By NOAH GALLAGHER SHANNON, NewYorkTimes The Pinkertons wanted me to picture myself in a scene of absolute devastation. “A hurricane just wipes out everything, and you need to feed your children,” Andres Paz Larach said. The power grid is down, shipments of food are cut off, the water is no longer potable — how do [...]
IFPO Board Member Kevin Palacios with IFPO Executive Director Sandi Davies. Here is a message from IFPO Board Member Kevin Palacios, MSc., CPP, PSP, PCI, Director of the IFPO's operations in Latin America: The IFPO congratulates its recent Certified Protection Officers from Latin America. The foundation's standardized testing and security certifications (available in Spanish) are gaining importance [...]
Nominations for the 3rd annual Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence will be accepted beginning June 1st, 2019 until October 31, 2019. The award, which recognizes one security professional or an organization for professional excellence or outstanding service in the security profession and one runner-up, is a joint project between the International Foundation for [...]
Receiving the IFPO's quarterly newsletter, IFPO Insights, is just one of the many benefits of becoming a member with the foundation. The newsletter brings you not only the latest updates on the IFPO, a leader in security industry education and training, but useful, thought-provoking articles from some of the security industry's most influential and experienced [...]
IFPO May Special: For a limited time, get one CSSM Program and one year of IFPO Membership for $280! As a complimentary thank you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering our May special! Unique and flexible, the Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM) Program distance learning course is designed to meet [...]
It should come as no surprise that the security profession would be subject to incidents like this from time to time, as now more than ever, security professionals are performing tasks once done by law enforcement officers. Yet, at the same time, this incident stands as further proof for the need for intense and [...]
Here's a recent email from Joop Verdonk, CPP, Managing Director of the European Security Academy: Dear CPO fellows, On April 18, fifteen candidates sat the CPO exam at the Priory of Corsendonk. Twelve of these candidates passed the exam in a very successful way. Their names are: Erik Borgers, CPO Michael van Emde Boas, CPO Willem [...]
This is a great example of how things should happen -- security and police working together seamlessly. As we all know, police can't be everywhere all the time. Many times they have to depend on those on the front lines -- security officers -- to get the ball rolling on tasks such as detaining a [...]
Registration for attendees at the ASIS 29th New York City Security Conference & Expo is now open. This is a two-day event where education sessions are held on the first day, May 15th. The Keynote Speaker, Exhibits Hall and Person of the Year luncheon are held on the second day, May 16th. This is a [...]
Here is a photo of Jhonny Espinoza, who earned his CPO certificate on March 19. This photo comes to us from IFPO representative Erik Daniel Erikson, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, who proctored the exam recently. Get certified and take your security career to the next level! ________________________________________________________________________________ Follow the IFPO on Linkedin! The International [...]
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