Tag: ASIS International
ASIS International announces its 2022 Awards of Excellence recipients
September 2, 2022SSN Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—ASIS International, the world’s largest association for security management professionals, has announced the 2022 class of recipients for its annual awards of excellence for organizations and individuals.
The annual ASIS Awards of Excellence honor the important work and accomplishments of ASIS members worldwide. They are honored not only for their accomplishments but also for setting standards for the industry to model across the globe.
“Award recipients...
Former Buffalo PO Salter announced as winner of ASIS Ralph Day Heroism Award
September 1, 2022SSN Staff
SANTA ANA, Calif.—ASIS International has announced that the late Aaron Salter, Jr., an Allied Universal security professional who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting shoppers at a Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, N.Y., during a mass shooting, is the recipient of the 2022 Ralph Day Memorial Security Officer Heroism Award.
The award will be accepted by his son, Aaron Salter III, on Sept. 13, 2022, at the 2022 Global Security Exchange Conference in Atlanta.
Each...
ASIS announces 2022 Security Industry Book of the Year award winner
August 2, 2022SSN Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—ASIS International, the world’s largest association for security management professionals, today announced that “Principles of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centers (EOC),” 2nd edition (published by Taylor & Francis), by Dr. Michael Fagel was selected as its 2022 ASIS Security Industry Book of the Year.
“Michael Fagel's highly anticipated second edition of the Principles of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Center is...
SIA announces Antoinette King as latest speaker for 2022 SIA GovSummit
May 10, 2022Cory Harris, Editor
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced that Antoinette King, PSP, DPPS, SICC, CMMC-RP, founder of Credo Cyber Consulting, LLC, is the latest addition to the speaker lineup for the 2022 SIA GovSummit, its annual public policy and government security technology conference.
This year’s SIA GovSummit takes place May 24-25 in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) headquarters building in Washington. D.C., after last year’s conference was...
ASIS unveils program for hybrid GSX 2021
June 16, 2021SSN Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—ASIS International, a global association for security management professionals, has announced its programming lineup for the hybrid Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2021, with in-person and digital experiences taking place Sept. 27-29 at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, Fla. and via the online GSX event platform.
Encompassing 80-plus sessions tackling vital issues in the security profession, the GSX education lineup will be staged across six learning theaters...
ASIS International releases updated POA reference set
May 26, 2021SSN Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—To keep pace with the ever-evolving security industry, ASIS International has released an update to the Protection of Assets (POA) reference set.
Refreshed to reflect the changing times and keep security professionals on the leading edge of best practices in the field, this collection assists security management directors and professionals responsible for corporate asset protection.
This refreshed reference set, which was first published...
Registration opens for GSX 2021
April 30, 2021SSN Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—ASIS International, the world’s largest association for security management professionals, has opened registration for Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2021, a hybrid event taking place September 27-29 that will offer a digital experience on the GSX online platform, as well as an in-person event at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, Fla.
“Building resilience among security professionals begins with knowledge, and GSX is where global...
Come together, right now
March 24, 2021Cory Harris, Editor
It was just two weeks ago when my blog offered a cautionary tale about the Verkada security breach and stressed the importance of making the necessary investment to prevent cyberattacks like that from happening to other businesses.
Fast forward to today, and while I have no idea if my blog ignited a spark, I have been extremely pleased by the overwhelming response of the security industry recently in the battle against cyber threats.
Let’s start with the first collaboration announced...
ESA, ASIS and SIA partner with InfraGard in support of national security
March 22, 2021Paul Ragusa
WASHINGTON—The Electronic Security Association (ESA), ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA) recently announced a Memorandum of Understanding with The InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA) in support of the InfraGard Electronic Security Industry Cross Sector Council (ESI-CSC).
The INMA leads the private sector side of the InfraGard public-private partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and is comprised of professionals in critical infrastructure...
Security industry creates coalition to fight war on cyber crime
March 19, 2021SSN Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine—With so much that has been going on in the cybersecurity space the past few months, leading global security industry organizations ASIS International, the Electronic Security Association (ESA), The Monitoring Association (TMA), PSA Security Network and the Security Industry Association (SIA) have come together to fight the war on cybersecurity threats with a unified strategy.
“As representatives of the security practitioners and security solutions providers responsible...