Congratulations to the latest group of graduates: -- Ronald Carr, CPO, Germantown, Pa. -- Zachary Handy, CPO, Germantown, Pa. -- Eugene M. McGrath, CPO, Des Moines, Iowa -- Kevin Michels, CPO, Des Moines, Iowa The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is dedicated to providing meaningful and cost effective security training for security guards [...]
LYNN HULSEY ON MAR 9, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch Ohio has joined the nation's stampede to loosen gun laws in recent years, approving laws allowing open- and concealed-carry, adopting a lethal self-defense "Castle Doctrine" measure, and now letting people bring guns onto company parking lots. What comes next is unclear, but some gun rights advocates [...]
Either the alleged assailant was in possession of his mental faculties and was simply looking for an excuse or a pretense to attack the Met security officer, or he is so mentally unhinged he felt justified in smashing a bottle over the officer's head for a painting he believed was hanging crooked. Either way, the [...]
From the Thomson Reuters Foundation News: WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating 300 people who were admitted into the United States as refugees as part of 1,000 counterterrorism investigations involving Islamic State or individuals inspired by the militant group, congressional sources told Reuters on Monday, citing senior administration officials. Find out [...]
Oklahoma State University's "blue lights" may, at first glance, seem antiquated, but in reality, they still serve a purpose. Their mere presence is enough to help students feel at ease and possibly ward off n'er-do-wells. Not only that, but say a student who needs to make a call either loses their cell phone [...]
Police are looking for Jamel Kingsbury, suspected of stabbing a security officer to death in Woodbridge, Va. Two security officers were stabbed in separate incidents on the east coast over the weekend. In Atlantic City, NJ, a security officer was stabbed after he tried to break up at a casino bar Friday just [...]
Not even the absence of conservative hero Milo Yiannopoulos could allay the fears of Columbia University when it was arranged that two of Yiannopoulos' former colleagues at Breitbart were going to speak at the university along with a representative of The Gateway Pundit. Yiannopoulos has tried to speak at several institutions across the country, including [...]
From the story, it sounds as though if a passenger refuses to pass through an imaging scanner, then they are automatically subject to a pat-down. Otherwise, if they agree to the scanner, there's a good chance they might not be chosen for the physical search. As always, the safety and security of the passengers and [...]
By Christina Mora, WLKY.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new permitting system will impact security at hundreds of Louisville events. Mayor Greg Fischer said the process will rely less on police officers, and more on volunteers and private companies. Out of the about 400 permitted events last year in Louisville, 120 required some sort of [...]
Women in the Security Profession1st EditionA Practical Guide for Career Development, by Sandi Davies A new book helps detail the rapidly expanding, unseen and misunderstood security industry and the role of women in it. Women In The Security Profession, published by Elsevier, offers career guidance for women and men by drawing on the [...]
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