The free event will cover the most common topics affecting professionals in the private security industry including technology integration in manned guarding, incorporating new security services, and de-escalation training.

Securitas Security Services USA is adding nearly 1,000 new jobs across the state in key areas such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, San Fernando Valley, Central Valley and the Inland Empire. Its current California workforce includes 15,000 security professionals.

Allied Universal^®, a leading security and facility services company in North America, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Securadyne Systems, a security systems integration company based in Dallas, Texas.

AlliedBarton Security Services and Universal Services of America have agreed to merge.

Former police official George Anderson has been tapped to oversee security at the World Trade Center.

The Zalud Report and the Security Blog discovered a unique Facebook site that boasts a weekly summer contest and that also recognizes the contributions of security officers nationwide.

A former security officer at a U.S. consulate in China pleaded guilty to attempting to pass secrets about the building's security systems to a Chinese spy agency. 

The Energy Department is replacing guards and supervisors on duty last week when three peace activists breached perimeter fences at the "Fort Knox of uranium."