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CISA Releases Venue Guide for Security Considerations

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WASHINGTON – Today the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a new Venue Guide for Security Considerations to help venue operators enhance safety, protect assets, and create secure environments through effective security measures and best practices.

“Venues have increasingly become targets, yet many lack the resources to secure their day-to-day operations and special events effectively,” said Dr. David Mussington, CISA’s Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security. “In response, and in collaboration with industry experts and security professionals, our agency has developed this guide to empower venue operators with the tools needed to identify and manage risk effectively.”

This guide aims to help venue operators enhance safety, protect assets, and create secure environments through effective security measures and best practices by:

  1. Providing guidance for venues, such as evaluating security measures, complexity levels, costs, options, and threats mitigated by these measures. By balancing these factors, venues can create a secure environment for operators and guests.
  2. Recommending broadly applicable considerations for evaluating security practices, such as assessing measures and improving physical security compliance to ensure staff and visitor safety.
  3. Offering actionable guidance for prioritizing the most effective security practices and proactively reducing the risk of major threats.
  4. Providing venue operators with a tailored menu of security options, allowing them to select the most suitable and effective measures for their venue’s budget, size, location, and risk factors.

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