The ASIS Subject Area Communities, and the steering committees that guide them, work to deliver engaging content and conversations on challenges and opportunities in the security profession. There are 37 communities in all, plus four additional working or interest groups, in ASIS Connects, and every ASIS member has access to all of them.
To ensure you don’t miss what is happening in these communities, as well as the ASIS Connects Open Forum, the ASIS Blog will take a monthly look at events, conversations, and resources that make these vibrant communities hum.
3 Things You Won’t Want to Miss
Crisis Response and Incident Management: Lessons in Navigating Reality Beyond the Playbook
26 August, Crisis Management and Business Continuity, Pharmaceutical Security, and Travel Risk Management Communities
Learn what matters most in the first 30 minutes of an incident, how leaders balance preparedness with competing business priorities and budgets, and whether compliance can sometimes create a false sense of readiness.
How Physical Security Teams Can Support Cybersecurity
Tip Sheet, IT Security Community
Practical guidance on how physical security teams can support cybersecurity objectives through access control, device protection, incident reporting, critical area monitoring, cybersecurity awareness, and stronger collaboration with IT and cybersecurity teams
Converged Protection: Securing Critical & Sensitive Information Assets
2 September, Sensitive Information Protection and IT Security Communities
Industry experts will explore key strategies including Zero Trust models, insider risk management, and mapping organizational risk directly to technical controls like DLP and PAM.
More Upcoming Community Events
Securing the Harvest by Building Resilience in Modern Agriculture
26 August, Food Defense and Agriculture Security Community
Intelligent Evacuation: Leveraging the GSOC and Technology to Save Lives
27 August, Future Operations Center Interest Group
Opposition to Data Centers: Threats and Vulnerabilities
27 August, School Safety and Security Community
25 Things You Need to Know About NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Systems
29 September, Fire and Life Safety Community
Highlighted Discussions and Community Resources
Severe Weather Preparedness for Living Cultural Properties
Practical Guidance, Cultural Properties Community
Why Security Performance Is so Inconsistent and Why It Matters
Discussion, Security Services Community
Banking and Financial Services Incident and Intelligence Summary
Alert, Banking and Finance Community
Understanding Side-Channel Attacks
How-to Article, IT Security Community
The Business Value of Security Governance
Discussion, Open Forum
Mental Health for Women in Security
Recorded Event, Women in Security Community
Camera Systems and Architecture in Global Settings
Discussion, Open Forum
Banking and Financial Services Community Quarterly Newsletter
Newsletter
Scott Briscoe is the Content Development Director for ASIS International. Reach him at [email protected].
