International Foundation for Protection Officers

No password for smartphone? You might get compromised, Kaspersky Lab says

Woburn, MA – June 28, 2018 – New research from Kaspersky Lab has found that 52 percent of people do not password-protect their mobile devices, and only 22 percent of consumers use anti-theft solutions on their phones. This means that pickpockets could be in for a treat if they are able to easily swipe one [...]

By |2018-07-14T07:53:43-04:00July 13th, 2018|News|Comments Off on No password for smartphone? You might get compromised, Kaspersky Lab says

Illinois hospital security officer holds off crowd beating Uber driver

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: OAK LAWN, IL July 12 2018- Oak Lawn police and other nearby agencies were called to Advocate Christ Medical Center Sunday evening to break up a fight in the hospital parking lot. According to the a police report, a large group of people upset about the death of a family member who had [...]

By |2018-07-12T09:52:42-04:00July 12th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Illinois hospital security officer holds off crowd beating Uber driver

Congrats to Jose F. Cano, IFPO’s June Scholarship Award recipient!

Our June scholarship winner is Jose F. Cano, of Harlingen, TX. Jose has elected to take the CPO (Certified Protection Officer) Program. Congratulations, Jose! 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 |2018-07-12T09:22:53-04:00July 12th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to Jose F. Cano, IFPO’s June Scholarship Award recipient!

Security officer chases down alleged purse snatcher in Ohio

From privateofficerbreakingnews.com AKRON, Ohio July 9 2018- An Akron man was arrested Thursday afternoon for allegedly injuring a woman with a knife during a robbery by cutting a purse of off her shoulder. IFPO July Special: 30% off all textbooks on our website! Keith L. Watkins, 53, of Boulevard Street, was charged with aggravated robbery, [...]

By |2018-07-09T10:30:26-04:00July 9th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Security officer chases down alleged purse snatcher in Ohio

Congrats to the latest IFPO Certified Protection Officers!

  Here are the IFPO's latest security graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Yasir Saleh Sabah, CPOI, Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia David Greenough, CPOI, Newmarket, ON, Canada Mark Brophy, CPO, Labrador City, NL, Canada Steven Cochran, CPO, Lebanon, OH, USA   IFPO July Special: 30% off all textbooks on our website!   The [...]

By |2018-07-09T09:34:19-04:00July 9th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO Certified Protection Officers!

Big Discount on dignitary and executive protection training for IFPO members!

An Announcement for Members of the International Foundation of Protective Officers: The Independent Security Advisors Training Division is pleased to announce the continuation of the IFPO tuition reduction program. Members of the IFPO in good standing can attend any IFPO-endorsed training course or seminar with ISA and receive up to 80% off. Here is the remaining [...]

By |2018-07-09T10:49:17-04:00July 4th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Big Discount on dignitary and executive protection training for IFPO members!

IFPO July Special: 30% off all textbooks on our website!

IFPO July Special: For a limited time, receive 30% Off All Textbooks on the IFPO website! As a complimentary thank you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering our July special. This is a limited time offer for the month of July and is eligible until 7/31/2018. To take advantage of this offer, [...]

By |2018-07-03T06:08:04-04:00July 3rd, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO July Special: 30% off all textbooks on our website!

Congrats to the latest IFPO Certified Protection Officers!

Here are the IFPO's latest security graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Justin Pfortsch, CPO, Hershey, PA, USA Todd Canning, CPO, Labrador City, NL, Canada Gerri-Lynn Arnold, CPO, Labrador City, NL, Canada   June Special: 30% OFF CPO Traditional Delivery & IFPO Membership The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is dedicated to providing meaningful and [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:35-05:00June 30th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO Certified Protection Officers!

Congrats to the 9 European students who are now Certified Protection Officers

Here's a recent email from Joop Verdonk, CPP, Managing Director of the European Security Academy:   Dear CPO Fellows, today, June 28th, eleven candidates sat the CPO exam at LOI, Academy for Distant Learning (Leiderdorp, the Netherlands). Nine of these candidates passed the exam in a successful way. The names are: Cees Broeren, CPO Robin Coertjens, CPO Maartje Coppens, [...]

By |2018-06-28T20:04:31-04:00June 28th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the 9 European students who are now Certified Protection Officers

Security Magazine: Being a woman is an advantage in the security industry

Victoria Ekhomo, IFPO Nigeria, and Sandi Davies, IFPO Executive Director.   By Katie McLeod, SecurityMagazine.com I believe that it is an advantage to be a woman working in the security industry today. I never imagined that I would work in the security industry. I have a communications degree. I dreamed of working as a journalist. But [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:34-05:00June 28th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Security Magazine: Being a woman is an advantage in the security industry

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