International Foundation for Protection Officers

Learning from New Zealand, an op-ed by the IFPO’s Chris Hertig

Here's an op-ed written by IFPO Board member and retired college professor Chris Hertig on the New Zealand Christchurch massacre: While it’s far too early to know the key details of the New Zealand mosque massacre, there are a few observations that can be made. More importantly; there are questions to be addressed. And learning [...]

By |2019-03-18T06:17:06-04:00March 18th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Learning from New Zealand, an op-ed by the IFPO’s Chris Hertig

Homeland Security pivots to focus on ‘lone wolf’ attacks on soft targets

Scott Breor, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, and Amy Graydon, Deputy Director of the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) in the National Protection and Programs Directorate address members of the media on Wednesday at GSX 2018.Photo credit: (Photo courtesy Joel Griffin) BY JOEL GRIFFIN ON SEP 27, 2018, SecurityInfoWatch.com Established in the wake [...]

By |2018-10-01T06:08:59-04:00October 1st, 2018|News|Comments Off on Homeland Security pivots to focus on ‘lone wolf’ attacks on soft targets

Security Cares at #GSX18 to examine school and student safety

Giving Back to the Las Vegas Community Now in its third year of providing free security education to the cities that host the annual GSX security conference, the 2018 Security Cares program, led by ASIS School Safety and Security Council experts, will examine the issues surrounding school security, including pre-violence indicators, target hardening, and best [...]

By |2018-08-19T11:43:38-04:00August 19th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Security Cares at #GSX18 to examine school and student safety

IFPO launches alumni section with access to exclusive content

Recently, the IFPO launched a special alumni-only section on its website: "On behalf of the IFPO Board of Directors we are pleased to announce the recent creation of this IFPO Alumni section. It has been developed for the purpose of developing a platform where our students & graduates can receive continued support and educational resources [...]

By |2017-12-02T14:53:48-05:00December 2nd, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO launches alumni section with access to exclusive content

Crafting a “Yes, But” Travel Security Program

BY Scott Stewart, SecurityMagazine.com There is a dangerous misperception among many corporate leaders that security and business are antithetical. Unfortunately, in many cases this belief is due to interaction with security directors who overplay the “no card” when business decisions are being made, to include those relating to corporate travel. Don’t misunderstand me, the “no card” [...]

By |2017-10-19T06:21:27-04:00October 19th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Crafting a “Yes, But” Travel Security Program

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