International Foundation for Protection Officers

Attention IFPO members – the 4th quarter e-newsletter is now up

Good news for IFPO Members -- the 4th quarter issue of the e-newsletter is now up on the IFPO website. And in other good news, the e-newsletter will be re-designed and packed with new and useful content for 2018! IFPO’s Year-end Special: Two years of membership for the price of one! Included in the latest [...]

By |2017-12-04T18:04:07-05:00December 4th, 2017|About IFPO, Member, News|Comments Off on Attention IFPO members – the 4th quarter e-newsletter is now up

Congrats to Kevin Gorman, IFPO’s November Scholarship Award recipient!

Our November Scholarship Winner is: Kevin Gorman, APO, AE, of Kandahar, Afghanistan, who has elected to take the Certified Security Supervision and Management Program (CSSMP) program. Congratulations, Kevin! 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 education. As part of that [...]

By |2017-12-04T06:35:11-05:00December 4th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to Kevin Gorman, IFPO’s November Scholarship Award recipient!

IFPO launches alumni section with access to exclusive content

Recently, the IFPO launched a special alumni-only section on its website: "On behalf of the IFPO Board of Directors we are pleased to announce the recent creation of this IFPO Alumni section. It has been developed for the purpose of developing a platform where our students & graduates can receive continued support and educational resources [...]

By |2017-12-02T14:53:48-05:00December 2nd, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO launches alumni section with access to exclusive content

Seven European candidates pass Certified Investigation Officers exam

Earlier this week, Joop Verdonk, CPP, Managing Director of the European Security Academy, sent out this email: "Today for the first time in Europe the Certified Investigation Officers exam was taken by eight candidates of BOSCH. Seven of them passed the exam in a successful way. Their names are: René Brekelmans, CPO, CIO Muhammet Dogrudil, CIO [...]

By |2017-12-02T14:01:34-05:00December 2nd, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Seven European candidates pass Certified Investigation Officers exam

Las Vegas has record for most registered drone users, study says

From SecurityMagazine.com: The 89117 zip code in Las Vegas  holds the most registered hobbyist drone users in the country. Researchers at the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College combed through a database by the Federal Aviation Administration of every drone registration up to Oct. 31 to determine the areas with the most [...]

By |2017-11-29T06:27:53-05:00November 29th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Las Vegas has record for most registered drone users, study says

Security Magazine: 2017 Security 500: Backing the Business’ Reputation

BY Diane Ritchey, SecurityMagazine.com It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” – Warren Buffett Many reputations and enterprise brands are currently at risk. An enterprise’s brand reputation consists of various factors. A strong brand will endure criticism, and since all [...]

By |2017-11-27T06:22:07-05:00November 27th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security Magazine: 2017 Security 500: Backing the Business’ Reputation

5 members of the European Security Academy pass CPO exam

From Joop F. Verdonk CPP  Managing Director:  Today, November 23rd, 7 candidates sat the exam at LOI Academy for Applied Sciences, Leiderdorp. Five of them passed the exam in a successful way. The names are; Joshua Buurma, CPO Kevin Hummels, CPO Carina Nocera, CPO Pascal Permentier, CPO Daan Polman, CPO Congratulations to all of you. [...]

By |2017-11-24T10:18:56-05:00November 24th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 5 members of the European Security Academy pass CPO exam

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers! Luke Hicks, CSSM Murrieta, CA, USA Bernard Augustine Williams, CPOI, Basseterre, St. Kitts Selvin L. Aymer, CPOI, Basseterre St. Kitts Pajette D. Douglas, CPOI, Basseterre, St. Kitts Sidney Billings, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada Martin Petersons, CPO, London, ON, Canada Michael Ficcola, CPO, Grimes, [...]

By |2017-11-24T09:57:13-05:00November 24th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Trinidad’s Amalgamated Security Services Limited wins the inaugural Bill Zalud Award

Dr. Michael Aboud, Chairman, Amalgamated Security Services Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence Award Recipient and Honorable Mention Recipient Announced   Naples, Florida – November 5th, 2017 – The International Foundation for Protection Officers and Security Magazine announce the inaugural award recipients of the Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence. Award [...]

By |2017-11-24T09:03:34-05:00November 24th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Trinidad’s Amalgamated Security Services Limited wins the inaugural Bill Zalud Award

Exclusive – IFPO grads can now continue learning through Purdue University Global

New Educational Benefits for IFPO Graduates Purdue University Global is pleased to be working with the IFPO graduates to provide an online flexible degree option and potentially accelerate graduation based on IFPO training.  Graduates and their immediate family also receive special tuition reduced 30% in undergraduate programs based on current tuition rates. Please Contact our Special IFPO [...]

By |2018-04-20T07:05:14-04:00November 24th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Exclusive – IFPO grads can now continue learning through Purdue University Global

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