Articles Tagged with ''enterprise physical security''

Global business risks for 2021 all relate to COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 trio tops global business risks for 2021

January 19, 2021

The 10th Allianz Risk Barometer 2021 survey reports potential disruption and loss scenarios companies are facing; this year's top three business risks all relate to the coronavirus pandemic: business interruption (#1 with 41% responses); pandemic outbreak (#2 with 40%) and cyber incidents (#3 with 40%).

Genetec survey says physical security leaders have dealt with delays and project cancellations amid COVID-19

Sixty-eight percent of physical security leader respondents report project delays/downsizing this year

December 9, 2020

A new survey from Genetec reveals that COVID-19 has led to a focus on security efforts to ensure the safety of people and facilities. For the majority of security professionals, the top three challenges during the pandemic are managing employee/visitor safety; dealing with physical security threats (e.g. vandalism, theft, break-ins, etc.); and the remote management and securing of buildings.

Whit Chaiyabhat was promoted as head of global security at Takeda

Whit Chaiyabhat promoted to Head of Global Security at Takeda

October 29, 2020

Whit Chaiyabhat was promoted to serve as Takeda Pharmaceuticals' Head of Global Security in mid-October. Congrats!

Does Enterprise Physical Security Count as a ‘Real’ Field?

We define physical security as measures taken to protect tangible physical assets from harm.

Roger G. Johnston Ph.D. Jon Warner PhD

May 1, 2014

There are a wide range of available metrics, meaningful standards, licenses and certifications, rigor, ongoing debates and controversies, critical thinking and creativity. Snake oil, product hype, misleading claims and charlatanism, while unavoidably present, tend to get weeded out fairly reliably. Committees, groupthink and linear/concrete thinkers don’t dominate the field.

NJ Private Security Officers Look to Unionize

December 10, 2012

Roughly 21,000 private security officers are employed in New Jersey, and the average wage is $11.74 an hour, according to the unions.

Enterprise Services -- Security Officers

Riot at Foxconn Factory in China Blamed on Harsh Security Officers

September 25, 2012

A 2,000-worker riot on Sunday at the facility was allegedly sparked by a brawl between a few security officers and assembly-line workers.

Core Security Values: Do You Have Them?

Joel Jensen

January 30, 2012

I’ve written previously about the need to embrace our corporate or institutional culture and the language of business into enterprise physical security. All too often, we practical folks engaged in the day-to-day operations of our departments dismiss these concepts as superfluous or mere hoops to jump through to please some higher authority. As I’ve been known to preach about, regularly, is the need to market our services to our customers, both internal and external. One “corporate speak” method of marketing our work with the value added benefit of guiding our decision making is in the form of value statements.

The 2026 threat environment will be louder, faster, and more interconnected. The most pressing risks, from global political volatility to emerging tech disruptions, will challenge organizations to act amid ambiguity and protect credibility in an era of accelerating uncertainty.