Guarding companies and their clients have been facing an array of threats and concerns ranging from global issues like climate change, war and unrest to more localized challenges like organized retail crime, political protests and active shooters.
In doing so, they’ve been striving to find the right balance between the cutting-edge equipment and technology needed to keep people and assets safe, while implementing training and changes to policies and procedures to keep their guarding forces at the ready — all at a time when labor market softening has made hiring and retention somewhat easier but still critical, as is the continued process of sifting through which technology is ready for prime time.