Security Director’s Report is a monthly management tool designed to help security directors keep pace with the rapidly evolving world of corporate security. Each issue alerts you to critical news, important new security products, and up-to-date advice that you need to know to effectively manage your security department. SDR’s comprehensive, easy-to-follow articles provide practical advice for meeting your top security challenges, including crime prevention, workplace violence, executive protection, disaster preparedness, and workplace investigations. We also provide exclusive industry benchmarks, best practices in security department management, and the latest data on security director salaries. Each issue also includes a listing of upcoming events for security directors and new briefs alerting you to the latest legal, legislative, and technology news impacting the security industry.
You may perceive the threat as too removed for even the longest-range plannaing, but companies should be aware that global climate change has security implications.
As necessary as it is to investigate an employee’s gaming of the workers’ compensation system or discrepancies in stock inventory, it all pales against large-scale internal fraud. This is the kind of fraud that doesn’t just add up but which can, by itself, put a dent in the organization’s financial picture.
Attitude influences behavior, so it’s important for companies to understand what employees think of their practices and policies, including security measures. Unfortunately, what young workers think suggests a tough road ahead, as companies try to reconcile security policies with younger workers’ deep personal attachment to their technology devices.
When it comes to radio frequency identification (RFID), a sales pitch and a security warning may sound strikingly similar: "It’s possible to read RFID tags from hundreds of feet away!" Depending on tone and emphasis, the claim can evoke potential utility or a potential nightmare.
Must-Have, Wait and See, or Overrated? Security Executives Cast Their Vote on Emerging Technology
Two new reports shed light on which countries have the least favorable intellectual property environments, i.e., where the threat of piracy or counterfeiting of intellectual property is greatest. The United States Trade Representative’s (USTR; www.ustr.gov) "2007 Special 301 Report" identified 11 countries on its annual priority watch list. In a survey of international companies, respondents ranked countries with the worst legislation, enforcement, and public awareness toward intellectual property protection ("Global Survey on Counterfeiting and Piracy," International Chamber of Commerce, Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy, 2007). The dangerous locales are identified below:
Advanced Applications and Technology, Redondo Beach, Calif., July 8-10. Contact: ASIS International, 703-519-6200; Web: www.asisonline.org
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