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Applications due: COB 17 August 2018 2017 award winners Scot Nabors (left) and Rachael Paskvan (right) pose with ASIS International Board Member Tim McCreight, CPP. Since 2014, the ASIS Young Professionals Council has helped young professionals attend the annual ASIS conference and provided them with…

In July, we updated you on the new features that will be arriving on the Global Security Exchange (GSX) show floor this September, including a new career fair, the GSX D3 Xperience—providing hands-on demos surrounding unmanned drones, droids, and defense systems—and more. Now, we’d like…

By Timothy Brewer  With 2017 and 2018 both setting unfortunate new records for the number of active shooter situations, the very real and growing threat of armed assailant attacks is clear. Events such as the school shootings in Parkland, FL and Sante Fe, Texas…

By Travis Rothbloom  The computer. The internet. The smartphone. What’s next? Many believe that Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) will be mankind’s next giant leap and there are already instances where their influence has affected the security industry. For the planning stages,…

By Steve Reinharz  The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution brings new technologies into daily life. We’ve seen AI usage in diagnostic applications within the healthcare industry and in the emergence of self-driving cars, and with the growth experienced in these areas, it’s become hard to avoid…

ASIS International unveiled plans for enhanced learning, career development opportunities, and access to the groundbreaking technologies shaping the future of the security industry, as part of an exhibit hall like no other at the 2018 Global Security Exchange (GSX). In the first year of its…

By Christopher Frenz With the pandemic ransomware attacks of both WannaCry and NotPetya devastating companies around the globe, ransomware was a prominent headline in 2017. It’s estimated that in 2017, companies recovering from these and other ransomware attacks incurred $5 billion in damages. One of…

 This Sept. 23-27, the newly rebranded Global Security Exchange (GSX), formerly the ASIS annual seminar and exhibits, is expected to attract 20,000+ cyber and operational security professionals, vendor partners, media, students, and allied organizations for enhanced learning, career development opportunities, and access to the…

 Awareity is a multi-industry leader and creator of the first-of-its-kind Community-wide Fusion Platform. Established in 2010, Awareity is on a mission to make the world safer using research-based data, evidence-based data, and a passion to help organizations and communities disrupt and prevent incidents and…

By Tim Crockett  In today’s world, the health and well-being of your employees across the globe is an increasingly important focus. In the face of terrorist threats, natural disasters and health epidemics, the increasing duty of care obligation for employers is undeniable. The question…

By Ron Martin, CPP  It is important to note that security is a business function, not a subset or spin-off of the criminal justice system. Therefore, security management is a distinct field of academic study, separate and apart from criminal justice. Entrants to the…

By Brent Barker  Criminals are early adopters of new technology. They use it to create new crimes and improve old crimes. Law enforcement and the laws are always playing catch-up. This is especially true for cryptocurrencies. In 2017 the value of cryptocurrencies exploded. At…