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Homeland Security Needs Better Social Media Rules

September 14, 2013

The Homeland Security Department needs better rules over its use of Twitter, Facebook and other social media services to improve privacy and legal safeguards.

How to Train Your Security Training Program

The foundation for creating a security department is risk evaluation and training, and taking training out of the binder and using it in the field could be the key to a thriving program.

Shawn Reilly

September 1, 2013

No matter if you have a proprietary or contracted security force, these officers must be properly trained.

Practice Makes Security Precise, and That’s Perfect

July 25, 2013

With malls turning into today’s town squares, complete with a community full of strollers, bands and holiday decorations, it’s not a place where hazards should intrude.

Budgeting for the Impossible: Enterprise Resilience Means Business

During the past decade, enterprise resilience has become a hot topic.

July 1, 2013

During the past decade, enterprise resilience has become a hot topic. Its meaning has grown from the original “business continuity and disaster recovery” moniker associated with IT data crashes.

Bill Introduced to Improve Courthouse Security

March 25, 2013

U.S. Sen. Angus S. King Jr. is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to improve security at smaller courthouses.

4 Ways to Improve IT Collaboration

Ron Woerner

March 1, 2013

For a long time, security was its own entity in the IT infrastructure. Security and IT didn’t always see eye to eye, and there were often points of contention. Nowadays, as collaboration between the two has become more common, both IT and security are combining forces to better understand the risks and threats to the enterprise.

NFC, PSIM Education to be Featured at ISC West 2013

Arminda Valles-Hall

February 12, 2013

ISC West is just around the corner and now is the right time to ensure that your team is ready to get the most out of it.

How to Implement Advanced Surveillance Training Policies

Keven Marier

November 1, 2012

Some of the most challenging needs facing decision makers in today’s networked surveillance come after the initial deployment. After the selection and installation of hardware, software and camera providers, many begin to realize the benefits of the new system. This involves utilizing the new technologies within a framework of existing training policies, with the objective of exploiting the greatest capabilities of the system.

Security Officers: How Changing Titles Changes Perceptions

Douglas W. Fogwell

October 23, 2012

Despite the gravity of what security personnel potentially face each and every day, popular culture delights in depicting them in a comical light. Reality shows and films provide light-hearted fun and entertainment, but in no way personify the real world of security officers on the job.

Educating Security Officers with Sector-Specific Training

Brent O'Bryan

September 4, 2012

Security officers are our first line of defense and work tirelessly for our protection. Behind the public face of the security officer lives an expertly prepared and ever vigilant professional who is well-trained and highly knowledgeable about their location and market.