International Foundation for Protection Officers

Hotel security and hospitality situational awareness and protocols to combat coronavirus

Image from the Texas Department of State Health Services. https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/ from ISIO – The International Security Industry Organization By Jean-Pierre Roux MPhil, BSocSc Hons, BSocSc, CHIMC, SCIM, FISIO Human resources departments (HR) handing out information sheets is not going to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Training has to be conducted in [...]

By |2020-03-11T05:53:04-04:00March 11th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Hotel security and hospitality situational awareness and protocols to combat coronavirus

Sharpen your security skills: Sign-up for a virtual workshop

Succeeding in security is all about staying up-to-date with the latest information. IFPO affiliate Human Investigation Management is holding two upcoming 1-hour virtual interactive group meeting workshops. Why should you attend? According to HIM, "We case-study Criminology, Security, Protection & Risk because, these practitioners specialize in the study of crime and terror in general, besides [...]

By |2019-07-21T07:08:57-04:00July 21st, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Sharpen your security skills: Sign-up for a virtual workshop

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

  Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Eldis J. Vazquez, CSSM, Lacey, WA, USA Kyle T. Thorstenson, CPO, Lancaster, CA, USA Michael Hopkins, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada Shaun Flood, CPO, Des Moines, IA, USA   Find out how YOU can become a Certified Protection Officer with the IFPO! [...]

By |2018-02-02T16:49:38-05:00February 2nd, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Clark County defies order to release Vegas shooter coroner’s report

by Tyler Durden, zerohedge.com Thu, 02/01/2018 - 08:10 After months of radio silence, new information released earlier this week surrounding the investigation into Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock's motive appears to have revived suspicions that another person was involved in the shooting. The newly unsealed documents - which were unsealed by court order after journalists at [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:18-05:00February 2nd, 2018|News|Comments Off on Clark County defies order to release Vegas shooter coroner’s report

Tom M. Conley’s post on the Las Vegas Massacre is Security Magazine editor’s top story of 2017

Congrats to IFPO Past Chairman Tom M. Conley, M.A., CPP, CPOI, CPO of The Conley Group, Inc. in Des Moines, IA, for his blog post, The Las Vegas Massacre: The Anatomy of a Catastrophic Security Failure listed as the number-one story by Security Magazine Editor-in-Chief Diane Ritchey. Ritchey wrote, "While the investigation into the shooting continues, Tom Conley highlighted [...]

By |2017-12-30T17:54:24-05:00December 30th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Tom M. Conley’s post on the Las Vegas Massacre is Security Magazine editor’s top story of 2017

Mandalay Bay releases audio of Jesus Campos reporting ‘shots fired’ in Las Vegas

MGM Resorts International, the owners of the Mandalay Bay, where the Las Vegas massacre occurred, released an audio recording of security officer Jesus Campos reporting shots fired on the 32nd floor of the hotel. What is interesting to note is that there is no timestamp on the recording and MGM has given no reason why [...]

By |2017-10-28T10:55:37-04:00October 28th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Mandalay Bay releases audio of Jesus Campos reporting ‘shots fired’ in Las Vegas

Tucker Carlson: Jesus Campos went to Mexico after Las Vegas massacre

Jesus Campos was initially hailed as a hero in the first days after the Las Vegas massacre. Questions then arose as to the timeline of events -- specifically when Campos was shot -- with conflicting information coming from the Mandalay Bay and local police. Next, there was Campos' vanishing act, skipping out on several media appointments [...]

By |2017-10-27T09:50:08-04:00October 27th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Tucker Carlson: Jesus Campos went to Mexico after Las Vegas massacre

The Las Vegas Massacre: The Anatomy of a Catastrophic Security Failure

IFPO Past Chairman Tom M. Conley, CPP, CPO, President & CEO of The Conley Group, Inc. was asked to write an op-ed for Security Magazine on the Las Vegas massacre by Editor-in-Chief Diane Ritchey. Here it is: BY Tom M. Conley, SecurityMagazine.com The problem with a major security failure is people die and/or are injured as a result. That occurred [...]

By |2017-10-18T19:55:57-04:00October 18th, 2017|News|Comments Off on The Las Vegas Massacre: The Anatomy of a Catastrophic Security Failure

Injured Mandalay Bay security officer Jesus Campos interviewed on “Ellen”

Jesus Campos, the security officer who was wounded by Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock, thought to be "missing," surfaced Wednesday on the Ellen DeGeneres show. In the aftermath of the massacre, suspicions arose when the timeline for when Campos was shot was changed. After skipping several planned interviews, Campos appeared on DeGeneres' show with co-worker [...]

By |2017-10-18T17:47:48-04:00October 18th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Injured Mandalay Bay security officer Jesus Campos interviewed on “Ellen”

Unarmed Mandalay Bay security officer confronted Las Vegas shooter

  By JUSTIN GLAWE of the DailyBeast LAS VEGAS—Jesus Campos had no firearm when he found Stephen Paddock and approached his room on the 32rd floor of Mandalay Bay on Sunday night. Paddock, who had rigged cameras in the hallway and on the peephole of the door, saw Campos coming and fired through the door, hitting him in the [...]

By |2017-10-06T12:04:49-04:00October 6th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Unarmed Mandalay Bay security officer confronted Las Vegas shooter

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