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Battle Ready: Maintaining Operations in Conflict Zones

War is without question the most catastrophic and difficult man-made disaster known. Its impact is felt at every level of a society, and its duration always exceeds the actual fighting. There will be impacts that a security professional cannot negate, regardless of the level of preparation; however, there are steps that can be taken to improve the chances of success.

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Professionals jump careers throughout their lifetime. How do you properly map out a success career switch?

Mapping Out a Successful Career Switch

Whether a security professional’s career is moving vertically, laterally, or across sectors, self-awareness and preparation streamline switches.

Collateral Damage: Cartel Activity Spills Over into Tourist Resorts

Although Mexico’s famous tourism hub Cancún has been in the spotlight lately for violent incidents, its crime rates are still significantly lower than many U.S. cities.

Building a Methodology for Proactive Close Protection

High-profile individuals face a range of threats from stalkers to online harassers to physical attacks. Close protection specialists are incorporating a variety of methods to mitigate them, but very few involve drawing a firearm.

Security Technology: Make Way for the Metropolis

More than 4.2 billion people live in cities today, with another 2.5 billion expected to move into them by 2050. To keep up with the demands of this population growth, many cities are incorporating technology through the smart city movement to become more livable, sustainable, and safer. The June 2022 issue of Security Technology takes a look at how these investments are playing out around the world, and the security opportunities and risks they pose.

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A Record of Violence: Protecting Healthcare Staff with Data

At the University of California San Diego's hospitals in La Jolla and Hillcrest, nursing and facility staff use an adjusted medical records software program to warn other staff about potentially volatile patients.

The Active Shooter That Wasn’t

A hospital relies on a strong, holistic security approach—and a little luck—to thwart a would-be shooter. Here are lessons learned from the experience.

Drug Diversion and Loss Prevention: A Changing Landscape

As drug diversion temptations rise, healthcare facilities face multitiered loss prevention challenges stemming from an opioid epidemic and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leadership & Management

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Security Management · July 2022: Building Credibility and Preparedness in Local Operations; Plus Managing Digital Nomads

How can a global enterprise build security and business continuity capacity in their local branches? Develop credibility through listening and patience, says RC Miles with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. That capacity paid off when conflict arose, he tells SM Highlights host Chuck Harold in this episode, sponsored by RaySecur. Also in this episode, Todd Sowinski from West Pharmaceutical explains how the organization has built out procedures and guidance to keep digital nomad workers safe and accounted for.

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Risk Management

As the preeminent organization for security management professionals, ASIS International offers a dynamic calendar of events to advance your professional development. From executive education to global exchanges, our events work together to help you reach new heights in your career.

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Crime

Mark Schreiber, CPP, CPD

President and Principal Consultant at Safeguards Consulting, Inc.

"As security professionals, we are tasked to embrace change and support our organizations with new innovations and new business operations, as well as their related emerging risks."

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Dan Corey, PE

Vice President and National Mobility Technology Director, STV

"The foundation of any operation is collecting key data to deploy the appropriate response and counter measures."

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Eleni Manis

Research Director at the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.).

"It is often not clear that EdTech serves actual educational needs, and it is sometimes clear that it hurts students."

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David Madrigal

President, Teksys, Inc.

"As we continue to work with the city on system maintenance for the golf course, we are proud of the teamwork that went into this security upgrade at Memorial Park."

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Physical Security

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Finding Open-Source Access Control for the Future

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Timeline: Increased Violence in Mexican Tourism Districts

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Cannabis products can be a life-saving treatment for many people, and people should be able to access that treatment securely—and employees producing those products should be kept safe and secure as well, says Carrie Goetz, PSP, principal and CTO of StrategITcom and steering committee chair of the new ASIS Cannabis Security Community. Goetz and other ASIS members are working on producing a new standard for cannabis security to help guide operators make risk management decisions amid a variety of compliance requirements.

ASIS members can join the Cannabis Security Community here: Cannabis Security Community - ASIS Connects (asisonline.org)

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Trending News

Contract Security Provider to Pay $517 Million to Settle Charges from Miami Building Collapse

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Assange Faces Extradition to the United States

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Uptime at Any Cost: Why Cyberactors Increasingly Targeted Manufacturing in 2021

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Assange Faces Extradition to the United States

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Mark Schreiber, CPP, CPD

President and Principal Consultant at Safeguards Consulting, Inc.

Dan Corey, PE

Vice President and National Mobility Technology Director, STV

Eleni Manis

Research Director at the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.).

David Madrigal

President, Teksys, Inc.

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