September/October

Keep Ahead of Crises by Planning for Complex Scenarios

September/October 2022 | COVER STORY

Many organizations have gone to great lengths to secure their facilities, whether that is a single building or an entire compound. But as adversaries’ capabilities advance and attack planning cycles accelerate due to the increased availability of open-source information, the days when an organization’s physical security program started at the perimeter fence are behind us.
This new era requires security programs and initiatives that prevail both inside and outside of the perimeter. Security professionals need to think like an adversary, constantly envisioning how a current event—whether planned or unplanned—could be used to an attacker’s advantage.

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Chess pieces arranged in strategic positions. What is situational awareness?

How to Improve Your Situational Awareness

Nothing interests humans more than our own survival, and situational awareness is our most underutilized and misunderstood survival tool. But it can be adapted to serve as a broader security measure to protect ourselves and those around us.

The hand of a thief wearing a black glove hold up a trending line with an arrow at the end in front of empty grocery store shelves. Rising food prices are causing an increase in retail shoplifting.

Solutions for Hangry Shoplifting

As food prices increase, store owners continue seeing increasing average losses from shoplifting and robberies.

A security professional struggles to keep the minute hand on a giant clock from crushing him. What steps can managers take to relieve sustained stress on workers?

How to Keep High-Performance Security Teams Motivated

Security professionals are often driven by a sense of service and purpose. But in a period of sustained stress, this can work against them. Leaders must take tangible steps to encourage a healthy distance from work.

Puppet strings tied to fingers attached to an investigator. Nation-states manipulate private investigators to carry out acts of transnational repression.

Nation-States Leverage Outside Investigators for Transnational Repression

Nation-state actors are leveraging outside investigators and security firms to surveil dissidents and political opponents abroad. These arrangements put both the targets and the investigators at risk.

Shopping bag with big red glasses smiling. How can staff be trained in effective customer service and improved memory so they can be effective witnesses for theft?

Training Employees to Be Better Bystanders

Retailers want staff trained in effective customer service and improved memory so they can be effective witnesses.

A series of cascading security blue ID cards on a purple background. How has the security clearance process changed?

Risk, Revisited: Societal Changes and Their Impact on Personnel Risk

As people age, their risk profile changes too. Researchers and government officials are looking at how societal changes, personal growth, and technology all play a role in personnel risks and the security clearance process for the U.S. federal government.

Passwords dangle on fish hooks in front of the head of an employee. Workers often chose poorly conceived passwords.

The Pernicious Problem of Passwords

Despite years of guidance to create unique passwords, new research reveals that most Fortune 1000 employees reuse their credentials. And when they create new ones, many simply use their company name.

Audience members line up out side the The Benedum Center; part of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust recently installed new weapons detection technology which has trimmed wait times and congestion around venue entrances.

Bringing Back the Arts Without the Friction

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust took lemons from the COVID-19 pandemic to make lemonade with a new weapons detection solution to trim wait times, congestion, and frustrations around venue entrances.

Illustration of a hand holding a gavel over a small stack of legal papers

Legal Report: Rideshare Companies Fined in U.S. and Australia

Also, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that a New York law requiring a license to carry concealed weapons in public places was unconstitutional, conflicting with the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.

GSX 2022 Product Showcase

Check out the latest security technologies, services, and solutions in this special edition product showcase.

ASIS News: Honoring Member Achievements

“The backbone of any professional association is hardworking members who volunteer their personal time to advancing the profession. ASIS is fortunate to have thousands of dedicated volunteers across the globe,” says 2022 ASIS President Malcolm Smith, CPP.

Infographic: Finding the Intersection of Engaged and Thriving

Engaged employees are highly involved in and enthusiastic about their work. They drive innovation and move their organization forward. But only 21 percent of employees have this level of engagement.