Inc.: Probably...
Targeting The Customer
By William Kennedy
The biggest technology shift in access control and video security in the last 10 years has not been the move to IP/IT devices, which was and still is...
Experience Pays Off
By Michael Fickes
As James Urrea walks through the aisles of a Stater Brothers supermarket, he scans the shelves and often plucks a can or a box from a display and turns...
Candidates Cheat On Job Certification Exams, Says Study
A secret international investigation into job certification test fraud has confirmed long-held suspicions that thousands of people worldwide are cheating on certification exams for coveted jobs....
5 ASIS Sessions NOT TO MISS
The 54th Annual ASIS International Seminar, which takes place in Atlanta on Sept. 15-18, will feature more than 175 concurrent sessions as part of its...
Training For Technology Success
Supplier companies and other organizations are rising to the challenge of offering technology training that helps to maximize the effectiveness of technology's...
Warning: Crisis Ahead
By Ashley Roe
Disasters are all around us. Last March, an outbreak of tornadoes barreled through downtown Atlanta, catching residents, tourists and businesses off guard...
Marking The Yardstick
By Kathleen Kotwica and Marleah Blades
Let's say you're asked to prove the effectiveness of one of your security programs or initiatives to senior management. Or perhaps you need to develop...
Building Interdepartmental Alliances Based On ROSI
By Paul C. Boucherle
EDITOR'S NOTE: Our monthly column translates issues of convergence into everyday, practical terms. The goal is to provide readers with an action plan...
ASIS International Publishes Book To Teach Asset Protection
To help company’s protect their assets, ASIS International has published “Security Surveys” by William R. Floyd, CPP....
ASIS International Issues Second Edition For Two Guidelines
The ASIS Commission on Standards and Guidelines recently released two new guidelines: the second edition of the Chief Security Officer Guideline and the second edition of the Threat Advisory System Response (TASR) Guideline. ...
Companies’ Shredding Efforts May Fall Short
When it comes to shredding sensitive business documents, many companies admit unfamiliarity with key federal and state laws governing information privacy, leaving them vulnerable to fines and identity theft....
9 Rules of Security Integration
By Michael Fickes
Emerging technology is rocking the world of corporate and institutional security directors. Several years ago, security technology networks avoided the...
Office Décor with a Message
Active involvement of staff is essential to implementing effective information security in any workplace. The Information Security Poster Pack from IT...
