Bryan Warren

Bryan Warren

Bryan Warren is Director of Corporate Security for Carolinas Healthcare System (based in Charlotte, N.C.). He holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, an MBA with a focus on legal foundations of healthcare and more than 22 years of healthcare security experience. His certifications include Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator as well as Certified Protection Officer Instructor. He has been a contributor to numerous publications including Security Magazine, Campus Safety Magazine, the Journal of HealthCare Protection Management and Health Facilities Managementand has authored chapters for the IAHSS Basic, Advanced and Supervisory Training Manuals as well as a Workplace Violence Prevention chapter for the IAHSS Healthcare Safety Certification program. He is a two-time recipient of the Russell Colling Medal for Literary Achievement in Healthcare Security and currently holds the position of President of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS). He is the Sector Chief for Emergency Services in the FBI’s Infragard program in the Charlotte region and is a member of the American Society of Industrial Security International (ASIS), the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association, and the Southeastern Security and Safety Healthcare Council. In these roles he has provided numerous presentations nationally and internationally regarding security in the healthcare environment.

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Saving Money and Increasing Security with GTRI Training

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Bryan Warren
April 1, 2013
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In 2004, the United State’s Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration established the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) to, as quickly as possible, identify, secure, remove and/or facilitate the disposition of high-risk vulnerable nuclear and radiological materials around the world that pose a threat to the United States and the international community.
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Preventing Laptop Theft and Data Loss

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Bryan Warren
September 4, 2012
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Imagine for a moment that you have a briefcase containing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash belonging to your organization. How would you treat this briefcase? Would you leave it unattended in an unlocked area for significant periods of time? Maybe on the front seat of your vehicle while you went shopping, or perhaps on the table at the cafeteria while you go for a drink refill? Sounds absurd, right? Unfortunately, this is exactly what people continue to do every day with their organization’s critical data and information, whether it’s stored on mobile electronic devices or other portable media.
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Organizational Growth: Security and Enterprise Risk Management for Healthcare Organizations

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Bryan Warren
September 1, 2011
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Growth. Most organizations strive for it, but when it happens too quickly, unforeseen issues can arise that translate into a higher level of security related risk than the organization might be comfortable with. While most organizations constantly strive for growth and expansion, they need to recognize that with growth come growing pains and a litany of security related issues that may or may not have been factored into the plans of the organization as it continues to deal with day to day business as well as any new problems that a new acquisition might bring.
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First Faces and Protected Spaces

Security Training for Receptionists and Greeters
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Bryan Warren
June 6, 2011
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Receptionists and employees that are in a greeter type of position in a company carry with them a responsibility that has a definite effect upon the success of an organization: making a good first impression. It has been said many times: you do not get a second chance to make that first impression, but there is much more to this type of job than most people imagine.


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