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The 2019 Security Letter: Key Insights and Takeaways

What this year’s letter tells us about the top firms and the security guard industry as a whole.
TimLozier
Tim Lozier
For the last two decades, the Security Letter has been a benchmark document that puts the security guard industry into perspective. Each year Robert McCrie compiles data from the top security guard firms and produces what is called “the list” detailing the top 20-25 firms in the country. This year, Robert McCrie, Keith Oringer of Security ProAdvisors and Jeff DiDomenico of Trackforce Valiant made the list come to life – a great way for all of us in the business to see what’s new and different from last year to this year.
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Never Underestimate the Value of Video

Alan Stoddard
Alan Stoddard
Physical security is continually evolving. New technologies emerge every year, and devices that have been around for decades — from smoke detectors to IP cameras — become more advanced in order to meet the demands of the new security landscape. But as we take part in this progression and strive to leverage the latest and greatest devices, it’s important to never forget one of the core technologies of the security industry: video.
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The Top 12 Data Breaches of 2019

Maria Henriquez
Just in 2018, there were 500 million personal records stolen. How many records will be stolen by year’s end? According to the RiskBased Data Breach QuickView Report 2019 Q3, at the end of September, there were 5,183 breaches, exposing 7.9 billion records. Compared to the 2018 Q3 report, the total number of breaches was up 33.3 percent and the total number of records exposed more than doubled, up 112 percent.
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5 Tips on How Companies Can Prepare for Cyberattacks and Data Breaches

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Marc S. Voses
Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” These sage words unfortunately describe the dilemma many companies are facing on a daily basis with increasing frequency. Whether because of a lack of resources to commit to cybersecurity or the C-suite’s reluctance to do things differently, companies are suffering from a rash of bad actors seeking to profit from cyberattacks and the loss of data because of negligent handling by insiders.
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A Resilient Answer to Disasters

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Ray Rothrock
Both disaster recovery and business continuity are answers to what happens when entropy strikes, things fall apart, and business is interrupted. Resilience is strategy using a set of tools and approaches that make it harder for things to fall apart, and easier and faster to put them back together when they do.
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Contracted vs. In-House Guarding: No Universal Right Answer

Your security officers: should you in-house or outsource?
Ed Finkel

Corporations, universities and other institutions have faced the question of whether to outsource or not to outsource for decades when it comes to physical security and more recently on the cybersecurity side. What is the correct answer to this question?


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Career Intelligence

Truth, Lies and Your Security Career

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Jerry J. Brennan

As you advance your security career into senior and executive levels, occasions may arise where your personal values may conflict with those in the organization. How will you handle ethical challenges that may have career and life-long impacts?


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