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Standards & Guidelines

Advance your career and organization through implementable security best practices and solutions

ASIS International, in its role as a Standards Developing Organization (SDO), develops standards and guidelines to serve the needs of security practitioners in today’s global environment.
  • Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  • Serves a key liaison role on two International Organization for Standardization (ISO) technical committees

Through these roles and the expertise and knowledge of its members and the industry at large, ASIS plays a pivotal role to influence and impact security standards worldwide.

Interested in participating?

Reach out to our standards department at [email protected] today.

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Executive Protection Standard

This standard provides a structured framework to design, manage, and enhance Executive Protection programs that protect leaders and assets, offering actionable steps organizations can implement immediately.

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School Security Standard

This standard establishes a comprehensive framework for developing, implementing, and maintaining a school security program across K–12 educational environments. It provides structured guidance to help schools assess risks, design protective strategies, and integrate physical security, behavioral threat assessment and management, and emergency operations planning into a cohesive and sustainable program.

Investigations Standard

The standard provides a comprehensive framework for establishing and managing investigative programs within a variety of organizations. It outlines the necessary principles, processes, and best practices to ensure that investigations are conducted impartially, objectively, and in compliance with applicable legal and ethical guidelines. 

The Global Leader in Security Standards

Learn how ASIS, through the development of security standards and guidelines, advances the security management profession as well as empowers organizations to increase their effectiveness of security practice and solutions.

Published Standards and Guidelines

Standards

Cannabis Security Standard
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Conformity Assessment and Auditing Management Systems for Quality of Private Security Company Operations (PSC.2) 2019 Edition
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Executive Protection
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Investigations (INV)
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Manag​ement System for Quality of Private Security Company Operations-Requirements with Guidance (PSC.1) 2022 edition
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Physical Asset Protection (PAP)
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Security Awareness (SA)
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Security and Resilience in Organizations and thei​r Supply Chains - Requirements with Guidance (ORM.1)
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Security Risk Assessment (SRA)
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Senior Security Executive (SSE)
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School Security (SSEC)
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Supply Chain Risk Management: A Compilation of Best Practices (SCRM)
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Workplace Violence and Active Assailant-Prevention, Intervention, and Response (WVPI)​
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Guidelines

Business Continuity Management Guideline (BCM)
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Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM) Guideline
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Information Asset Protection Guideline (IAP)
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Preemployment Background Screening and Vetting Guideline (PBSV)
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Private Security Officer Selection and Training Guideline (PSO)
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*ASIS Members receive free access to the eBook

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International Standards Activities

ASIS International (ASIS) holds Category-A Liaison status at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Under this capacity, ASIS can make effective contributions to the work of ISO technical committees and its working groups (WG) through engagement of its members in the varying standards topics of security and risk management. 

As Category-A Liaison, ASIS does not represent any one country, rather it utilizes the expertise of its members from around the globe to develop international positions that will support ISO work items (standards).  As ISO issues work items for review and comment, ASIS will work with its experts to review the draft standard(s) and develop constructive comments to improve its content.

Currently, ASIS is accepting interest to support the following key security standards projects (go to each TC for details):

1. ISO/TC 262: Risk Management
Scope: Standardization in the field of risk management

2. ISO/TC 292: Security and Resilience
Scope: Standardization in the field of security to enhance the safety and resilience of society

How can you get involved? It’s simple:

  1. Review the list of standards under development
  2. Determine which standards relate directly to your specific area of  expertise
  3. Contact standards staff at [email protected] to inform of your willingness to contribute to that ISO work(s); and
  4. ASIS staff will request a bio and other information to determine how you can best contribute to support the ad-hoc group leading that effort on behalf of ASIS

For more information, contact [email protected].

Standards & Guidelines Under Development

Intelligence (new standard)

This standard specifies requirements and framework for establishing, implementing, operating, evaluating, and continually improving an organizational intelligence program that supports informed business decision-making. It applies to organizations of all types and sizes and addresses the planning, direction, collection, analysis, dissemination, and evaluation of intelligence across strategic, operational, and tactical levels. The standard focuses on intelligence used to identify risks, opportunities, trends, and emerging issues that may affect organizational objectives, performance, and resilience.

Interested in participating in the public review for the INTEL standard? Click here.

PROJECT STATUS:

Initial draft preparation is underway, and seating the Technical Committee is underway. A kickoff meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 21 May 2026. Have any questions? Contact Aivelis Opicka or Jason Snider at: [email protected].


Private Security Officer Selection and Training (revision)

This standard provides minimum criteria for the selection and training of private security officers; it is applicable to both proprietary and contract security. It provides a basis for an organization to develop or demonstrate that its private security officer selection and training policies, practices, procedures, and program are consistent with applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations in the jurisdiction where the organization is domiciled and where the security services will be performed.

Interested in participating in the public review for the PSO standard? Click here.

PROJECT STATUS:

Initial draft preparation is underway, and seating the Technical Committee is underway. Have any questions? Contact Aivelis Opicka or Jason Snider at: [email protected].


Security and Resilience in Organizations and their Supply Chains - Requirements with Guidance (revision)

This standard specifies requirements for an integrated management system for organizations and their supply chains. The organizational resilience management system (ORMS) enables an organization to identify, assess, and manage risks related to the achievement of its strategic, operational, tactical, and reputational objectives in the organization and its supply chains. It provides a holistic framework to develop and implement policies, objectives, and programs taking into account:
  • Context of the organization and its supply chains;
  • Legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations and voluntary commitments;
  • Needs of internal and external stakeholders;
  • Uncertainties in achieving its objectives; and
  • Protection of human, tangible and intangible assets.

Interested in participating in the public review for the ORM standard? Click here.

PROJECT STATUS:

The TC will meet on 10 and 12 June 2026 to review comments on the draft and discuss next steps. Have any questions? Contact Aivelis Opicka or Jason Snider at: [email protected].


Workplace Violence and Active Assailant - Prevention, Intervention, and Response (revision)

This standard provides requirements and guidance for the development and implementation of a workplace violence prevention and intervention program. It provides an overview of policies, processes, and protocols that organizations can adopt to help identify, assess, respond to, and mitigate threatening or intimidating behavior and violence affecting the workplace. It also addresses personnel within organizations who typically become involved in prevention and intervention efforts. In addition, the standard includes an annex which provides actionable information and guidance relative to prevention, intervention and response to incidents involving an active assailant/active shooter.

Interested in participating in the public review for the WVPI standard? Click here.

PROJECT STATUS:

PROJECT STATUS: The draft standard is under public review through 6 July 2026. Want to access the eBook draft of the standard? Click here. Have any questions? Contact Aivelis Opicka or Jason Snider at: [email protected].

ASIS Professional Standards Board

The work of preparing standards and guidelines is carried out through the ASIS Standards and Guidelines Committees and governed by the Professional Standards Board (PSB). The board ensures the development process is voluntary, nonproprietary, and consensus-based, utilizing the knowledge, experience, and expertise of ASIS membership, security professionals, and the global security profession.

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