International Foundation for Protection Officers

‘Desperate measures’ Pinkertons prep for climate change crisis

By NOAH GALLAGHER SHANNON, NewYorkTimes The Pinkertons wanted me to picture myself in a scene of absolute devastation. “A hurricane just wipes out everything, and you need to feed your children,” Andres Paz Larach said. The power grid is down, shipments of food are cut off, the water is no longer potable — how do [...]

By |2019-05-30T07:27:36-04:00May 30th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on ‘Desperate measures’ Pinkertons prep for climate change crisis

Voting for the 2019 US Outstanding Security Performance Awards now open

Nominations for the annual US OSPAs are now being accepted through to July 1st. Click here to cast your vote. Here are the categories: Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director        Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director Outstanding Security Team                                          Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding) Outstanding Security Consultant                              [...]

By |2019-05-22T06:18:58-04:00May 22nd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Voting for the 2019 US Outstanding Security Performance Awards now open

68 new IFPO certified security professionals in Latin America

IFPO Board Member Kevin Palacios with IFPO Executive Director Sandi Davies. Here is a message from IFPO Board Member Kevin Palacios, MSc., CPP, PSP, PCI, Director of the IFPO's operations in Latin America:  The IFPO congratulates its recent Certified Protection Officers from Latin America. The foundation's standardized testing and security certifications (available in Spanish) are gaining importance [...]

By |2019-05-21T06:24:52-04:00May 21st, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 68 new IFPO certified security professionals in Latin America

IFPO supports the ICoCA’s International Code of Conduct

The International Foundation for Protection Officers is pleased to announce it has been granted observer status with Switzerland-based non-profit International Code of Conduct Association. Anaïs Laigle, project officer for the ICoCA Secretariat, in a recent email to IFPO Executive Director Sandi Davies, stated, "We thank you for your continued support and confidence in ICoCA and we [...]

By |2020-11-07T05:54:10-05:00May 20th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO supports the ICoCA’s International Code of Conduct

Do you know an excellent security professional or company? Nominate them for the Bill Zalud Award!

Nominations for the 3rd annual Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence will be accepted beginning June 1st, 2019 until October 31, 2019. The award, which recognizes one security professional or an organization for professional excellence or outstanding service in the security profession and one runner-up, is a joint project between the International Foundation for [...]

By |2019-05-10T10:00:54-04:00May 10th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Do you know an excellent security professional or company? Nominate them for the Bill Zalud Award!

IFPO Insights – your guide in the ever-changing security industry

Receiving the IFPO's quarterly newsletter, IFPO Insights, is just one of the many benefits of becoming a member with the foundation. The newsletter brings you not only the latest updates on the IFPO, a leader in security industry education and training, but useful, thought-provoking articles from some of the security industry's most influential and experienced [...]

By |2019-05-06T05:53:05-04:00May 6th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO Insights – your guide in the ever-changing security industry

3 enrolled in the IOBSE-IFPO Entry Level Protection Officer course for 2019

Great news from Ron Martin, CPP, IFPO Board of Directors member, Infragard North Louisiana Vice President, Commercial Facilities Sector Chief: This year, three individual IOBSE scholarship recipients have been awarded the IFPO Initial Security Officer Program Course. This course provides online training to help improve the knowledge and performance of private security officers part of an [...]

By |2019-04-30T13:42:42-04:00April 30th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 3 enrolled in the IOBSE-IFPO Entry Level Protection Officer course for 2019

Florida security officer shoots himself in leg and is arrested

  It should come as no surprise that the security profession would be subject to incidents like this from time to time, as now more than ever, security professionals are performing tasks once done by law enforcement officers. Yet, at the same time, this incident stands as further proof for the need for intense and [...]

By |2019-04-30T06:20:42-04:00April 30th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Florida security officer shoots himself in leg and is arrested

GSX19: Insight on Innovation

By Mark Folmer, CPP; Brad Gordon; and Eddie Sorrels, CPP, PSP, PCI As reported by Grand View Research, the value of the physical security market globally is estimated to top $290 billion by 2025. Those “zeroes” alone give security professionals good reason to pay attention to this ever-increasing sector. By most estimates, security guard services make up [...]

By |2019-04-23T14:35:08-04:00April 23rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on GSX19: Insight on Innovation

12 candidates pass the IFPO’s Certified Protection Officer exam in Europe

Here's a recent email from Joop Verdonk, CPP, Managing Director of the European Security Academy: Dear CPO fellows, On April 18, fifteen candidates sat the CPO exam at the Priory of Corsendonk. Twelve of these candidates passed the exam in a very successful way. Their names are: Erik Borgers, CPO Michael van Emde Boas, CPO Willem [...]

By |2019-04-22T06:12:48-04:00April 22nd, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 12 candidates pass the IFPO’s Certified Protection Officer exam in Europe

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