International Foundation for Protection Officers

FREE IFPO Global Webinar #4: Dealing with Violence

WHAT: IFPO Global Webinar #4: Dealing with Violence, led by Dr. Glen Kitteringham. WHEN: Apr 21, 2021 08:00 AM in mountain time (US and Canada) WHY: Because having a successful security career is about continuing education, and this webinar is free. HOW: Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l7sE7CFOTbyzwmDPJuylfQ * After registering, you will receive a confirmation [...]

By |2021-04-13T06:17:10-04:00April 13th, 2021|About IFPO|Comments Off on FREE IFPO Global Webinar #4: Dealing with Violence

IFPO appoints Bonnie S. Michelman, MS, MBA, CPP, CHPA, to its board of directors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Naples, Fla., October 2019 -- International Foundation for Protection Officers Chairman of the Board Dennis Shepp has announced the appointment of Bonnie S. Michelman to the IFPO Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to have this truly professional, iconic leader join our board," Shepp said. Michelman has extensive leadership and security management [...]

By |2019-10-15T06:02:19-04:00October 15th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO appoints Bonnie S. Michelman, MS, MBA, CPP, CHPA, to its board of directors

IFPO partners with Castle Defense 360, a veteran-run active shooter training business

The IFPO is pleased to announce a partnership with Missouri-based Castle Defense 360, a certified service disabled veteran owned small business. According to Castle's website, the company provides "a wide array of training and protective services that exceed industry standards which are available to the general public, all levels of government, Law Enforcement, 1st Responders [...]

By |2018-08-31T00:45:12-04:00August 31st, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO partners with Castle Defense 360, a veteran-run active shooter training business

Security Webinar: Active Shooter Mitigation and Response – Lessons Learned

Active Shooter Mitigation and Response – Lessons Learned, led by the IFPO's Tom Conley Date: August 28, 2018 Time: 2:00pm EST Register here. This is not another ordinary active shooter webcast that reiterates the common talking points about material that is already available. Rather, this webcast will contain rich and exclusive content that has been [...]

By |2018-08-08T21:06:38-04:00August 8th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Security Webinar: Active Shooter Mitigation and Response – Lessons Learned

Proactive Security: Stop an attack before it starts

BY SCOTT STEWART ON MAR 13, 2018, SecutityInfoWatch.com As a child playing the hand-slapping game I quickly learned that action is always faster than reaction. A clever kid may try to game the system a bit by anticipating the opponent’s move and proactively moving, but that proactive move is an action itself, and not a true reaction.  [...]

By |2018-03-13T17:07:21-04:00March 13th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Proactive Security: Stop an attack before it starts

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

Security Magazine: 2017 Security 500: Backing the Business’ Reputation

BY Diane Ritchey, SecurityMagazine.com It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” – Warren Buffett Many reputations and enterprise brands are currently at risk. An enterprise’s brand reputation consists of various factors. A strong brand will endure criticism, and since all [...]

By |2017-11-27T06:22:07-05:00November 27th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security Magazine: 2017 Security 500: Backing the Business’ Reputation

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

#ASIS17 seminar: Keeping the Growing and Selling of Cannabis Safe

​ G. Michael Verden, Owner and CEO of The Lake Forest Group​, will be delivering a talk titled "Keeping the growing and selling of cannabis safe." On September 12, 2017, a group of masked men forced their way into a marijuana store in Washington, shot and wounded an employee, and stole an unspecified amount of marijuana. Similar [...]

By |2017-09-22T12:36:24-04:00September 22nd, 2017|News|Comments Off on #ASIS17 seminar: Keeping the Growing and Selling of Cannabis Safe

Johnson Controls offers free workplace security review

Sign Up for a Free Security Review No one wants to think about the unthinkable. But preparing now for incidents such as an active shooter can greatly improve response and reduce the incident’s impact. Leverage the expertise of Johnson Controls to help you: -- Mitigate the risk of workplace violence -- Build a comprehensive security [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:31:15-05:00September 2nd, 2017|News|Comments Off on Johnson Controls offers free workplace security review

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