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‘Low bar’ does deadly strip club shooting reveal need for better training?

XTC Cabaret in Dallas, TX. Pic from AccordingToErik: https://accordingtoerik.wordpress.com On the heels of this chilling statistic, here is yet another example of the absolute need for security professionals, especially those who are armed, to have more comprehensive training.  -- IFPO.   By DANA BRANHAM, JANUARY 7, 2019, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS (TRIBUNE NEWS [...]

By |2019-01-09T06:29:27-05:00January 9th, 2019|News|Comments Off on ‘Low bar’ does deadly strip club shooting reveal need for better training?

Carjacker shot after church security officer gives info to police

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Kansas City MO January 7 2019 -- Kansas City police shot a carjacking suspect Sunday morning outside a church in Westport while services were going on inside. The shooting occurred shortly after 9:15 a.m. outside the Redeemer Fellowship church at 3921 Baltimore Ave., when the suspect, confronted by police, allegedly tried to grab [...]

By |2019-01-08T06:35:19-05:00January 8th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Carjacker shot after church security officer gives info to police

FBI piloting Amazon Rekognition facial matching software

First, there was the news that Amazon Rekognition had been pitched to ICE, which drew criticism from civil liberties groups. Now, we have news that the FBI is actually using it in a pilot program. While technology may be limiting in the realms of privacy, it can also be a benefit to security. It's a [...]

By |2019-01-05T09:31:04-05:00January 5th, 2019|News|Comments Off on FBI piloting Amazon Rekognition facial matching software

16 security professionals from North and Latin America pass IFPO exams

Here are the latest IFPO graduates. Congrats and best of luck in your careers!   Thomas Moskowitz, CPO, Smithville, OH, USA Aaron Boggs, CPO, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Ashley Maley, CPO, Urbandale, IA, USA Frederick Ozenna, CPO, Palmer, AK, USA Francisco Israel Riofrio Peñarreta, CPO, Ecuador Arialdi Arias Aybar, CPO, Dominican Republic Fernando Roger Canto Arias, [...]

By |2019-01-05T08:25:10-05:00January 5th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 16 security professionals from North and Latin America pass IFPO exams

2 days into 2019: Security officers involved in 30 lethal force situations

This is a chilling statistic, and incredibly illustrative of the fact that now more than ever, although not police officers, security officers are being thrust into situations where they are using deadly force. Therefore, there has never been a greater need for increased training, more strict and comprehensive selection processes and laws amended to protect [...]

By |2019-01-04T06:16:29-05:00January 4th, 2019|News|Comments Off on 2 days into 2019: Security officers involved in 30 lethal force situations

‘Mantraps’ have wider use today in business, not just government or military

  There's been a lot of talk over the past few years about mansplaining and manspreading, but mantraps? Interesting. Seriously though, it begs the question, would something like this be practical if implemented in a school, airport or sports arena scenario? -- IFPO. By Dale Gigandet, managing director and founder of Security Entry Consultants originally [...]

By |2019-01-03T06:44:03-05:00January 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on ‘Mantraps’ have wider use today in business, not just government or military

25% off an IFPO individual membership only in January

As a complimentary thank you for being part of the IFPO, and to start off 2019 the right way, we are offering our January special! This is a limited time offer for the month of January and is eligible until 1/31/2019. To take advantage of this month's special offer, please add the following product to [...]

By |2019-01-02T05:44:52-05:00January 1st, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 25% off an IFPO individual membership only in January

Female security officer hailed as a hero for stopping nightclub massacre

The security officer in this story is a true hero, running toward danger, protecting others, and then attempting to help the injured shooter once the threat was neutralized. -- IFPO. From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Huntsville Alabama January 1 2019 -- A female security officer in Alabama is being called a hero today and law enforcement is speaking about [...]

By |2019-01-01T11:42:11-05:00January 1st, 2019|News|Comments Off on Female security officer hailed as a hero for stopping nightclub massacre

Florida man pulls gun on Nashville Honky Tonk security officer

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: NASHVILLE, Tenn. December 31 2018 — Police arrested Kevin O'Donnell, 50, of Panama City Beach, Fla., for pulling out a revolver after a security guard at Honky Tonk Central turned him away. According to court documents, O'Donnell lashed out a security guard after he was not let into the bar at 329 Broadway. [...]

By |2019-01-01T09:45:12-05:00January 1st, 2019|News|Comments Off on Florida man pulls gun on Nashville Honky Tonk security officer

Man hacks into Nest camera, threatens to kidnap couple’s baby

From SecurityInfoWatch.com: By LAVENDRICK SMITH, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS DALLAS — A Houston-area couple was frightened Monday night when someone hacked into a camera they use to monitor their infant son and threatened to kidnap him. Nathan and Ellen Rigney were asleep just before midnight when they heard noises from the room. When they turned on [...]

By |2018-12-31T06:17:47-05:00December 31st, 2018|News|Comments Off on Man hacks into Nest camera, threatens to kidnap couple’s baby

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