Security officers are generally regarded as the face of security. Officers present a professional appearance at company entrances, patrol and tour facilities and grounds. But without tools, how effective is that officer? What value is a security officer’s presence bringing to the organization? And when cutbacks hit an organization’s security department, how can security directors maintain the same physical presence with fewer faces?
Hi there, how are you doing today?”
How much information do you get with that one question? In Philadelphia, the message is clear – “I see you; I see where you came in; I see what you’re doing here; I recognize your patterns. Welcome to the Comcast Center.”
Contractors, site and government managers were aware that security equipment was broken before the three activists broke in, but nothing was done to correct the errors.
A former security officer at a U.S. consulate in China pleaded guilty to attempting to pass secrets about the building's security systems to a Chinese spy agency.
Hiring a single security officer helped to improve the image and presence of the Oxford Business Improvement District, as Miguel Jimenez now serves as the downtown ambassador.
Twenty neighborhoods in Atlanta and at least four in Detroit have hired private guards to patrol after municipal services are being cut because of financial and economic problems.
The Energy Department is replacing guards and supervisors on duty last week when three peace activists breached perimeter fences at the "Fort Knox of uranium."
Hundreds of pieces of riot gear have been ordered for federal agents assigned to protect U.S. government buildings during the Republican National Convention.