By Rodney Bosch, senior editor at Security Sales & Integration LAS VEGAS — Reed Exhibitions, producer of ISC West, announced Friday the event will be postponed due to concerns over the expanding coronavirus outbreaks. The event, which attracts more than 25,000 attendees, was scheduled to be held March 17-20. Several vendors, including large manufacturers and [...]
IFPO Director and retired York College of Pennsylvania professor Chris Hertig recently penned this op-ed for The York Dispatch, where he sits on the editorial advisory board. The op-ed marries Chris' passions for investigative history and the security industry, along with the timeliness of March being Women's History Month. Chris is also a contributor [...]
Image from the Texas Department of State Health Services. https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/ From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. March 6 2020 -- The building management of a Scarborough condominium has confirmed one of its onsite security staff has tested positive for coronavirus. A picture of the paper notice was posted on Reddit which indicated that York [...]
Randy A. Martens is a Certified Protection Officer (CPO). We don’t know Randy but can tell you he has raised a serious issue, that many security and protection officers face day in and day out. Randy said, “One of the leading questions asked by security professionals nationwide is, “What power do I really have?” In [...]
The Professional Protection Officer: Practical Security Strategies and Emerging Trends Sandi J. Davies, Executive Director, International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) Lawrence J. Fennelly, Expert witness and consultant in security, Litigation Consultants Inc. KEY FEATURES: • Offers trainers and trainees all new learning aids designed to reflect the most current information and to support and [...]
The Coronavirus has created a massive ripple-effect, impacting nearly every facet of life on the planet. As first responders, the International Foundation for Protection Officers urges security officers should remain on high alert at their posts for anything related to the disease. Here are a few headlines to keep you up-to-date: The coronavirus may have [...]
The Powhatan, Va. Sheriff's Office recently posted an inspiring story about Brad Hughes, a former law enforcement officer who has found a new life in the field after a tragic accident left him a double-amputee. Not only is Hughes' story an example to motivate those who have endured under the most dire circumstances, but also [...]
New for 2020 is The Professional Protection Officer - Practical Security Strategies and Emerging Trends, edited by International Foundation for Protection Officers Executive Director Sandi Davies and IFPO Board of Director Chairman Lawrence Fennelly. This work is the backbone of one of the IFPO's most popular and successful certifications, the Certified Protection Officer course. For [...]
Photo by Roman Koester @der_roman, from unsplash.com, a free photo website. 2019 was a good year for IFPO board member and former IFPO chair Tom Conley. In November, he received an award as one of 2019’s Most Influential People in Security from Security Magazine and the same month, he and his company, The [...]
This is what it's all about -- security professionals working seamlessly with law enforcement in order to protect citizens, so congratulations to both the security officer and the Unified Police Department of Salt Lake City for a job well done. On Monday, officers from the Unified Police Department of Salt Lake City responded to an [...]
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