International Foundation for Protection Officers

IT’S TIME to register for GSX 2022, the premier security conference!

IT'S TIME! Registration is now open for GSX 2022! Follow this link to learn about the various levels of registration and hotel reservations. With security in constant flux, Global Security Exchange (GSX) is your stabilizing force. Brought to you by ASIS International, the premier association supporting the field, GSX is the industry’s most trusted annual [...]

By |2022-07-29T06:21:26-04:00July 29th, 2022|News|Comments Off on IT’S TIME to register for GSX 2022, the premier security conference!

IFPO announces recipients of ASIS Foundation Scholarship program

  Earlier this year -- for the third year in a row -- the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) participated in the ASIS Foundation Scholarship by offering several of our Certified Protection Officer (CPO) and Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM) certifications for free to eligible applicants. And now, we are pleased to [...]

By |2022-06-27T06:38:03-04:00June 27th, 2022|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO announces recipients of ASIS Foundation Scholarship program

IFPO CEO Sandi Davies named to judging panel for OSPAs

A big congratulations to International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) CEO Sandi Davies, who has been named one of 10 distinguished judges from around the world -- representing the pinnacle of the security industry -- for this year's Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs). According to its website, the OSPAs "recognize and reward companies and individuals [...]

By |2022-06-23T06:31:33-04:00June 23rd, 2022|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO CEO Sandi Davies named to judging panel for OSPAs

IFPO advisory board members named to IFSEC’s Global Influencers in Security 2022

Several advisory board members of the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) were named as global influencers in security following the recent release of the International Fire and Security Exhibition and Conference's (IFSEC) annual list. The advisory boards of IFPO -- whether in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland or the Latin countries [...]

By |2022-06-21T06:10:34-04:00June 21st, 2022|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO advisory board members named to IFSEC’s Global Influencers in Security 2022

The Walt Disney Company’s EMEA Security Team joins IFPO UK & Ireland as members

For immediate release -- The International Foundation of Protection Officers UK & I (IFPO UK) is delighted to welcome Disney Europe, Middle East and Africa Security as Corporate Members and their entire security team as Individual Members. The Walt Disney Company is one of the biggest, best-known and most respected companies in the world, so [...]

By |2022-06-15T05:34:47-04:00June 15th, 2022|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on The Walt Disney Company’s EMEA Security Team joins IFPO UK & Ireland as members

Introducing the IFPO’s Security Officer Competency Model

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHI89fgMApk Based on findings in the IFPO's ground-breaking research project, "The Competence of Frontline Security Professionals and What They Say About Their Work," several of the organization's representatives are working to develop a comprehensive set of guidelines for what is defines a security officer, both in terms of training and duties. The goal of this [...]

By |2022-06-13T06:47:57-04:00June 13th, 2022|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Introducing the IFPO’s Security Officer Competency Model

Security webinar: Mental Health and Managing Workplace Stress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1k_UD8-O6I&t=10s Who cares for those who care? In this webinar, IFPO UK & Ireland members discuss how to manage workplace stress, how it relates to mental health and well being, particularly in the security industry. Topics include what stress is, the fine line between some amount of stress being a motivator versus too much stress [...]

By |2022-06-09T06:25:03-04:00June 9th, 2022|About IFPO|Comments Off on Security webinar: Mental Health and Managing Workplace Stress

Law enforcement officers honored during National Police Week 2022

The profession to serve and protect as a law enforcement officer is not just a job, it is a calling; the men and women who don the uniform every day do so with a deep desire to improve their communities. They leave their families hoping to see them again at the end of their shift, [...]

By |2022-05-17T05:56:19-04:00May 17th, 2022|News|Comments Off on Law enforcement officers honored during National Police Week 2022

A SPECIAL OFFER for IFPO members who want to attend ASIS Europe

For IFPO members in Europe who are not ASIS members but are planning to attend the in-person ASIS Europe event in Prague, there is the availability of the "show pass," which allows access to the Innovation Track sessions onsite, the exhibition, coffee breaks and happy hours. In addition, ASIS is opening up the Aspiring Leaders [...]

By |2022-05-10T06:07:14-04:00May 10th, 2022|News|Comments Off on A SPECIAL OFFER for IFPO members who want to attend ASIS Europe

IFPO WEBINAR: Managing workplace stress for security professionals

The security professional is not immune from workplace stress; on the contrary, some argue that working as a security professional right now can be one of the taxing jobs available. On the flip-side of that, it can also be one of the most rewarding. And so, with that in mind, IFPO UK & Ireland, along [...]

By |2022-05-07T08:42:28-04:00May 7th, 2022|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO WEBINAR: Managing workplace stress for security professionals

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