Image from bitcoin https://news.bitcoin.com/security-giant-g4s-offers-protected-offline-cryptocurrency-storage/ There is no doubt that the security industry is at a cross-roads. With security professionals performing the role of first responders to a higher degree each day -- as the number of security officers increase and conversely, the number of police officers decrease -- there is a greater need [...]
IFPO's Chris Hertig was interviewed for this recent Security magazine story. Kudos to Chris for the interview and for his continued efforts to keep the IFPO on the front lines of the security industry. by Sarah Ludwig, SecurityMagazine.com It’s difficult to pin down the number of organizations that utilize scenario-based training for security officers, but experts [...]
By Wendy Lee, San Francisco Chronicle January 28, 2017 Updated: January 28, 2017 12:05am Thousands of security officers who work on hundreds of sites in Silicon Valley, including at Facebook, Cisco and Genentech, have unionized to push for higher wages and better benefits, SEIU United Service Workers West, a union that represents California workers, announced [...]
Here's some information from G4S, which calls itself, "the leading U.S. security company," on what expect as far as qualifications for their security officers: Custom Protection Officer® (CPO) The men and women in our Custom Protection Officer® program must meet stringent experience requirements and are provided training that goes well beyond industry standards. Each [...]
Kelsey Dean, the newest security officer at the Adams County Courthouse, comes to the job with a background in the military.The 25-year-old Hastings woman, who began working at the courthouse about a month ago, did one tour of duty with the U.S. Army Reserves in 2011 and 2012 to Kuwait, and still serves in [...]
From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews:The Orange County Sheriff's Office said on Wednesday that the department is getting crime results with their new private security patrols. The patrols started back in February with the private security company, G4S. Read the rest of the story here.
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