Security Management Highlights

The Islamic State is recruiting Western fighters to train in Syria and return to their home countries to launch attacks. Homeland Security Editor Lilly Chapa discusses a pilot public-private partnership program aimed at curbing this phenomenon.

How to handle a cyber incident, U.S. agencies struggle to establish strong crisis comm, plus the ASIS/Wharton Program for Security Executives.

Visa overstays in the United States, nuclear security, bridging the gender gap in the cybersecurity workforce, and ASIS International's newly rebranded CSO Center for Leadership and Development.

Lax oversight of municipal warehouses can be costly. Complacent management, employee theft, and antiquated inventory systems can all lead to the loss of millions of dollars of public funds. Marshall K. James, director of training for JGW Group in Reston, Virginia, stops by to talk about how these locations can be better managed to reduce shrink.

Cultural property protection, lessons from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, plus a member spotlight on Ross Johnson, CPP, senior manager, Security and Contingency Planning at Capital Power Corporation.

An expanded conversation with Jennifer Hesterman, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, on soft targets, ISIS, the Brussels and Paris attacks, and how individuals can take a proactive approach to their own security.

Soft target hardening, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, combating biothreats, and the art of creating a thriving corporate culture, all in this month's podcast with Host Holly Gilbert Stowell.

Patrick Schaefer, executive director of the Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness, discusses the challenges of studying the U.S.-Mexico border, and how his organization uses data to inform stakeholders on everything from public health to commerce and security.

How managers can deal with difficult employees, more about the encryption debate between the FBI and Apple, border security, plus a Member Spotlight interview with Steve Albrecht, CPP.

Host Holly Gilbert Stowell interviews Clint Hilbert, CSO of Betafence, about navigating transitions in your security career. Homeland Security Editor Lilly Chapa talks about how the the U.S. private sector is playing an active role in defending national security. And Assistant Editor Megan Gates stops by to discuss her cover story on the shooting of two television reporters in Roanoke, Virginia in August of 2015. She’ll explain the events that led up to this tragedy and how employers can keep an eye out for telltale signs in workers who harbor grievances.