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Scott Stewart, vice president of intelligence for TorchStone Global, joins SM Highlights host Chuck Harold to discuss the history and current status of two major jihadist terrorist groups—al Qaeda and the Islamic State—and what their shift toward grassroots terrorism means for security professionals. In addition, Stewart explains the current situation in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s aims, and what the latest upheaval in the Middle East may mean for global security and terrorism.  
Read more about the state of jihadist terrorism in the September/October 2021 edition of Security Management, coming soon.

Bonus: The State of Jihadist Terrorism and the Situation in Afghanistan

“Access rules the landscape—every attacker wants it, and every employee has it,” says Jon Ford at Mandiant, who joins this month’s episode, sponsored by Alert Enterprise, to discuss insider threat elements and how to address risks and resilience. Also in this episode, Willem Ryan shares insider threat vs. insider care guidance, and Emily May breaks down the options available to bystanders who could intervene in harassment. 
This episode was sponsored by Alert Enterprise. Learn more at www.alertenterprise.com

September 2021: Insider Threats and Insider Care, Plus Bystander Intervention

This month we speak to longtime ASIS member Joe Masciocco about his time in the association and how he’s seen it evolve. Jim Leflar, CPP and co-author of this month’s cover story, shares his tips on implementing an effective social media plan. A security director from a private police force in Hollywood, California, talks about their strategy for getting arrest-rates down. Plus, more on how companies can design and implement their own spear-phishing training program

Security Management Highlights September 2015

Marco Rubin, senior investment director at the Center for Innovative Technology, shares insights on the latest in drones and unmanned systems technologyies including how start-ups are championing innovation in the space, as well as counter-drone systems.

BONUS: Drones - Security and Beyond, with Marco Rubin, Center for Innovative Technology

Thieves see art theft as a crime of opportunity, and there’s no better opportunity than when museums are closed, streets are empty, and witnesses are nowhere to be found, says Anthony Amore, director of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Museum in Boston. In this month’s SM Highlights podcast, host Chuck Harold discusses COVID-19 and art crime with Amore; the perils of AI-driven warfare with RAND Corporation researcher Yuna Wong; and security management best practices and pitfalls in the Middle East with Michael Padilla-Pagan Payano.

Anthony Amore, Yuna Wong, Michael Padailla

May 2020: Art Crimes; AI and National Security; Security Management in the Middle East

How are organizations obligated to protect employees from risk—particularly domestic violence—as workforces shift to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic? Dr. James Cawood, CPP, PCI, PSP, president of Factor One, discusses the expectation of privacy, encouraging disclosure in a sensitive manner, and risk mitigation around domestic abuse. Then Paul Mercer, managing director of HawkSight Security Risk Management Ltd, outlines the potential for global civil unrest to erupt out of the coronavirus pandemic. 
For more information on the topics discussed in this podcast, check out the SM articles: Breaking the Silence: Encouraging Domestic Abuse Reporting (https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2020/05/breaking-the-silence-encouraging-domestic-abuse-reporting/), Coronavirus and Conflict: The Pandemic’s Potential Global Impact (https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/latest-news/online-exclusives/2020/coronavirus-and-conflict/), and ESRM and the COVID-19 Pandemic (https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/latest-news/online-exclusives/2020/ESRM-and-the-COVID-19-Pandemic/).

COVID-19 and Workplace Domestic Violence /  Civil Unrest

Bonus: Coronavirus and Conflict—Responding to Domestic Violence and the Potential for Civil Unrest

How do you become a Bodyguard? 
The training and licensing required to become a professional Bodyguard differs from country to country and in the USA it differs often on a State by State basis. In this podcast we look at the licensing requirement and the core skills that are desirable for a Bodyguard to possess as well as touching on the training.

This podcast is based on an article by Intelligent Protection International Limited that was first published in January 2018: <a href="https://www.intelligent-protection.co.uk/ how-to-become-a-bodyguard.html "> How to become a Bodyguard?</a>.

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How to become a Bodyguard

Security Management Highlights brings the security professional expert interviews and information on the most critical industry topics. Join host Brendan Howard as he interviews thought leaders and industry professionals, as well as editors from the magazine.