The Independent Security Advisors next fully-accredited Dignitary and Executive Protection Specialist Course with open seating will be November 16th - 22nd, 2020. This course is hosted by the security team of the MGM Grand National Harbor in Maryland. **Limited Seating is available for students who wish to register due to Covid-19. Due to the financial hardships [...]
Why do people join the security sector more by chance than choice? What keeps them involved? What are the best and worst things about a security career? In this special webinar -- sponsored by the International Foundation for Portection Officers (IFPO) -- Perpetuity Research representatives will discuss their upcoming research project that seeks to provide [...]
Some excellent work by two security officers in Portland, Oregon and proof that often, security officers are able to assume the role of first responder -- whether they are officially designated as such or not -- because police officers cannot be everywhere, all the time. The number of security officers in the U.S. had already [...]
From the Security Industry Authority, the UK's regulator of its private security industry: On Sunday 13 September, Abdul Munim Khan, 29, of Shadwell, was on his way to work in the City of London when he noticed a woman standing on the pavement in distress. Abdul saw that nobody was stopping to help her [...]
Oklahoma security officer Felipe Alaniz, who works for Integris Miami Hospital showed a great deal of courage, going beyond the call of duty to apprehend two convicts who recently escaped from the Ottawa County Jail. From Breitbart.com: Around 9:30 a.m. Friday, Integris employee Kyle Long, a maintenance technician, told security officer Felipe Alaniz that [...]
Security officers are tasked with protecting personnel and property, but sometimes, even they need help. From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: The American Red Cross has awarded its National Lifesaving Award to Las Vegas resident Zach Grogan for his role in helping to save a victim of heart attack. Level up your security career with an IFPO certification! Read more [...]
Congrats to IFPO’s monthly scholarship winner for September, Brian Carvalho of Katy, Texas. Brian has chosen to take the Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM) course. To sign up for the Monthly Scholarship for a CPO Program or the CSSM Program, click here! The International Foundation for Protection Officers stands for professionalism and [...]
By Joshua Partlow, Washington Post Oct. 9, 2020 at 12:44 p.m. EDT A private security company is recruiting former U.S. military Special Operations personnel to guard polling sites in Minnesota on Election Day, an effort the chairman of the company said is intended to prevent left-wing activists from disrupting the election. Read the rest of [...]
Castle Defense's Certified Security Operations Specialist (CSOS) course, previously scheduled for this fall, has been rescheduled for Jan. 22-24, 2021 at the Force Center in Immokalee, Florida. The CSOS presents an overview of several important security industry applications, including bomb threat response, checkpoint operations and active attacker threat response. It is geared toward those [...]
Private Officer International, a Charlotte, North Carolina, organization established in 2004, was founded by 41-year law enforcement and private security veteran, Rick McCann. Each year, the group offers a bevy of awards, recognizing the amazing efforts put forth by security professionals in what is oftentimes a thankless, yet irrefutably vital role in protecting people [...]
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