British police, fire and ambulance services tested their ability Wednesday to deal with a terrorist attack during the Olympics, swooping on a disused subway station for a drill.

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After repeatedly being a victim of copper theft, a Florida electric cooperative successfully fought for tough new ordinances in two counties it serves, and is now taking the battle to a third.

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Most everyone understands keeping military bases, embassies, courts, nuclear plants and other hard targets safe from terrorists. However, today, we must also keep retail shoppers safe, shield structures from accidental or intentional automobile crashes, protect hotel patrons from suicide car bombers, and keep employees and visitors from vehicle-based harm. From pedestrian-filled farmers markets and universities to new and used car lots, a wide variety of organizations find peace of mind through the use of barriers, bollards, barricades and crash gates for vehicle-based physical access control at the perimeter. For those areas where a vehicle will never enter, fixed bollards and barriers are the norm. However, at entrances, barriers that go up and down are needed to let authorized vehicles through.
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The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) intensively works with stakeholders from cities across the country to inform and teach them key strategies to make their communities safer – by design. The strategy is crime prevention through environmental design or CPTED.
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Sure, most parts of the U.S. may be headed for a long winter, but spring will eventually come! And with it comes an opportunity to fight crime.
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Security officers from AlliedBarton Security Services received 17 awards at ASIS International Greater Philadelphia Chapter's 2011 Private Security Appreciation Night.

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Economic downturns typically result in an influx of foreclosed, vacant, idle, and even completely abandoned properties. This affects a range of business sectors—including habitation and office facilities, factories, schools, hospitals and retail.

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A city where murder is nearly a daily occurence stands a good shot of being named the most violent, crime-prone area in the country. And last year there were 345 murders reported in the Detroit metropolitan area - altogether 1,111 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. What other cities made the Most Dangerous list?

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Our nation's continued budget woes are taking a toll at all levels of government, including local cities and counties that are struggling with higher costs, lower tax revenue collections and sometimes dwindling state and federal aid. The result is a need to look for lower-cost and less-labor-intensive ways to address a range of government security and law enforcement needs. When governments downsize, technology is a tool to help fill the gap.
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So what do the Righteous Brothers, grapefruit, Cymbalta, packaged software, toy jewelry, Callaway golf clubs, Prada purses, Cowboys and Aliens and car parts have in common? Everything, when it comes to theft, counterfeiting, terrorism, diversions, health threats and other illegal and unethical practices up and down the supply chain.
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Government and companies have already invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the convergence of physical and logical security solutions, but there are no books on the topic. This book begins with an overall explanation of information security, physical security, and why approaching these two different types of security in one way (called convergence) is so critical in today?s changing security landscape. View

Security Convergence describes the movement in business to combine the roles of physical security and security management with network computer security measures within an organization. This is the first book to discuss the subject of security convergence, providing real-world illustrations of implementation and the cost-saving benefits that result. View

Effective Physical Security, Third Edition is a best-practices compendium that details the essential elements to physical security protection. View

ASIS certification classroom reviews present a focused review of the body of knowledge for ASIS board certification. Classes are offered annually across the country for CPP, PCI, and PSP applicants. Read More

ASIS certification classroom reviews present a focused review of the body of knowledge for ASIS board certification. Classes are offered annually across the country for CPP, PCI, and PSP applicants. Read More

The ASG Security Summit & Expo is about collaboration, communication, and the creative energy that pours forth when you bring together a group of people that are passionate about physical security. Read More

ASIS certification classroom reviews present a focused review of the body of knowledge for ASIS board certification. Classes are offered annually across the country for CPP, PCI, and PSP applicants. Read More

The ASG Security Summit & Expo is about collaboration, communication, and the creative energy that pours forth when you bring together a group of people that are passionate about physical security. Read More