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The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) has released "The Competence of Frontline Security Professionals and What They Say About Their Work," a research project about security officers' roles and perceptions of their experiences in the industry.

City leaders in Berkeley, Calif. are turning to security surveillance to help mitigate violent gun crime.

Safety and security leaders across school districts can’t overlook bus transportation when it comes to keeping students healthy, safe and secure.

Six sports safety and security experts have been honored with National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS⁴) Emerging Industry Leader Awards based on their outstanding contributions to the sports safety field.

New research finds that police deployed in schools, commonly called school resource officers (SROs), do not reduce school shootings, but do increase suspensions, expulsions and arrests of students.

The threat of commercial drones to nation-states and enterprises along the globe pose is both physical and digital — and it’s very real.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints this year, establishing a 20-year record with three months remaining in the calendar year and fewer passengers traveling due to the pandemic.

Alex Jadrich, the Security Operations Manager at the Denver Zoo, outlines how physical security professionals can proactively mitigate risk by instituting an enterprise risk management program in their organization. In a presentation at the IFCPP's 22nd Annual Conference, Jadrich highlights the benefits of enterprise risk management for physical security.

LendingHome, a real estate loan provider, has named Carrie Weber their new Chief Risk Officer. Weber will develop a risk management strategy for the firm and oversee risk and compliance issues.