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4 Emergency Management Challenges Colleges Face This Year

October 30, 2018

College administrators and managers focus on planning for every possible emergency scenario in advance of each upcoming school year. However, new threats always emerge that will test your people and processes.

What to Know About Identifying Pipe Bombs

Matthew Bradley

October 26, 2018

Pipe bomb. The words conjure horrific images of an everyday scene punctured by shrapnel from an exploding pipe.

Smart Cities Have New Physical Threats: The Impact of Drones on Security and Public Safety

Eben Frankenberg

October 16, 2018

Smart city leaders are rightfully concerned about cybersecurity. Securing smart digital cities with millions of IOT devices from rogue actors with easy access to Internet connections anywhere in the world requires constant vigilant effort. Unfortunately, away from all the headlines of cybersecurity lies a new, but equally concerning threat: rogue actors with easy access to inexpensive drones that can violate individual privacy, menace citizenry in public spaces, and deliver contraband or even lethal payloads.

Why Senior Management is the Biggest Threat to Workplace Security

Jonathan Dungan

October 15, 2018

New research undertaken by 247meeting has revealed senior management as being the culprits for some of the biggest lapses in workplace security.

Product Spotlight: Parking Lot & Garage Security

Claire Meyer

October 12, 2018

Parking areas are essential parts of any enterprise’s facility, and securing those areas – both from crime against visitors, employees and their property – is an ongoing challenge.

Automation, IoT Enhance Mass Notifications

How is Enterprise Security leveraging technology to manage mass note messages in and out of their facilities?

Adam Stone

October 10, 2018

On a typical day in January 2018 residents of Hawaii all were informed, virtually simultaneously, that the world was coming to an end.

Security Robots on Patrol

How a security robot, the first one employed in Arizona, acts as a visual deterrent as well as an information-gathering machine.

Diane Ritchey

October 8, 2018

Joe Gustafson likes to “think out of the box.” So when his team at the Twin Arrows Casino in Flagstaff, AZ, had a lull in staffing and needed solutions to assist security officers with their job duties, Gustafson asked for a security robot.

How to Work with Hackers to Make Your Company More Secure

Justin Calmus

October 4, 2018

By embracing the diverse community of hackers and tapping into their passion, you can significantly reduce your company’s risk profile. Keep reading for some tips, insights and best practices for engaging with the hacker community.

Our Executive is Missing: Kidnap and Ransom Basics for Security Professionals, Part 2

The second of a three-part series to help protective professionals understand how K&R can be successfully resolved.

Steve Romano

Frank Figliuzzi

October 3, 2018

It may happen when you are least able to prevent it – when your executive or his family are alone and most vulnerable. Learning what to expect in the hours and days after an abduction will help you avoid becoming a bystander at a time when your leadership is most needed.

Public-Private Partnerships and The Fight Against Terrorism

How strong relationships with the private sector are a pillar of the FBI’s strategy to combat global terrorism.

Diane Ritchey

October 1, 2018

The threats that face the United States today are the same threats that we faced on 9/11,” says Michael McGarrity, Assistant Director for the Counterterrorism Division of the FBI.