International Foundation for Protection Officers

Congrats to Michael Durkin, IFPO’s May Scholarship Award recipient!

Our May scholarship winner is Michael Durkin, of Ottawa, ON, Canada, who has elected to take the Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM)! Congratulations, Michael! 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 commitment the IFPO [...]

By |2018-06-09T12:56:45-04:00June 9th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to Michael Durkin, IFPO’s May Scholarship Award recipient!

Students: Join ASIS at reduced rate, then register for GSX for FREE

ASIS International is making it easier than ever for professionals of all ages to transition into the security world, providing the information, network, and professional development opportunities they need to kickstart their career. Students can become members of the world’s leading association of security management professionals for only $20 per year. ASIS members like Ron [...]

By |2018-07-28T18:54:59-04:00June 9th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Students: Join ASIS at reduced rate, then register for GSX for FREE

Congrats to the latest IFPO security certification graduates!

  Here are the IFPO's latest security graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Mark Dicicco, CPO, Henderson, NV, USA Cory Oldford, CPO, Labrador City, NL, Canada Adam Baker, CPO, Labrador City, NL, Canada Randolph Leonard, CPO, Labrador City, NL, Canada Mitchell Marsh, CPO, Labrador City, NL, Canada Leah Norris, CPO, Labrador City, NL, [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:28-05:00June 9th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO security certification graduates!

‘Alabama Sentry Program’ allows school admins to have guns on campus

Photo credit: (Photo courtesy bigstockphoto.com) DREW TAYLOR ON JUN 1, 2018, SecurityInfoWatch SOURCE: MCCLATCHY June 01--Tuscaloosa public school officials said Thursday that it's too soon to tell how schools here will be affected by a new state program that allows some school administrators to have guns on campus. On Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced the [...]

By |2018-06-04T21:20:30-04:00June 4th, 2018|News|Comments Off on ‘Alabama Sentry Program’ allows school admins to have guns on campus

LAST DAY!!! June Special: 30% OFF IFPO Individual Membership & CPO Traditional Delivery

IFPO June Special: For a limited time, receive 30% Off IFPO Individual Membership & CPO Traditional Delivery As a complimentary thank you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering our June special. This is a limited time offer for the month of June and is eligible until 6/30/2018. To take advantage of this offer, please [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:27-05:00June 2nd, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on LAST DAY!!! June Special: 30% OFF IFPO Individual Membership & CPO Traditional Delivery

Congrats to the latest IFPO security certification graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers! Wong Jin Kiat, CPOI, Singapore Tony ZL Dong, CSSM, Vacouver, BC, Canada Allan Reyes, CSSM, Brownsville, TX, USA Miranda Goldman, CPO, Little Rock, AR, USA Ken Ruller, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada Clint Simmons, CPO, Columbus, OH, Canada   June Special: 30% OFF CPO Traditional Delivery [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:26-05:00June 2nd, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO security certification graduates!

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   William Covington, CPO, St. Marys, GA, USA Dennis Kelley, CPO, Columbus, OH, USA Christopher Walsh, CPO, Parsippany, NJ, USA   June Special: 30% OFF CPO Traditional Delivery & IFPO Membership   The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is dedicated to providing meaningful and cost effective [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:24-05:00May 28th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Armed citizen kills gunman at Oklahoma City restaurant

Alexander Tilghman Here are some tweets from Oklahoma City Police on a recent shooting that was neutralized by an armed bystander: Lake Hefner shooting update: A man walked into the Louie’s restaurant and opened fire with a gun. Two people were shot. One person has been taken to a hospital with serious injuries. A bystander [...]

By |2018-05-25T16:08:06-04:00May 25th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Armed citizen kills gunman at Oklahoma City restaurant

Emergency security team on-call 24/7 after Uber and Aura alliance in South Africa

From privateofficerbreakingnews: South Africa May 25 2018 Global e-hailing service provider, Uber, this morning officially launched an advanced safety app, Aura, following a fruitful partnership between Uber and Aura to address safety concerns raised by drivers. Uber began working with Aura back in 2016 to continue strengthening its security measures after numerous violent confrontations between [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:24-05:00May 25th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Emergency security team on-call 24/7 after Uber and Aura alliance in South Africa

School security discussed at annual ASIS Central PA seminar

From IFPO's Brian Baker: Chris Hertig and Brian Baker represented IFPO at the ASIS Chapter 079 (Central PA) annual seminar on May 18, 2018. The event was held at the Milton Hershey School and featured an education and training program on school security. There were approximately 80 attendees representing school teachers and administrators, security consultants, and law [...]

By |2018-05-24T06:42:24-04:00May 24th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on School security discussed at annual ASIS Central PA seminar

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