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Security officer guarding Apple secret cargo dies in crash

  From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: San Jose CA January 11 2019 A box truck, with several armed guards reportedly protecting a “special load” for Apple, was tragically involved in a fatal crash. The incident took place Wednesday on Highway 101 in San Jose. It happened in the early hours of the morning and left one former police [...]

By |2019-01-13T06:50:07-05:00January 12th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security officer guarding Apple secret cargo dies in crash

LAST DAY to register for #GSX18 advance pricing

LAST CHANCE to register for #GSX18 Advance pricing! Save $100 on your All-Access Pass when you register TODAY, 10 August In the first year of its rebrand following a 63-year history as the ASIS International Annual Seminar and Exhibits, Global Security Exchange (GSX), the security industry’s flagship event, brings career development opportunities, enhanced learning, and access to the [...]

By |2018-08-10T08:52:13-04:00August 10th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on LAST DAY to register for #GSX18 advance pricing

See the Future of Security on the GSX Expo Floor

In the first year of its rebrand following a 63-year history as the ASIS International Annual Seminar and Exhibits, Global Security Exchange (GSX), the security industry’s flagship event, brings career development opportunities, enhanced learning, and access to the groundbreaking technologies shaping the future of the security industry to the Las Vegas Convention Center, September 23-27. [...]

By |2018-07-26T06:01:47-04:00July 14th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on See the Future of Security on the GSX Expo Floor

Burglars beware – meet Cobalt, Yelp’s nighttime security officer robot

By Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED THE NEWEST MEMBER of Yelp's security team wakes just after 8 pm, ready to begin its rounds. It traverses the lobby, gliding over polished concrete toward a small recess in the corner, where it inspects the emergency exit tucked inside. Last year, burglars tried to breach the office by rending the door [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:09-05:00August 5th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Burglars beware – meet Cobalt, Yelp’s nighttime security officer robot

Thousands of security officers unionize in Silicon Valley

By Wendy Lee, San Francisco Chronicle January 28, 2017 Updated: January 28, 2017 12:05am Thousands of security officers who work on hundreds of sites in Silicon Valley, including at Facebook, Cisco and Genentech, have unionized to push for higher wages and better benefits, SEIU United Service Workers West, a union that represents California workers, announced [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:33:17-05:00January 29th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Thousands of security officers unionize in Silicon Valley

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