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FBI: Online Extortion Scams Increasing during Coronavirus

April 23, 2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has posted a Public Service Announcement (PSA) noting that the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has seen an increase in reports of online extortion scams during the current "stay-at-home" orders due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Senators Introduce Bill To Combat Domestic Terrorism

April 3, 2019

U.S Senator Tim Kaine joined Senator Dick Durbin to introduce legislation to address the growing threat of white supremacists and other violent right-wing extremists.

Americans Perceive Chicago as Most Dangerous U.S. City

September 26, 2014

Even as crime dropped over the past three years, Americans consider Chicago the “most dangerous” city in the U.S. Only 33 percent of those surveyed by YouGov said the city was fairly or very safe.

2012 Brought Slight Uptick in Crime

January 14, 2013

The first six months of 2012 showed a 1.9 percent increase in violent crime, and a 1.5 percent increase in property crime.

Go Easy on the Ants

October 1, 2011

Good advice to everyone but an anteater. Wedged between last month’s ASIS International event with all of its technology dazzle and this month’s International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in Chicago, got me thinking of the people side of risk management and crime fighting.

Situational awareness should be at the forefront of your security program. It can mean the difference between life and death in a workplace emergency.

Security’s digital transformation is now entering stage 5. Complex security technologies are connected to HR systems, global security operations centers, and other building technologies in a world where employees now work in two places: home and the corporate office.