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IAPSC
Come and enjoy one of the foremost conferences designed especially for security consultants. The 2017 program is built to provide you with the tools and knowledge to keep you at the forefront of the industry now and in the future. Sessions cover a range of topics including: cloud and cyber security, utilizing drones in business, operational security for large-scale events, and growing your business from the ground up. There will also be numerous networking opportunities and the chance to connect with leading security manufacturers. Visit the Conference Website to view the Full Program.
Register by March 27 to get the best rate!
Also, be sure to make your reservations at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol by March 31.
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Annual sponsorship opportunities for 2017 are still available, including the option to exhibit at the IAPSC Annual Conference. Don’t miss this outstanding opportunity to connect directly with best-in-class security consultants in a variety of specialties.
Download the Sponsorship Prospectus here.
IAPSC
Fri., March 17 @ 9 a.m. PDT — Security Design and Engineering
Fri., April 21 @ 9 a.m. PDT — Cybersecurity
Fri., May 19 @ 9 a.m. PDT — Forensics and Security Management
These monthly member meetings facilitate member relationship-building across areas of specialty and interest. They provide new opportunities for IAPSC members discuss current topics, best practices and guidelines, challenges, and trends in the industry. It's easy and FREE to participate from your computer or your phone. Sign up now online here or by contacting iapsc@iapsc.org.
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IAPSC
IAPSC Members, if you have not already done so, please be sure to renew your annual IAPSC membership before the March 15th deadline. You can renew online here, download this form, or call the IAPSC office at + 1-415-536-0288. We look forward to your continued involvement!
IAPSC
 Train Your Project Managers ... Project managers benefit from learning standard practices and procedures for managing security projects with the SIA Security Project Management (SPM) Training Seminar. At ISC West, take the course on April 3-5, and still have plenty of time to tour the exhibition hall. The instructor-led course identifies risks facing security projects, and how to overcome them. Learn to manage activities on time, assess the role of the security project manager in project profitability, and review the six domains of the Certified Security Project Manager Exam blueprint. Attend the SPM Training Seminar at ISC West at Sands Expo in Las Vegas. Register now.
 ... And Get Certified Managers. Top integrators ensure the quality of their employees through Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM®) certification, which promotes consistent, quality practices for security projects. Your employees can make the most of their time at ISC West 2017 and sit for the CPSM exam while they are there! CSPM is the mark of a qualified project manager sought by integrators. CSPM provides proof of a security project manager's knowledge, experience and competency in all aspects of security projects, including leadership, project scope, project budget, and compliance with applicable codes. The Security Industry Association will offer computer-based testing for the CSPM® Certification at ISC West 2017 on Wednesday, April 5. Download the CSPM® Candidate Information Brochure (CIB) today to assess your eligibility! To sit for the test at ISC West 2017, email a completed exam application (found in the CIB) to Ame Enright at aenright@securityindustry.org for each candidate NO LATER than Friday, March 24. Get $50 off each exam with the code ISCW2017! Apply for the CSPM exam.
Need More Info? Join SIA for coffee to learn about how the CSPM credential can benefit you and your employees. Attend a CSPM Certification Informational Meeting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 6, at Sands Expo. (Room to be determined.) Email Ame Enright at aenright@securityindustry.org to kick off your day with coffee and CSPM at this brief informational meeting.
NPR
The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up its support for Jewish institutions across the nation who've received more than 120 bomb threats in the past two months. Jewish Community Centers have been pressing for help as they've been targeted by waves of threatening calls as well as vandalism.
Since January, the calls coming in to JCCs have been both vivid and unnerving. Betzy Lynch, executive director of the JCC in Birmingham, Ala., got three of the threatening calls, all very similar.
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By Bambi Majumdar
 Americans spend more than 10 hours a day looking at screens, most of it on the Internet. So it makes sense that our police departments are taking note of the fact and trying to connect with their communities online. One social platform that is helping them do that with success is Nextdoor.com. Operating as a private social network, Nextdoor connects neighbors. It is, however, interesting that the site has evolved to include the local law enforcement departments into their network.
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Washington Technology
Calls from Congress and the Trump administration to increase defense spending face a serious roadblock that has received scant attention: the growing security clearance backlog for government and contractor personnel. Here are six problems and what is needed to fix them.
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Christian Science Monitor
Last June, the government technology trade publication MeriTalk launched a petition regarding then-U.S. Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott. The petition was not demanding Mr. Scott's resignation but rather asked the next president to keep him on after the election.
"Tony Scott has made countless contributions to government IT through his strong leadership, continued efforts to improve existing initiatives and initiate new ones, as well as his fearless pursuit of federal excellence," MeriTalk wrote. "When the current administration ends early next year, we don't want to see this effective leader leave his post."
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WIRED
Hacked medical devices make for scary headlines. Dick Cheney ordered changes to his pacemaker to better protect it from hackers. Johnson & Johnson warned customers about a security bug in one of its insulin pumps last fall. And St. Jude has spent months dealing with the fallout of vulnerabilities in some of the company's defibrillators, pacemakers, and other medical electronics. You'd think by now medical device companies would have learned something about security reform. Experts warn they haven't.
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Gizmodo
The TSA isn't any American's favorite agency. They take naked pictures of you and still let about 95 percent of fake bombs and weapons through unnoticed during government audits. But now even the agency's chief watchdog is hopping mad at the TSA. And it has nothing to do with the "freedom pat-downs" we're all so fond of.
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Dark Reading
A recent survey by Intel Security and the Center for Strategic and International Studies discovered a disconnect between strategy and implementation for business cybersecurity programs. While executives are happy in the belief that their security measures are effective, executioners have a different story to tell.
The report says there are three basic misalignments in the current corporate world that give cybercriminals an edge.
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