In the United States, the American Society for Industrial Security has has published the final version of its Threat Advisory System Response Guideline.
The guideline is designed, says ASIS, to help organisations respond effectively to advisories issued by the US Department of Homeland Security, and is viewed as a crucial component in developing a system for protecting the roughly 85pc of US infrastructure that is in the hands of the private sector.
ASIS reports that this guideline is a tool to help any entity prepare plans, procedures, and response strategies as a result of changes in the threat advisory levels set by the Department of Homeland Security. The guideline’s matrix is divided into four major sections – green/blue, yellow, orange, and red – and is further broken out into three subcategories: emergency response/business continuity, personnel protection, and physical protection. The worksheet format, say ASIS, will help determine which steps apply to which security environments, and will help amend each step based on other response concerns.
Up to five copies of the printed guideline are free to ASIS Members; the non-member fee is $10. To order, email [email protected]. This document is also available free of charge in its entirety at
