Comprehensive system resilience requires a focus on eliminating single points of failure and building a multi-layered approach to mitigate risks associated with system failures. This is why it’s important to think about creating a resilient infrastructure with the following layers: the server layer, the storage layer, and environmental devices.
A wide body of research has found that employees who perceive their organizations are inclusive make better business decisions, feel more engaged at work, and less likely to look for new employment options.
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Consumers lost more than $4.6 billion to investment fraud scams in 2023, while occupational fraudsters netted more than $3.1 billion during that same period. With fraudsters continue to rake in payouts, security practitioners are looking to new tools, technologies, and partnerships to counter them.
Whether you’re considering a career change, debating how to get more involved in your industry, or want to connect more thoroughly with community stakeholders about your security program, this SM Highlights episode has something for you. Security leadership recruiter Kathy Lavinder outlines pathways—and pitfalls—on the journey into private security careers. To celebrate ASIS International’s 70th anniversary, former ASIS presidents Eduard Emde, CPP, and Godfried Hendriks, CPP, share the history of the association and how volunteerism helps move the industry forward. Then, Domingo Ibarra explains how he leveraged community partners to demonstrate security’s value to the organization beyond traditional “guns, guards, and gates” perceptions.
“The reality is that it does not have to be a high-profile, highly politically charged episode. You don't have to do anything wrong to run afoul of this. I think it’s important to talk about what are some of the pitfalls, specifically, for where you go in the world. Each region is a little different; each country is different.”
“The only way you can find out how the organization communicates is to bring people to the table, let them know what the overall goal is, and then get their input on how we make that happen.”
“Technical security standardization can provide significant economic advantages as well. By selecting one or a limited range of products for your enterprise, you can become masters of support rather than generalists with a wider range of products.”
“(Nonprofits) collect, process, transfer, and house a lot of sensitive data about their activities and the vulnerable communities they protect—think of migrants, political activists, dissidents—and they raise funds.”
“Most security practices and convenience are polar opposites. As applied to a school environment, remember that educators are already overtasked. Any process or procedure perceived to make a teacher’s mission more difficult will engender substantial opposition.”
“While catastrophic natural disasters have direct and overt impacts, such events often trigger a cascade of second or third order impacts which manifest in ways that are hard to predict.”
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.
Your first feeling after reading Private Security: An Introduction to Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition, should be amazement that a single author could corral so many details about private security, even if you agree that security is expanding as our lifestyles evolve.
