April 2024: Meeting the Moment with AI; Plus Fighting Complacency with Ongoing Security Hardening

Security Management Highlights

With brand new legislation out of the European Union shaking up artificial intelligence (AI) applications, what does this mean for security practitioners and companies? Mark Mullison, chief technology officer at Allied Universal, helps podcast host Brendan Howard wade through the new territory. Also in this episode, sponsored by BeamUP, David Harris outlines some of the opportunities that AI could present to physical security professionals—if it finally gets effectively leveraged. And lastly, Jennifer Hesterman shares how organizations can harden soft targets without turning off potential customers or patrons, with concentric rings of security out from the front door to the Internet. Additional Resources Visit our episode sponsor, BeamUP, here: https://www.beamup.ai/ Learn more about current applications of AI within security in the April issue of Security Technology here: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/monthly-issues/security-technology/archive/2024/april/ Want to explore the EU AI Act’s potential impact on the security industry? Read new analysis from Megan Gates: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/monthly-issues/security-technology/archive/2024/april/Understanding-the-EU-AI-Act/ More interested in soft targets and site hardening? Check out Security Management’s March topic: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2024/03/site-hardening/ Read about the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade here: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/latest-news/today-in-security/2024/february/kc-chiefs-superbowl-parade-shooting/ Get more guidance from Jennifer Hesterman in her 2021 article about layered facility security: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/latest-news/online-exclusives/2021/developing-a-layered-defense/ Read Jennifer Hesterman’s book, Soft Target Hardening: Protecting People from Attack, here: https://www.routledge.com/Soft-Target-Hardening-Protecting-People-from-Attack/Hesterman/p/book/9781138391109 Can security really be beautiful? Sure! Check out our summary from a 2020 GSX session for examples: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2020/gsx-show-daily-2020/Artwork-as-Security-Enhancement/ or check out CPTED examples around Washington, DC, in this 2019 SM article: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2019/10/improving-accessibility-and-security-through-cpted/