Andy Tufano is the President of Goldstar Training, which develops professional security officer standards, and trains and assesses security personnel. Tufano is a recognized subject matter expert (SME) in conflict resolution and private person use-of-force. He is a prolific writer and has been a featured speaker at IAHSS and ASIS meetings. He is the author of "Conflict Management for Security Professionals" (2013, Butterworth-Heinemann). He holds a Master’s degree in Communication from California State University at Fullerton. Besides his responsibilities with Goldstar, he is an experienced college communications educator and currently teaches at a public Southern California college.

Health, Wellness and Physical Fitness and Your Security Officers

Are Your Security Officers Fit for Duty?

Andy Tufano

March 25, 2020

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It may well be that the primary reason that security officers have historically struggled to achieve high levels of organizational and vocational relevance and performance is based solely on their generalized lack of health, wellness and physical fitness.

Public Safety Officer Standards: The Key to (re) Establishing Organizational Leadership

Could physical fitness standards improve security officers’ preparedness?

Andy Tufano

October 13, 2015

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Over the years the non-sworn, corporate public safety industry has failed to achieve any long-lasting measures of professionalism. There are many possible reasons for this failure, but chief among them is the failure to adopt reliable public safety officer core competency standards.

How to Implement Security Officer Physical Fitness Standards

Managing the perception of security officers plays a major role in personnel and corporate safety – how can a physical fitness build more confidence in the enterprise security department?

Andy Tufano

September 1, 2013

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The vast majority of security industry leaders agree that the key to professionalizing our industry is establishing and maintaining high standards.

ON DEMAND: DevSecOps creates an environment of shared responsibility for security, where AppSec and development teams become more collaborative. With the right training and tools, developers can become more hands-on with security and, with that upskilling, stand out among their peers... however, they need the security specialists on-side, factoring them into securing code from the start and championing this mindset across the company.

ON DEMAND: The insider threat—consisting of scores of different types of crimes and incidents—is a scourge even during the best of times. But the chaos, instability and desperation that characterize crises also catalyze both intentional and unwitting insider attacks. Learn how your workers, contractors, volunteers and partners are exploiting the dislocation caused by today's climate of Coronavirus, unemployment, disinformation and social unrest.

Security Magazine

2020 December

This month, Security magazine brings you the 2020 Guarding Report - a look at the ebbs and flows security officers and guarding companies have weathered in 2020, including protests, riots, the election, a pandemic and much more. Industry experts discuss access management and security challenges during COVID-19, GSOC complacency, the cybersecurity gap, end-of-year security career reflections and more!

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