International Foundation for Protection Officers

Congrats to Zach S., IFPO’s January Scholarship Award recipient!

Our December Scholarship Winner is: Zach S., of Mobile, Ala., who has elected to take the Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM)! Congratulations, Zach! 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 [...]

By |2018-02-02T16:26:08-05:00February 2nd, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to Zach S., IFPO’s January Scholarship Award recipient!

Artificial intelligence is going to supercharge surveillance

By James Vincent@jjvincent  Jan 23, 2018, 10:54am EST TheVerge.com We usually think of surveillance cameras as digital eyes, watching over us or watching out for us, depending on your view. But really, they’re more like portholes: useful only when someone is looking through them. Sometimes that means a human watching live footage, usually from multiple video feeds. [...]

By |2018-01-31T20:30:42-05:00January 31st, 2018|News|Comments Off on Artificial intelligence is going to supercharge surveillance

The Conley Group installs Forward Looking Infrared units in patrol vehicles

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES FIRM INSTALLS CUTTING-EDGE FLIR TECHNOLOGY IN ITS PATROL VEHICLES—TOUTS IT AS A “GAME CHANGER” Des Moines, Iowa (January 25, 2018) --- The Conley Group Security Forces (Conley Group) today announced that the firm has purchased and installed Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) units in several of its patrol vehicles. [...]

By |2018-01-26T12:15:33-05:00January 26th, 2018|News|Comments Off on The Conley Group installs Forward Looking Infrared units in patrol vehicles

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

  Here are the IFPO's latest Certified Protection Officer graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Orlando Audifre, CPO, Newport News, VA, USA Pierce Brown, CPO, Urbandale, IA, USA Lizbeth Valle, CPO, Saint Marys, GA, USA Gabriel-Andres Sanchez, CPO, Columbus, OH, USA Sefanie Hollander, CPO, Urbandale, IA, USA Noelle Carr, CPO, Newport News, VA, [...]

By |2018-01-26T11:28:56-05:00January 26th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

9 European protection officers pass CPO exam

An email from Joop Verdonk, CPP, Managing Director of the European Security Academy: Dear CPO Fellows, Over the last week a couple of candidates from all over the continent sat the CPO exam. Nine of the passed the exam successfully. Their names are: Ingo Reusse, CPO, AMAZON, Germany Marco Balzereit, CPO, AMAZON, Germany Ioan Grigor, CPO, BOSCH, Romania Glenn [...]

By |2018-01-23T17:24:50-05:00January 23rd, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 9 European protection officers pass CPO exam

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Orlando Audifre, CPO, Newport News, VA, USA Pierce Brown, CPO, Urbandale, IA, USA Lizbeth Valle, CPO, Saint Marys, GA, USA Gabriel-Andres Sanchez, CPO, Columbus, OH, USA Sefanie Hollander, CPO, Urbandale, IA, USA Noelle Carr, CPO, Newport News, VA, USA   Find out [...]

By |2018-01-20T13:46:01-05:00January 20th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Rep. Scott Perry suggests ‘possible terrorist nexus’ in Las Vegas massacre on Tucker Carlson

From FoxNewsInsider: On "Tucker Carlson Tonight," Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) said nothing is adding up in the Las Vegas massacre investigation and he smells "a rat." "Recently, I've been made aware of what I believe to be credible evidence or credible information regarding potential terrorist infiltration through the southern border regarding this incident," Perry said. [...]

By |2018-01-19T07:59:46-05:00January 19th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Rep. Scott Perry suggests ‘possible terrorist nexus’ in Las Vegas massacre on Tucker Carlson

Multiple suspects being investigated in Las Vegas massacre

From TheGatewayPundit: According to local Las Vegas news outlet Metro 5, key details surrounding the motive cannot be released because “additional suspects,” are still under investigation. Sheriff Lombardo previously claimed only one person is under investigation. Metro lawyer Nick Crosby believes information about the additional suspects could be revealed in 60 days. Securing the Best: [...]

By |2018-01-17T21:02:55-05:00January 17th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Multiple suspects being investigated in Las Vegas massacre

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers! Kevin Gorman, CPO, Florrisant, MO, USA Jamie Lee Snyer, CPO, Palmer, AK, USA Jaycen J. Ursel, CPO, Palmer, AK, USA Sylas Daniel Zivotic, CPO, Palmer, AK, USA Zachary K. Kealiher, CPO, Palmer, AK, USA DaVonn Long, CPO, Edinburgh, IN, USA Wayne Pigman, CPO, [...]

By |2018-01-12T16:26:35-05:00January 12th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

“The Boss” tries to run over Maryland sheriff deputy in Target theft scheme

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Washington County MD Jan 12 2018 -- No one was injured when a Washington County Sheriff's Office deputy fired a shot at a man after he allegedly tried to strike another deputy with a vehicle during a shoplifting call Wednesday night at the Target store in Halfway, Maryland State Police said. Melson S. Perry, [...]

By |2018-01-12T11:05:35-05:00January 12th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on “The Boss” tries to run over Maryland sheriff deputy in Target theft scheme

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