International Foundation for Protection Officers

Free Knightscope security robot webinar in 2018

Superpower Your Security Guards Start Date: 1/23/2018 START TIME: 2:00 PM EST DURATION:60 MINUTES ABSTRACT: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a Super Power? What if you could give your security team the ability to recall details of any scene from weeks ago with absolute clarity? Autonomous robots and artificial [...]

By |2017-12-16T11:39:24-05:00December 16th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Free Knightscope security robot webinar in 2018

Off-duty security officers honored for help during stabbing at San Francisco airport

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: SAN FRANCISCO CA Dec 15 2017-- The San Francisco Police Department recognized two off-duty airport employees Tuesday afternoon after they sprang into action to prevent a tragedy. Valerie Schmitt and Vincent Del Rosario, who work as Covenant security screening agents at San Francisco International Airport, were each presented with a certificate of appreciation [...]

By |2017-12-18T06:13:25-05:00December 16th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Off-duty security officers honored for help during stabbing at San Francisco airport

ASIS webinar: Creating a New Culture in Response and Recovery

​​ 20 December 2017 15:00 –​ 16:00 ET ​ ​​​Member: $99​​ Nonmember: $129​ Subscriber: $0 You must register at least 30 minutes prior to the live event​​​​.​​​​​ ​​​​What your organization does in the first hour of a crisis or event will shape the outcome forever. Response to and recovery from an incident – whether it be active assailant, act [...]

By |2017-12-15T11:56:45-05:00December 15th, 2017|News|Comments Off on ASIS webinar: Creating a New Culture in Response and Recovery

10 pass CPO exam in Belgium and Holland

An email from Joop Verdonk, CPP, Managing Director of the European Security Academy: On December 14th, six candidates sat the CPO exam at the Priory of Corsendonk in Belgium. Five of them passed in a successful way. Their names are: Bert den Hartog, CPO- Securitas Soumiya Laaouaoucha, CPO- Bosch Maroc Pantelis Paspalas, CPO- LOI Rob Vermeer, CPO- Rabobank [...]

By |2017-12-15T08:21:42-05:00December 15th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 10 pass CPO exam in Belgium and Holland

TSA PreCheck airport screening program more popular than agency expected

The TSA has failed to keep pace to meet its goal for TSA PreCheck, the agency's key program to get airport security lines moving faster, primarily because the agency didn't anticipate how successful its marketing efforts would be and didn't staff accordingly, according to a new report by the Office of Inspector General for [...]

By |2017-12-13T06:09:14-05:00December 13th, 2017|News|Comments Off on TSA PreCheck airport screening program more popular than agency expected

Las Vegas casino using microwave surveillance to detect weapons

from PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Las Vegas NV Dec 11 2017 -- Activate satellite view in Google Maps and head to the Las Vegas strip, and you'll see it: a strange smattering of Y-shaped buildings. Mandalay Bay. Monte Carlo. Treasure Island. The Mirage. Their blueprints put gambling at the center of everything, funneling visitors past slot machines and [...]

By |2017-12-12T06:22:07-05:00December 12th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Las Vegas casino using microwave surveillance to detect weapons

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers! Magnus Janeck, CPO, Tumba, Sweden Abdelhadi Loukili, CPO, Casabalanca, Morocco Russel Prieto, CPO, Virginia Beach, VA, USA John Nitti, CSSM, Virginia Beach, VA, USA Harrison Smith, CPO, Madison, WI, USA Scott Runnalls, CPOI, London, ON, Canada Alex Tucker, CPOI, St. John's, NL, Canada [...]

By |2017-12-11T06:21:16-05:00December 11th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Security Magazine: The deadly relationship between mass shootings and domestic violence

By Jim Sawyer, SecurityMagazine.com The sentinel challenge today for both Security Professionals and Crime Prevention Professionals is to develop strategies and procedures to prevent the next mass shooting. Indeed “Active Shooter” and “Run-Hide-Fight” classes have become a cottage industry in the security-law enforcement-crime prevention professions. Las Vegas massacre is a reminder of the need for sheepdogs [...]

By |2017-12-09T09:56:37-05:00December 9th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security Magazine: The deadly relationship between mass shootings and domestic violence

Minneapolis officials ask for National Guard help during Super Bowl

LIBOR JANY ON DEC 6, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY Dec. 06--Minneapolis officials are calling on Gov. Mark Dayton to mobilize the state National Guard for the Super Bowl, amid questions about whether the city's police force has enough officers to effectively patrol neighborhoods and handle other demands. Even with dozens of departments across the state pledging to [...]

By |2017-12-08T13:10:21-05:00December 8th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Minneapolis officials ask for National Guard help during Super Bowl

Walmart security officer and employee stabbed in Texas

by Elizabeth Ruiz, KTSA 12/8/17 An off-duty police officer working security at a Northwest Side Walmart is at a hospital with stab wounds to the head, neck and chin. Investigators say a woman at the store on Vance Jackson near IH 10 was carrying several items to a cash register when she suddenly slashed a [...]

By |2017-12-08T12:40:23-05:00December 8th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Walmart security officer and employee stabbed in Texas

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