When was the last time you conducted a comprehensive security review? It is important to remember the security is a dynamic discipline, therefore requiring periodic reviews to enable adjustments to the ambient and dynamic threat environment. Security programs, at their best, are proactive, anticipatory disciplines. Because security is a situational discipline, no two security programs […]
Because security programs are situational and proactive, no two security programs alike. The implicit inference herein, is that every security program, no matter what the affected industry, must be driven by unique set of quantified needs, pursuant to the associated ambient threat environment. The inference herein is that each security program is unique, as determined […]
Did you ever stop and think: How did our security program get to the point it is at today? What was the first clue that there was a real need for some sort of security and loss prevention effort? These questions can be applied with equanimity if the security program is five years old or […]
As posted on LinkedIn Pulse on September 14, 2017 Access management may begin at the perimeter, but it should not end there. This is particularly true for hospitals. Most hospitals generally have two primary points of public ingress: The Emergency Department and the Main Lobby. However, most hospitals, hotels and other public buildings, have numerous […]
As posted on LinkedIn Pulse on February 22, 2017 Weather it is security for a mall security, high-rise buildings, schools or hospitals, perceptions count. This is just one of the reasons that crime prevention officers from your local police departments support graffiti eradication programs. An unkempt supply chain warehouse is more likely to suffer losses […]
As posted on LinkedIn Pulse on November 29, 2016 The Workplace Violence Mitigation for Hospitals The Graphic above depicts a composite image of Urban & Rural Hospitals as a continuum. Here in California, Workplace Violence continues to receive major attention by the California Legislature, as an adjunct to the California Health & Safety Code. Also, […]
As posted on LinkedIn Pulse 10/24/16 Every security program should be need driven because security is very much a situational discipline. The individual components of each security program should be need driven as defined by the current ambient threat environment and the mission of the enterprise being protected. As we have stated in previous articles, […]
As posted on LinkedIn Pulse 10/6/16 This is the justification as to why CPTED should be the Backbone of Any Security Plan. CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) should be an integral component of every security program. CPTED is an appropriate crime prevention strategy for almost every component of security design. CPTED is applicable to schools/ universities and houses […]
As posted on LinkedIn Pulse 9/7/16 It was not that long ago that the dominant item on many security department budgets, was payroll burden. In today’s world that may, or may not be the case. Thanks to the advancements made in cost-efficient security technology, the demand for payroll burden has generally been reduced, to greater or lesser degrees, depending […]
As posted on LinkedIn Pulse 11/17/15 CPTED is a particularly useful security stratagem when applied environments that serve the general public. Public entities such as office buildings, hospitals, schools and universities, apartment, entertainment venues, HOA complexes, and certainly malls. In addition to threats posed by street gangs, burglaries and robberies, malls also must deal with […]