by Jbs021909 — February 23, 2009—ASIS International, the global organization for security management professionals, has signed a collaborative agreement with the Open Security Exchange, an organization dedicated to accelerating convergence of IT and physical security. OSE is the first industry organization to align with ASIS under the new International Security Risk Management Consortium (ISRMC) program.
The vision of the consortium is to increase collaboration in and among organizations that have access to the disciplines and thought leadership surrounding Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM). Providing a setting where organizations and individuals can actively collaborate in the development of education content through research, demonstrated best practices, principles, and approaches involving ESRM is the immediate objective. Involvement in the consortium is restricted to not-for-profit organizations with an interest in rapid advancement of the evolution of the ESRM body of knowledge.
The ISRMC was initiated in 2008 in response to the development and evolution of an Enterprise Security Risk Management body of knowledge. ESRM is the practice of integrating all the areas of an organization that involve the protection of people, property, and information, explains ASIS. ESRM is where security professionals ensure that multiple disciplines and business units communicate effectively and work together to identify, prioritize, and mitigate risk. It is a key component of Enterprise Risk Management, which considers the entire risk universe, including financial, strategic, and operational.
