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A. Benjamin Mannes

A. Benjamin Mannes

A. Benjamin Mannes, MA, CPP, CESP is the former Director, Office of Investigations for the American Board of Internal Medicine and a nationally-recognized subject matter expert in security & public safety. He has served on collegiate advisory boards and for three terms on the Executive Board of InfraGard, the FBI-coordinated public-private partnership for critical infrastructure protection. He can be reached at www.mannesandassociates.com

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What Security Leaders Can Learn From the Coronavirus Threat

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A. Benjamin Mannes
March 3, 2020

A key role in corporate security leadership is in understanding global vulnerabilities as part of a shift that goes beyond traditional security concerns, in order to anticipate new risks to your organization.


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Are Your Security Systems Interoperable?

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A. Benjamin Mannes
February 28, 2020

Twenty-three years ago, when I worked with the Federal Protective Service policing federal facilities where security contract oversight was key, the General Services Administration and U.S. Justice Department designed systems that complimented each other to provide concentric layers of protection against unlawful entry and other threats.


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Forward Thinking: Joining Forces Between Security and Compliance

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A. Benjamin Mannes
May 20, 2019

Security executives have to be constant evangelists when it comes to preserving operational effectiveness.


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Attacks on Religious Targets: Another Example of a Need for Vigilance

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A. Benjamin Mannes
April 30, 2019

Jurisdictions throughout the nation increased security at houses of worship this weekend after a teen gunman killed one woman and injured a rabbi, a child and another man during Passover celebrations at a San Diego-area synagogue last Saturday. 


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

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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.


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Las Vegas Lawsuit Raises Security Liability Questions

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A. Benjamin Mannes
July 19, 2018
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On July 16, 2018; MGM Resorts International, owner of the Mandalay Bay Casino & Hotel, filed federal lawsuits against more than 1,000 Las Vegas mass shooting victims in an effort to avoid liability in legal actions related to the gunman who opened fire on an outdoor concert from his Mandalay Bay suite on Oct. 1, 2017, killing 58 concertgoers and injuring hundreds of others.


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Was the Capital Gazette Shooting a Reminder of Security Responsibility?

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July 3, 2018
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On June 28, 2018 at 2:40PM eastern time, shots rang out at the offices of the Capital Gazette, a local newspaper covering Annapolis, Maryland. The shooting resulted in the deaths of five people and injuries to two others.

 


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The Risks of Oversimplifying the School Security Issue

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June 18, 2018
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In response to horrifying school shootings; Americans tend to oversimplify the issue or worse, distract the nation toward wedge issues. The truth is, addressing this issue is a lot more complex than simply “stopping a bad guy with a gun”.


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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.

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