The security event of the year, #GSX18, is in full swing in Las Vegas. Here is the Tuesday update from ASIS International: 

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GSX Exhibit Hall: An Interactive Learning Lab

The modernized exhibit hall has been transformed into a learning lab environment featuring dozens of education sessions, product demonstrations, and career development opportunities. These features will allow attendees to experience a wide variety of integrated solutions in person while getting up-close and hands-on with the latest technology applications. Read more...
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National_security.jpg   Zakaria Touches on Turmoil
If we're living in one of the most peaceful times in recorded history, why do things seem so grim? That's the question Fareed Zakaria, global thinker, columnist, and CNN host, discussed with attendees during Monday's opening session. Read more...

National_security.jpg   Attendees Get a Jump Start on GSX

Some GSX attendees got a head start on education in Vegas by attending pre-conference sessions at the Las Vegas Convention Center. At the pre-GSX education program, "Successful Security Consulting," a faculty of seasoned security consultants sketched out the ways security professionals can make a living with their own practice. Read more...

0   A Day Devoted to Education

GSX 2018 kicked off with its first full day devoted to education, featuring sessions on the most pressing priorities and issues for security management professionals. Attendees had the opportunity to listen to experts share their personal experiences in security, lead deep dives and panels, and gain insights from keynote speaker Fareed Zakaria. Read more...
0   Chase Shares His Vision
Richard E. Chase, CPP, PCI, PSP, is the 63rd president of ASIS International. He serves as the vice president for integrated services for General Atomics and the Affiliated Companies, a multinational corporation. Chase previously served in the Senior Executive Service for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, D.C., as the CSO for DOJ's component agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Read more...
0   Exceptional Volunteers Receive Top Award
For years, service-driven security professionals Oksana Farber and Joe McDonald, CPP, PSP, have eagerly lent a hand. It was fitting, then, when their hands accepted a prestigious honor—the President's Award of Merit for 2018. ASIS President Richard E. Chase, CPP, PCI, PSP, presented plaques yesterday to Farber and McDonald. He applauded both members' distinguished contributions to the security profession and association. Read more...
0   U.S. OSPAs Reward Security Excellence
The stars of the security industry were honored at the GSX luncheon session on Monday, as the U.S. Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) were given to a range of accomplished professionals, companies, and programs in the industry. Geoff Craighead, CPP, the 2013 ASIS past president who is now a vice president at Allied Universal, won the OSPA Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more...