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ASIS proudly congratulates the thousands of professionals who have sought and attained board certification.
 
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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.
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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.
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Society News

Read the latest issue of Dynamics.

 

Past issues are available here.
 

Read Dynamics full coverage of the ASIS 55th Annual Seminar and Exhibits.

 


Resources for the Security Professional
Banks seek ways to remain open for business without being a place where robbers can bank on easy money.
By Laura Spadanuta
By Allan McDougall and Robert Radvanovsky
275 pp., 2008 Hardcover
$69 Member
$76 Nonmember
O.P. Norton Information Resources Center
For over 25 years, the IRC has been assisting ASIS members with their security-related questions. The Information/Reference 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.

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)