International Foundation for Protection Officers

The IFPO salutes veterans – Veterans Day is Nov. 11

Our Salute to Veterans https://ifpo.org/military/veteran-appreciation/ In honor of Veterans Day -- Friday, Nov. 11 -- we at the IFPO would like to remind veterans of our respect and appreciation: Our Salute to Veterans The individuals who make up the Foundation - from the Board of Directors to our staff and volunteers to our [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:24:24-05:00October 28th, 2016|About IFPO|Comments Off on The IFPO salutes veterans – Veterans Day is Nov. 11

Security Management: How to Get More Out of Your Average Guards

How to Get More Out of Your Average Guards http://www.silvertracsoftware.com/ By Chris Anderson, founder, Silvertrac Software   Being average won't get a business to the top of the heap in the private security world. When it comes to reputation and potential clients, even average guards need to be above the mediocre mark. Learning [...]

By |2016-10-28T07:56:23-04:00October 28th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Security Management: How to Get More Out of Your Average Guards

ASIS awarded Department of Defense contract to evaluate private security companies

    ASIS International, the world’s largest association for security management professionals, has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to evaluate and either reaffirm, or revise, its Management System for Quality of Private Security Company Operations—Requirements with Guidance American National Standard (PSC.1).   Get certified with the IFPO and take your [...]

By |2016-10-26T06:23:24-04:00October 26th, 2016|News|Comments Off on ASIS awarded Department of Defense contract to evaluate private security companies

Milo event at Univ. of Md. cancelled due to security fee hike

  By Tom Ciccotta, Breitbart.com: A scheduled event on MILO’s “Dangerous Faggot” tour at the University of Maryland was cancelled after university administrators hit students with a massive increase in security fees just days before the event.   After a bomb threat, which occurred during the tour’s stop at Florida Atlantic University, administrators at the [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:24:22-05:00October 25th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Milo event at Univ. of Md. cancelled due to security fee hike

Armored truck guard shot during robbery outside Target in Houston

Dunbar armored truck robbed in Houston. Pic by ABC13. From Click2Houston: HOUSTON - An armored truck security guard was shot in the leg during a robbery attempt in a Target parking lot in southwest Houston.   The Dunbar messenger got out of the truck around 3:25 p.m. Saturday to conduct business at the [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:24:20-05:00October 24th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Armored truck guard shot during robbery outside Target in Houston

Preview: “Creepy Clowns: The Panic of 2016”

A preview of an upcoming article being posted to the IFPO Newsletter: "Creepy Clowns: The Panic of 2016" by Lawrence J. Fennelly, CHS III, CPO, CSS and Marianna A. Perry, M.S., CPP In this article Fennelly and Perry examine the resent strange clown sightings all over the country and offer some insights. Here is a [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:24:18-05:00October 23rd, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Preview: “Creepy Clowns: The Panic of 2016”

Security guard escapes injury after Typhoon Haima demolishes shack

  From TVNZ:   Despite more than 50,000 southern China residents being evacuated amidst the typhoon's carnage, the security guard was still on the clock, sitting in his stand alone cabin in a Guangdong Province parking lot.   Check out the IFPO's certification programs to take your security career to the next level! After being [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:24:17-05:00October 23rd, 2016|News|Comments Off on Security guard escapes injury after Typhoon Haima demolishes shack

BizTech: Why physical security should be as important as cybersecurity

Excellent article by Phil Goldstein, BizTech web editor, who lays out five principal reasons for not overlooking physical security -- the blood-n-guts, rank-and-file grunt work of keeping things safe -- when so many concerns these days have to do with cybersecurity.   Many businesses spend vast amounts of time and money — and rightly so [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:24:14-05:00October 22nd, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on BizTech: Why physical security should be as important as cybersecurity

Security guard stabbed in eye, intruder shot at model Miranda Kerr’s home

From ABC7: MALIBU, CA -- An altercation at the Malibu home of supermodel Miranda Kerr on Friday morning left an intruder shot multiple times and a private security guard stabbed in the eye, authorities and neighbors said.   Deputies responded at about 11:13 a.m. to a call of a person with a gun in the [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:24:13-05:00October 21st, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Security guard stabbed in eye, intruder shot at model Miranda Kerr’s home

G4S Secure Solutions USA honors AIC Campus security officer

From BusinessWest.com: SPRINGFIELD — G4S Secure Solutions USA, the provider of campus security services for American International College (AIC), recently recognized 21 outstanding employees from across the country for their service and commitment to company values, including teamwork and collaboration, customer focus, expertise, performance, integrity, and safety first in 2015.   Climb the ladder to [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:24:11-05:00October 21st, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on G4S Secure Solutions USA honors AIC Campus security officer

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