International Foundation for Protection Officers

Security officer finds suspicious bag at voting poll in Washington

Image from Kat Wilcox https://www.pexels.com/photo/crime-scene-do-not-cross-signage-923681/   In this particular case, it was incredibly fortunate the suspicious bag turned out not to be an explosive device, but also equally fortuitous that there was an astute security officer at the voting precinct. As in the case of Richard Jewell, it is far better to listen [...]

By |2020-12-12T06:39:26-05:00November 3rd, 2020|News|Comments Off on Security officer finds suspicious bag at voting poll in Washington

Will you be at GSX 2019 in Chicago? Visit the IFPO at Booth #1489!

Make sure to visit the IFPO at Booth #1489 at GSX CHICAGO September 8-12! Click here to register for the GSX 2019. Career Opportunities for Protection Officers at GSX 2019 It can be difficult to find the time to develop your resume, expand your professional network, and find new educational and learning opportunities - all [...]

By |2019-09-03T06:03:47-04:00July 10th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Will you be at GSX 2019 in Chicago? Visit the IFPO at Booth #1489!

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

February Special — save on an IFPO corporate membership!

IFPO February Special: Save 25% on a single IFPO Corporate Membership. As a complimentary thank you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering our February special! This is a limited time offer for the month of February and is eligible until 2/28/2019. Check Out the IFPO Monthly Scholarship! The International Foundation for Protection Officers [...]

By |2019-02-09T08:22:28-05:00February 9th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on February Special — save on an IFPO corporate membership!

Super Bowl ramps up massive security presence

This from Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk: From the moment we arrived in Atlanta on Sunday, something was different. The lobby at the Marriott Marquis had more police officers than patrons, milling about and sending a clear message to anyone considering any type of chicanery: Don’t try it here. For 10 prior Super Bowl weeks my family [...]

By |2019-02-03T07:23:42-05:00February 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Super Bowl ramps up massive security presence

3 Michigan residents arrested by FBI for supporting ISIS

Muse Abdikadir Muse (left), Mohamed Salat Haji (center) and Mohamud Abdikadir Muse (Courtesy of the Kent County Jail) By: Cara Ball WASHINGTON (WXYZ) — Three Lansing residents have been arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham or ISIS. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the [...]

By |2019-01-25T08:22:00-05:00January 25th, 2019|News|Comments Off on 3 Michigan residents arrested by FBI for supporting ISIS

10 security professionals pass IFPO exams

Here are the latest IFPO graduates. Congrats and best of luck in your careers!   Dejan Nikolic, CPO, Tumba, Sweden David Spence Fischer, CSSM, Des Moines, IA, USA Sam Morrison, CPO, Vacaville, CA, USA Jackson Ragland, CPO, Reynoldsburg, OH, USA Chris King, CPO, Daper, UT, USA Abraham Daniels, CPO, Joliet, IL, USA Towfic Adem, CPO, [...]

By |2019-01-24T06:16:34-05:00January 24th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 10 security professionals pass IFPO exams

ASIS: Offices create defensive challenges for active shooter preparation

​We can now add newspapers (or office spaces in general) to the long list of places that had formerly been thought of as unthinkable for attacks, but now must be examined as possibilities in terms of active shooter incidents. It seems more clear than ever that schools, churches, sports and concert arenas -- nearly everywhere [...]

By |2019-01-21T19:05:47-05:00January 21st, 2019|News|Comments Off on ASIS: Offices create defensive challenges for active shooter preparation

Airport security: TSA workers protest government shutdown

CHICAGO - MARCH 15: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers staff a checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport on March 15, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Today TSA personnel are scheduled to begin using the Backscatter Advanced Imaging Technology full-body scanners at the airport. Twenty airports nationwide are now using full-body scanners. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:39:56-05:00January 11th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Airport security: TSA workers protest government shutdown

16 security professionals from North and Latin America pass IFPO exams

Here are the latest IFPO graduates. Congrats and best of luck in your careers!   Thomas Moskowitz, CPO, Smithville, OH, USA Aaron Boggs, CPO, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Ashley Maley, CPO, Urbandale, IA, USA Frederick Ozenna, CPO, Palmer, AK, USA Francisco Israel Riofrio Peñarreta, CPO, Ecuador Arialdi Arias Aybar, CPO, Dominican Republic Fernando Roger Canto Arias, [...]

By |2019-01-05T08:25:10-05:00January 5th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 16 security professionals from North and Latin America pass IFPO exams

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