International Foundation for Protection Officers

IFPO announces support of the Thin Purple Line

PRESS RELEASE Naples, Florida 10/10/18 IFPO announces Support of the Thin Purple Line The IFPO Board of Directors made a resolution and approved to adapt the THIN PURPLE LINE as a symbol of the Private Security Officer’s dedication to the protection of people, places and assets. This designation will serve as the official color that [...]

By |2018-10-16T06:12:24-04:00October 16th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO announces support of the Thin Purple Line

IFPO’s Tom Conley proposes the thin purple line for security professionals

The thin purple line, proposed for security officers. Police have the thin blue line, now placed as a stripe in the American flag. Firefighters/emergency services have the red line. But what about security officers? A thin purple line is the proposed color, according to a story in Security Magazine: But how is the [...]

By |2018-10-13T12:05:03-04:00October 12th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO’s Tom Conley proposes the thin purple line for security professionals

Know an excellent security professional or company? Nominate them for the Bill Zalud Award!

Bill Zalud Nominations are now being accepted for the 2nd annual Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence. 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 Protection Officers and [...]

By |2018-10-15T06:04:44-04:00May 18th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Know an excellent security professional or company? Nominate them for the Bill Zalud Award!

Alliance between IFPO and Security Magazine yields inaugural Bill Zalud Memorial Award

By Diane Ritchey, Security Magazine: A few months ago I shared some exciting news with you: the establishment of the first Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence by the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO). Now, I’m thrilled to announce the first two recipients of that award for professional excellence and/or outstanding service/acts in [...]

By |2018-01-05T10:43:28-05:00January 5th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Alliance between IFPO and Security Magazine yields inaugural Bill Zalud Memorial Award

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 |2017-12-30T17:54:24-05:00December 30th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Tom M. Conley’s post on the Las Vegas Massacre is Security Magazine editor’s top story of 2017

Security Magazine: The deadly relationship between mass shootings and domestic violence

By Jim Sawyer, SecurityMagazine.com The sentinel challenge today for both Security Professionals and Crime Prevention Professionals is to develop strategies and procedures to prevent the next mass shooting. Indeed “Active Shooter” and “Run-Hide-Fight” classes have become a cottage industry in the security-law enforcement-crime prevention professions. Las Vegas massacre is a reminder of the need for sheepdogs [...]

By |2017-12-09T09:56:37-05:00December 9th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security Magazine: The deadly relationship between mass shootings and domestic violence

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 |2017-11-29T06:27:53-05:00November 29th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Las Vegas has record for most registered drone users, study says

Security Magazine: 2017 Security 500: Backing the Business’ Reputation

BY Diane Ritchey, SecurityMagazine.com It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” – Warren Buffett Many reputations and enterprise brands are currently at risk. An enterprise’s brand reputation consists of various factors. A strong brand will endure criticism, and since all [...]

By |2017-11-27T06:22:07-05:00November 27th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security Magazine: 2017 Security 500: Backing the Business’ Reputation

Trinidad’s Amalgamated Security Services Limited wins the inaugural Bill Zalud Award

Dr. Michael Aboud, Chairman, Amalgamated Security Services Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence Award Recipient and Honorable Mention Recipient Announced   Naples, Florida – November 5th, 2017 – The International Foundation for Protection Officers and Security Magazine announce the inaugural award recipients of the Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence. Award [...]

By |2017-11-24T09:03:34-05:00November 24th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Trinidad’s Amalgamated Security Services Limited wins the inaugural Bill Zalud Award

The Bill Zalud Memorial Award winner: Amalgamated Security Services Limited

In August, the International Foundation for Protection Officers, in conjunction with Security Magazine, announced the inaugural Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence, an award that recognizes one security professional or an organization for professional excellence or outstanding service in the security profession. Now the nominations have been cast, the selection team has voted and with that, a [...]

By |2017-11-09T06:26:01-05:00November 9th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on The Bill Zalud Memorial Award winner: Amalgamated Security Services Limited

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