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Registration now open for ASIS International’s Global Security Exchange

Alexandria, VA—March 21, 2018—ASIS International, the leading association for security professionals worldwide, today opened registration for the industry’s flagship event, the Global Security Exchange (GSX), taking place Sept. 23-27 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Formerly known as the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits, GSX will deliver the year’s most comprehensive security event, packed with peer networking, innovative technologies, [...]

By Ted Czech|2018-03-23T08:40:48-04:00March 23rd, 2018|News|Comments Off

OP-ED: Time for a new look at response to violence

By Chris Hertig, IFPO Director and retired York College of Pennsylvania professor Violence in our society is getting increasing media attention. It also gets attention in the law offices, HR departments, security departments and police/fire/EMS agencies. Violence is here to stay, and while a decidedly unappealing topic of conversation, it’s a conversation we must have. Terrorism [...]

By Ted Czech|2018-03-08T06:26:54-05:00March 6th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off

Disney removes hotel ‘Do Not Disturb’ signs after Las Vegas massacre

By Jacob Passy, Marketwatch, The New York Post: At some hotels in Walt Disney World, “Do Not Disturb” signs have checked out for good. Walt Disney World has removed the signs from the four hotels located on the Monorail loop that connects with the Magic Kingdom theme park: Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort [...]

By Ted Czech|2018-01-05T09:10:39-05:00January 5th, 2018|News|Comments Off

Pot-sniffing K-9 deters employee theft at Las Vegas marijuana dispensary

from PrivateOfficerBreakingNews LAS VEGAS NV Jan 4 2018 - Security at marijuana dispensaries is paramount, and man's best friend is helping keep people honest at one local dispensary. Many marijuana businesses already have 24-hour armed security, but K-9's can do something no human can do. They can sniff out pot making its way out of [...]

By Ted Czech|2018-01-05T08:42:19-05:00January 5th, 2018|News|Comments Off

Tom M. Conley’s post on the Las Vegas Massacre is Security Magazine editor’s top story of 2017

Congrats to IFPO Past Chairman Tom M. Conley, M.A., CPP, CPOI, CPO of The Conley Group, Inc. in Des Moines, IA, for his blog post, The Las Vegas Massacre: The Anatomy of a Catastrophic Security Failure listed as the number-one story by Security Magazine Editor-in-Chief Diane Ritchey. Ritchey wrote, "While the investigation into the shooting continues, Tom Conley highlighted [...]

By Ted Czech|2017-12-30T17:54:24-05:00December 30th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off

NYE 2018 on Las Vegas Strip to have high security after shooting massacre

DAVID MONTERO ON DEC 28, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch Dec. 27--REPORTING FROM LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas officials are expecting lower-than-normal attendance at the New Year's Eve celebration on the famed Strip, but in light of October's mass shooting, security will be at its highest level in years. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Wednesday that [...]

By Ted Czech|2017-12-30T17:18:30-05:00December 30th, 2017|News|Comments Off

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 Ted Czech|2017-11-29T06:27:53-05:00November 29th, 2017|News|Comments Off

Mandalay Bay releases audio of Jesus Campos reporting ‘shots fired’ in Las Vegas

MGM Resorts International, the owners of the Mandalay Bay, where the Las Vegas massacre occurred, released an audio recording of security officer Jesus Campos reporting shots fired on the 32nd floor of the hotel. What is interesting to note is that there is no timestamp on the recording and MGM has given no reason why [...]

By Ted Czech|2017-10-28T10:55:37-04:00October 28th, 2017|News|Comments Off

Tucker Carlson: Jesus Campos went to Mexico after Las Vegas massacre

Jesus Campos was initially hailed as a hero in the first days after the Las Vegas massacre. Questions then arose as to the timeline of events -- specifically when Campos was shot -- with conflicting information coming from the Mandalay Bay and local police. Next, there was Campos' vanishing act, skipping out on several media appointments [...]

By Ted Czech|2017-10-27T09:50:08-04:00October 27th, 2017|News|Comments Off

Las Vegas massacre plot thickens as Jesus Campos gets softball questions from Ellen

It's very curious how Ellen was selected as the platform to deliver Campos' answers. First, she is a comedienne, not a journalist, and second, and even more important, she appears to have a vested interest in MGM's Mandalay Bay -- Ellen Dance Party slot machines -- where the massacre occurred. In addition, the producers of the [...]

By Ted Czech|2017-10-20T11:57:01-04:00October 20th, 2017|News|Comments Off

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