International Foundation for Protection Officers

CPO as Data Protection Officer?

data security image by https://www.globalsign.com/en/blog/5-ways-to-enhance-data-security/ By Pim van der Horst CPO MBA of IsraeliTactical.com In May 2019 the General Data Protection Regulation has been implemented in all member countries of the European Community. The GDPR is about how data on EU citizens can be used by companies and organizations. It is also known [...]

By |2019-08-17T11:13:14-04:00August 17th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on CPO as Data Protection Officer?

Big Tech + Big Government = Big Brother?

This story talks about China specifically, but we've also seen the lines blurred between private technology companies and the government here in the United States. Last year, Amazon pitched its Rekognition software to ICE and then it was announced that the FBI was piloting the program. These revelations are cause for big concern -- would [...]

By |2019-01-25T11:39:10-05:00January 25th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Big Tech + Big Government = Big Brother?

Homeland Security pivots to focus on ‘lone wolf’ attacks on soft targets

Scott Breor, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, and Amy Graydon, Deputy Director of the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) in the National Protection and Programs Directorate address members of the media on Wednesday at GSX 2018.Photo credit: (Photo courtesy Joel Griffin) BY JOEL GRIFFIN ON SEP 27, 2018, SecurityInfoWatch.com Established in the wake [...]

By |2018-10-01T06:08:59-04:00October 1st, 2018|News|Comments Off on Homeland Security pivots to focus on ‘lone wolf’ attacks on soft targets

Knife-throwing bike theft suspect hits security officer with blade in AZ

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews PHOENIX AZ Aug 18 2018 - A Fry's security guard was hit in the back by a knife-throwing suspect in Phoenix. Phoenix police report that on August 12, a security guard at the Fry's Food Store, near 32nd Street and Thomas Road, watched a man get off a bicycle and enter the store. IFPO [...]

By |2018-08-19T10:40:49-04:00August 19th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Knife-throwing bike theft suspect hits security officer with blade in AZ

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By |2018-03-11T18:38:59-04:00March 11th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Like the IFPO on Facebook!!

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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