Position Statement: The leading organization for minority security professionals. Mission Statement: Impart professional resources to aid in the integration of security management into business operations. Provide education and training to keep practitioners and students abreast of current trends in security operations and technology. Assist in professional networking in order to facilitate the exchange of information, ideas, knowledge and experience. Vision Statement: Developing future industry leaders for tomorrow’s domestic and global security challenges. History: The International Organization of Black Security Executive (IOBSE) is a non-profit organization. The IOBSE was founded in 1982 by six black men who were attending the American Society for Industrial Security (now ASIS International) conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.