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Training

Informative, relevant, free, virtual security training sessions lead by experts.

Mentoring

Forge connections with other security professionals, as a mentor or mentee.

Certification

Show requisite knowledge of directives used by the average Industrial Security Professional on a daily basis.

Advocacy

Offering the industry a voice at the national security policy level.

Upcoming Events

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Oct
07
Wed
11:00 AM
 – 1:00 PM
 EDT

Rocky Mountain NCMS Chapter Meeting #3 2026

Chapter | Rocky Mountain Chapter

Location

Northern CO: Raytheon Aurora
Southern CO: CACI Colorado Springs
Virtual: Teams

Contact

Jaimie Filler
Meeting notice

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Rocky Mountain NCMS Meeting #3 for 2026.

VARS are not required to be sent for the meeting, please just RSVP to Kathryn.arffman@baesystems.us if you’re attending one of our host locations in person.

Oct
15
Thu
7:45 AM
 – 4:00 PM
 EDT

Emerald Coast Fall Training Seminar 7.5 CEUs

Chapter | Emerald Coast Chapter

Location

The Place on Beal
100 Beal Parkway NW
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Virtual attendance is also available!

Contact

Tenaya Norland
Meeting notice

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2026 NCMS Emerald Coast Chapter Fall Seminar.
This year’s seminar features an outstanding lineup of speakers and 7.5 CEUs, including:

Darrell Stokes, DCSA CISA – Real-World FBI Case Study
Lorie Hollis, DCSA SISR – Gold Standard Security Review – Best Practices
Thomas Keeney, ISSM – DAPM to DAAG Changes
Berette Smith – OPSEC Fails
Rob Rixmann – Insider Threat
Neco Johnson – The Human Side of Security: Sustaining Performance in High-Consequence Environments
Sal Urbano, DCSA Deputy Regional Mission Director – DCSA Q&A Session
Please use the event link to register

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Oct
20
Tue
TBD

Northwest California Chapter Meeting

Chapter | Northwest California Chapter

Location

The Boeing Company - Pleasanton

Contact

Dennis Arriaga
Meeting notice

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My NCMS membership has presented many opportunities to partner in the community with other security professionals. I have benefited from the information sharing and I have a better security program as a result.
For the past two years, I was supporting a non-DOD customer but I knew everything that was going on within the NISP and DOD because of NCMS. Now that I’m back to supporting a DOD customer, there’s no need for me to get “caught up to speed” because I’ve been updated through NCMS.
Between the email [communication] and the NCMS training available, I always learn the most updated information that I need to know to keep up with the trends and what is happening in the security world.
Without question, the best security education and networking organization available. I love the ability to get helpful information from other members as well as from the website!
I don’t know how I managed in the past without my membership, but moving forward I know it’s something I cannot live without!
Excellent opportunity to network and exchange notes with my fellow FSOs. After all, we deal with the same Government customers... we face the same problems... and share our fixes... and successes...

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NCMS provides its members with a wide array of benefits to assist with education, training, professional growth and development.

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  • Worldwide networking opportunities with other industrial security experts
  • Weekly free webinar training – “NCMSLive” Series
  • Access to a comprehensive library of industrial security resources
  • Members-only rates for the Annual Training Seminar, local chapter meetings, ISP® Certification program
  • National job & résumé posting service
  • Industrial Security Professional (ISP®) Certification
  • ISP® Exam Preparation Program (EPP)
  • And much more!
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