This story talks about China specifically, but we've also seen the lines blurred between private technology companies and the government here in the United States. Last year, Amazon pitched its Rekognition software to ICE and then it was announced that the FBI was piloting the program. These revelations are cause for big concern -- would [...]
Muse Abdikadir Muse (left), Mohamed Salat Haji (center) and Mohamud Abdikadir Muse (Courtesy of the Kent County Jail) By: Cara Ball WASHINGTON (WXYZ) — Three Lansing residents have been arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham or ISIS. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the [...]
Here are the latest IFPO graduates. Congrats and best of luck in your careers! Dejan Nikolic, CPO, Tumba, Sweden David Spence Fischer, CSSM, Des Moines, IA, USA Sam Morrison, CPO, Vacaville, CA, USA Jackson Ragland, CPO, Reynoldsburg, OH, USA Chris King, CPO, Daper, UT, USA Abraham Daniels, CPO, Joliet, IL, USA Towfic Adem, CPO, [...]
It's actually a bit shocking that a university the size of Johns Hopkins -- and also given its location in Baltimore and crime statistics -- doe snot have an armed security force. On population alone, many colleges and universities can resemble average-sized towns or small cities. However, to then have a major university smack-dab in [...]
Man shot by security guard in nightclub shooting dies, ME's Office says. Image from www.ksat.com Here is another media story on the potential peril of security professionals, who are oftentimes on the front lines of situations that involve lethal force. The story's headline, "Deadly shootings highlight dangers of security guard work," appears to [...]
We can now add newspapers (or office spaces in general) to the long list of places that had formerly been thought of as unthinkable for attacks, but now must be examined as possibilities in terms of active shooter incidents. It seems more clear than ever that schools, churches, sports and concert arenas -- nearly everywhere [...]
By JOEL GRIFFIN, JANUARY 15, 2019, SecurityInfoWatch.com For years, security experts have warned about the myriad threats presented by consumer-grade unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones. Follow the IFPO on Linkedin! Click here to read the rest of the story. _______________________________ Check out IFPO's January Special! The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) [...]
photo: Max Darrow✔@MaxNews3LV LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — One person has died after a being shot by a security officer in downtown Las Vegas Thursday afternoon, according to police. Officers responded to west end of the Fremont Street Experience around 2 p.m. on a report of shots fired, Officer Aden OcampoGomez said. The security [...]
From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: CHICAGO IL January 17 2019 -- A security guard and several police officers rescued a man from the Chicago River early Tuesday, after he tried to go for a swim in below-freezing temperatures. The guard was working near Wacker and Dearborn, when he heard a man in the Chicago River screaming for help [...]
How ironic that the current government shutdown -- caused by a fight over how to fund a wall along the southern border -- has caused problems in other areas of national security, namely airport safety and security. Hopefully, there is an end in sight, one that has the well-being of US residents, both on land [...]
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