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Web Sites Launched for Military and Law
Enforcement Practitioners

Learn about the special benefits of ASIS certification, education, and membership for active duty, transitional, and reserve military and law enforcement security practitioners.

Download the ASIS Foundation 2008 Annual Report

Alliance for Enterprise Security Risk Management Issues Series of Complimentary Convergence and ERM Papers
Membership Information
Review the Year-at-a-Glance to see what we've
accomplished together.
Certification News
Aspire
Certification Spotlight
ASIS proudly congratulates the thousands of professionals who have sought and attained board certification.
 
John Knight, CPP® PSP®
 
Read about other outstanding professionals.
Standards and Guidelines
Download or learn more about our published standards and guidelines, or review our standards and guidelines in progress.

New! 2009 Edition of the ASIS Preemployment Background Screening Guideline
Updated by ASIS in collaboration with the National Association of Professional Background Screeners, the Guideline is to aid U.S. employers in understanding and implementing the fundamental concepts, methodologies, and related legal issues associated with the preemployment background screening of
job applicants.
View the press release or obtain a copy
New! ASIS Facilities Physical Security
Measures Guideline

The Facilities Physical Security Measures Guideline assists in the identification of physical security measures that can be applied at facilities to safeguard or protect an organization's assets—people, property, and information.
View the press release or obtain a copy.
Society News

Read the latest issue of Dynamics.

 

Past issues are available here.
 

Read the ASIS 2009 Seminar edition
of Dynamics

 

 


2009 Student Writing Competition Submissions
Due Nov. 13

Undergrad and graduate students with an interest in security are encouraged to enter the 2009 ASIS Foundation Student Writing Competition. Cash prizes and free Seminar registration will be awarded.
Resources for the Security Professional
How far has the U.S. government come in removing security vulnerabilities that allowed the 9-11 attackers to obtain travel visas fraudulently and remain in the country even after they expired?
By Joseph Straw
By Damon P. Coppola and
Erin K. Maloney
270 pp., 2009 Hardcover
$69 Member
$76 Nonmember
O.P. Norton Information Resources Center
For 25 years, the IRC has been providing security information to members. The Information Desk is available by phone during business hours; email and IRC Online are available 24/7.
Guidelines and Courses

On September 13, 2007, the US Dept of Homeland Security released the National Preparedness Guidelines and Target Capabilities List. The guidelines can be downloaded here (pdf).

Important: The US Dept of Homeland Security has asked ASIS to notify its members regarding the Federal Government Guide to Pandemic Planning (pdf) for businesses and other organizations.

Do you know where you and your employer fit in U.S. plans for protecting critical infrastructures? ASIS urges members to take a free online course on the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). Developed by DHS and FEMA, the course is offered with options for those who want to take it for credit or review the information on an informal basis. Those completing the course for credit must take a final exam and will receive a certificate from DHS. Access the EMI Independent Study site or email Tom Marlowe.

Other ASIS Websites
CSO Roundtable
The CSO Roundtable provides a dedicated forum for the most senior security professionals from the largest and most influential organizations in the world.
Security Industry Buyers Guide
The Security Industry Buyer's Guide is the Security Professional's Source for Products and Services.
Security Management Online
Security Management is the award-winning publication of ASIS International.
Protection of Assets Manual
The POA Manual is a comprehensive resource covering all aspects of security including access control, training, employee awareness, internal and external theft and fraud, security and civil law, investigations, ethics, alcohol and drug abuse and more.
Advisories
Threat Level: (general)
elevated threat level
Threat Level:
high threat level
(for all commercial aviation operating in the U.S., including international flights)