Security Executive Blog

Prior to travel, a cleared employee should have a good understanding of their responsibilities to protect national security. A Defensive Security Briefing is for those who travel overseas and may be vulnerable to foreign entity recruiting methods. They should be constructed to make the cleared traveler aware of their responsibilities to protect employees, product, customers and those with which they do business. Topics of the defense security briefing should include threat recognition, how to assess and how to respond when approached for recruitment Prior to travel, the employee should notify their security office of all foreign travel plans. This includes plans for Canada, Mexico and Caribbean Countries. The security department can then construct a plan for the specific area after researching the area to be travelled. The state department has a great website can fill security and the traveler in on all necessary travel documentation and what to expect while abroad. Traveling e...

An article in the Post Tribune , Diverted United passengers stuck at Gary airport six hours , demonstrates the uncertainty of weather, airline schedules and logistics for passengers travelling within the united states. This is not the first report of unscheduled layovers or flight delays and some reports indicate that passengers could face many more. With this in mind, security managers and company employees who travel should be aware of implications and have back up plans. These back up plans are especially vital when traveling with sensitive and classified materials. When employees travel with classified material, they have a responsibility to account for it 100% of the time. This is a difficult under trying circumstances filled with stress and disappointments. Passengers can experience long lines through TSA checkpoints, cramped cabins and times when maintaining visibility over carryon items is extremely difficult. When at all possible, classified items should be stored in an a...