Security Executive Blog

©  Mhieronimus  |  Dreamstime.com  -  Hollywood Sign Photo I recently had the fortune of being on a radio talk show for security professionals. This show has an audience of approximately 10,000 listeners with varied corporate and law enforcement security experience. However, very few of the audience members work in the defense contractor industry or under the National Industrial Security Program.   I had wanted to be a guest on the show since I had heard about it earlier this year. I had found them in a google search and discovered that they had covered the N ational Industrial Security Program (NISP) with some college students. The conversation, though serious, proved light as the talk show hosts engaged the guests and audience in an entertaining manner. They actually made NISP seem very interesting. I had to ask myself, "When was the last time a security briefing , training, or seminar was engaging, serious, and comical at th...

Looking for study information for your next SPeD or ISP Certification studies? Try these  NISPOM  based questions and see how you do. You may find some answers in the NISPOM, but some you might just have to think about. Problems 1. You are an FSO of a growing defense contractor. One of the executives approaches you about the need for more space to conduct classified work. He is agreeable to implementing your recommendation to use a restricted area and would like you to prepare a security briefing for his team. Prior to your briefing, you conduct the necessary research. Describe the reason for a restricted area and when cleared employees would use a restricted area. Keep in mind access control and storage requirements. 2. You have just sat down to eat lunch and receive a phone call from a cleared employee. She tells you that the security container’s drawers are closed, but the dial on the combination lock has no...