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Big Picture Intelligence for Small Retail Businesses

Owners are leveraging the convenience of today’s video surveillance solutions to improve compliance and profitability

March 26, 2019

Smaller retail and franchisee owners are among the busiest people I know. When there’s a problem, it’s usually up to them to find a solution, whether that’s troubleshooting an IT issue or dealing with staffing challenges. Add to that the fact that many owners operate multiple locations and it’s easy to understand why they are typically cautious about adopting new technologies. If the tech isn’t easy to use, or can’t demonstrate immediate and measurable benefits, realistically it’s only going to add to the ‘to do’ list.

Customer Service Vital to Security Officer Sector

From welcoming employees and guests with a warm and friendly smile to giving directions, the customer service role that security personnel play is infinite.

Brent O'Bryan

March 19, 2019

What is a required to create a customer-centric culture in your security enterprise?

Is Your Company’s Culture an Environment That Encourages Workplace Violence?

Wesley Bull

March 12, 2019

Corporate culture has been the source of vigorous discussion and debate in leadership circles for decades. Despite the persistence of this discourse, we continue to struggle with a working definition of “corporate culture.” A recent article in Harvard Business Review offered that “cultural norms define what is encouraged, discouraged, accepted, or rejected within a group.” How might the cultural norms in an organization encourage an environment ripe for workplace violence?

Now That You Have a Plan, Are You Testing It?

A. Benjamin Mannes

March 11, 2019

As someone who has been engaged by consulting clients and full-time employers to conduct threat assessments and write security and emergency preparedness plans, I am often left puzzled by how many organizations go to great lengths to assess their vulnerabilities and create plans to address them, but almost never test their ongoing effectiveness.

'My Employer' is the Most Trusted Institution, says 2019 Trust Barometer

March 7, 2019

The 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that trust has changed profoundly in the past year with “my employer” emerging as the most trusted institution.

Why Reputational Risk is a Security Risk and What to Do About It

Ra Tiedemann-Nkabinde

Daniil Davydoff

March 4, 2019

In 2007, Aon’s Global Risk Management Survey identified reputational risk as the top concern for global enterprises. A decade later, in the latest such survey by Aon, “damage to reputation/brand” retained its number one spot among more than 50 other categories of risks.

GA Senators Perdue, Isakson Introduce Disaster Relief Package

March 1, 2019

U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) introduced a disaster relief package to provide critical funding for Georgia and other states recovering from recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Michael.

Senate Passes Bill to Establish Government Supply Chain Council

March 1, 2019

The Senate passed legislation that would establish an interagency council with authority to develop rules for federal supply chain security.

Unknown in Users, Data, Devices, and Apps are Major Concerns for CISOs

February 28, 2019

Cisco's 2019 CISO Benchmark Study results show security professionals are placing higher priority on vendor consolidation, collaboration between networking and security teams, and security awareness exercises to strengthen an organizations security posture and reduce the risk of breaches.

AAPA Says $4 Billion Needed to Protect Ports and Supply Chain Security

February 28, 2019

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has identified nearly $4 billion in "crucial" port and supply chain security needs over the next decade, according to a new report.