International Foundation for Protection Officers

Independent Security Advisors adds two experienced instructors to its training division

Longtime IFPO partner Independent Security Advisors, an executive and dignitary protection company, recently announced the addition of Kevin Brey and Beau Jarvis to its training division. Brey and Jarvis boast former careers in law enforcement, while also being fully-credentialed and highly-experienced in executive/dignitary protection. Brey and Jarvis will be in the classroom May 2-8, 2022 [...]

By |2022-04-19T06:25:39-04:00April 19th, 2022|News|Comments Off on Independent Security Advisors adds two experienced instructors to its training division

Supply and demand in today’s security industry: Officers now hired for unusual jobs

Screen-grab from Hy-Vee promotional video You might call it fortuitous that there are seemingly more uses for security officers than ever before, or a sad commentary on today's society that we need security in places that up until recently have never had them. Regardless, the good news is there are security professionals available to answer [...]

By |2022-01-26T06:18:35-05:00January 26th, 2022|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Supply and demand in today’s security industry: Officers now hired for unusual jobs

IFPO members in Pa. — here is your chance to audit a professional threat assessment

  Independent Security Advisors, a longtime partner of the International Foundation for Protection Officers, is holding no-cost professional threat assessments and risk mitigation programs to local elected officials, candidates for office, and other public officials during its next executive protection training program from the public safety academy in Erie PA, Oct. 23rd-31st, as part of [...]

By |2021-10-05T06:36:48-04:00October 5th, 2021|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO members in Pa. — here is your chance to audit a professional threat assessment

SPOTS STILL OPEN for Executive Protection course in Charlotte, NC, Aug. 16-22

Here's a note from Matt Parker of Independent Security Advisors: "ISA has a special request EP course in Charlotte North Carolina August 16th-22nd. Although not part of our normal 2021 schedule, seats are open to private investigators, detectives, private security, law enforcement, and veterans. North & South Carolina PIs and Detectives, PPSB, SCCJA approved CEUs [...]

By |2021-08-02T11:06:45-04:00August 2nd, 2021|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on SPOTS STILL OPEN for Executive Protection course in Charlotte, NC, Aug. 16-22

INTERESTED in Executive Protection? IFPO members get $1K off upcoming training in Maryland

  The Dignitary and Executive Protection Specialist Course (ISA DPP 101) is a fully accredited training program for law enforcement and private security endorsed by the International Foundation for Protection Officers. The training will be held from March 22 @ 12:00 pm - March 28 @ 11:00 pm and is hosted by the MGM Grand, National Harbor [...]

By |2021-03-09T06:26:23-05:00March 9th, 2021|About IFPO|Comments Off on INTERESTED in Executive Protection? IFPO members get $1K off upcoming training in Maryland

Netherlands-based security entrepreneur earns CSSM from the IFPO

You may remember Retsan Koers, BScN AD ASyl CPO OSP of the Netherlands from the International Foundation for Protection Officers blog. It was only in October that he received Certified Protection Officer honors. Now, this month, more good news about the founder and director of VIP protection company Backup Concept -- Retsan successfully completed and [...]

By |2020-12-08T12:04:42-05:00December 8th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Netherlands-based security entrepreneur earns CSSM from the IFPO

Non-law enforcement seats open for Dignitary and Executive Protection course in Md.

Here is a news release from Matt Parker, CEO of International Security Advisors, on an upcoming dignitary and executive protection course in Maryland: Time/Date: Dec 7 at 7 AM EST – Dec 13 at 3 PM EST Location: 101 MGM National Ave, Oxon Hill, MD 20745-4731, United States Hosted by: Independent Security Advisors LLC In [...]

By |2020-12-01T06:52:59-05:00December 1st, 2020|News|Comments Off on Non-law enforcement seats open for Dignitary and Executive Protection course in Md.

Watching your 6: Journalists protected by security professionals on the streets

Since the onset of COVID-19, the security industry has experienced a sudden decrease in jobs in such tourism-heavy cities as Las Vegas, Orlando and Nashville, but also an uptick in other areas of the country as riots and looting have shaken many metropolitan areas. An unintended consequence is that some security professionals -- particularly those [...]

By |2020-12-03T06:07:35-05:00November 19th, 2020|News|Comments Off on Watching your 6: Journalists protected by security professionals on the streets

Dignitary and Executive Protection Specialist course set for November in Maryland

The Independent Security Advisors next fully-accredited Dignitary and Executive Protection Specialist Course with open seating will be November 16th - 22nd, 2020. This course is hosted by the security team of the MGM Grand National Harbor in Maryland.  **Limited Seating is available for students who wish to register due to Covid-19. Due to the financial hardships [...]

By |2020-10-23T07:08:17-04:00October 23rd, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Dignitary and Executive Protection Specialist course set for November in Maryland

Certified Security Operations Specialist course rescheduled for Jan. 2021 in Florida

  Castle Defense's Certified Security Operations Specialist (CSOS) course, previously scheduled for this fall, has been rescheduled for Jan.  22-24, 2021 at the Force Center in Immokalee, Florida. The CSOS presents an overview of several important security industry applications, including bomb threat response, checkpoint operations and active attacker threat response. It is geared toward those [...]

By |2020-10-09T08:10:46-04:00October 9th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Certified Security Operations Specialist course rescheduled for Jan. 2021 in Florida

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