Hot Topics in Security

What are "hot topics?"

"Hot topics," as used on this page, are trends or concerns which may have an impact on security, particularly in the Las Vegas area. Those topics may be long-term trends which affect the security industry, or they may be shorter term concerns, such as a particular type of crime or threat to safety.

The links here are not intended to be comprehensive, but to provide some valuable information on each of the topics.

H1N1 Pandemic

OPSEC

Definition of OPSEC:

"Operations security (OPSEC) is a process that identifies critical information to determine if friendly actions can be observed by adversary intelligence systems, determines if information obtained by adversaries could be interpreted to be useful to them, and then executes selected measures that eliminate or reduce adversary exploitation of friendly critical information.

"OPSEC is a methodology that denies critical information to an adversary. Unlike security programs that seek to protect classified information, OPSEC measures identify, control, and protect generally unclassified evidence that is associated with sensitive operations and activities."
-- Operations Security (Joint Publication 3-13.3)

Information Security

Security Convergence

"ASIS International identifies security “convergence” as a trend affecting global enterprises. ASIS International defines convergence as,

'the identification of security risks and interdependencies between business functions and processes within the enterprise and the development of managed business process solutions to address those risks and interdependencies.'
—ASIS International

"This definition captures a significant shift in emphasis from security as a purely functional activity within an enterprise, to security as a “value add” to the overall mission of business."
-- Convergence of Enterprise Security Organizations

Drug War in Mexico

Terrorism