Research initiatives conducted by ASIS International and the ASIS Foundation provide actionable benchmarks, key trends, and data-driven best practices to guide strategic decision-making. Explore these reports — free for members — covering relevant security issues from executive protection to organizational resilience.
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Explore our latest featured reports:
Threat Intelligence: Understanding How Threat Management Supports Resilient Organizations
Security Trends: Understanding the Evolving Role of Security
Active Assailant Preparedness: Risks and Recommendations
Published September 2025
This project examined how companies obtained threat intelligence and the processes they used to incorporate the intelligence into resilient business operations. It provides benchmarks on different types of incidents and connects threat intelligence to organizational resilience functions, such as risk management and business continuity.
ASIS International thanks Everbridge for sponsoring this research.
Published August 2025
This project examined how companies obtained threat intelligence and the processes they used to incorporate the intelligence into resilient business operations. It provides benchmarks on different types of incidents and connects threat intelligence to organizational resilience functions, such as risk management and business continuity.
ASIS International thanks Esri for sponsoring this research.
Published July 2025
This report dives deeply into the emerging practice of operational resilience, why it is different than, but complementary to, business continuity management and emergency management; where it fits in a holistic organizational resilience process; and, importantly, the central role the security function can play in this mission critical practice.
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Published March 2025
The security function in organizations continues to evolve, and the 2025 Security Trends project sought to measure if and how security has become more strategic in organizations, how they prepare for the threats they face, and how security professionals use and view artificial intelligence.
ASIS International thanks Resolver for sponsoring this research.
Published January 2025
ASIS International, with partner Everbridge, has been studying trends in active assailant readiness and response for several years. The 2024 Active Assailant Preparedness Survey repeated several benchmarking questions with previous surveys in order to uncover how approaches have evolved while examining several new areas critical to understanding the current state of active assailant preparedness.
ASIS International thanks Everbridge for sponsoring this research.
Published March 2024
How many people work in the security sector worldwide? What is driving growth in the security equipment market? What trends are making the greatest impacts?
This all new, unique partnership study from ASIS International and the Security Industry Association answers these questions and more.
