Dec 11, 2013 | Commercial Security, Digital Security, Large-Scale Security, Safety and Security, Security Guards
In addition to cybercrime and parking lot thieves, shoppers this holiday season may have other IT and shopping-related risks to worry about. Credit card theft isn’t just a result of buying things online. Sophisticated thieves are ready to take the information...
Nov 26, 2013 | Commercial Security, Large-Scale Security, Safety and Security, Security Guards
The day after Thanksgiving in the U.S. is known as Black Friday, and it is one of the busiest shopping days of the entire year. Many stores open very early in the morning, 5Am or earlier, or even stay open late Thanksgiving night to offer shoppers low prices and...
Nov 19, 2013 | Commercial Security, Large-Scale Security, Safety and Security, Security Guards
A recent study from Carnegie Mellon University suggests that the reason many security guards don’t recognize obvious security threats is that they are infrequent. By nature, humans typically ignore rare situations because they aren’t looking for them. Poor...
Oct 29, 2013 | Commercial Security, Safety and Security, Security Guards
Police are on the lookout for two people who robbed a Target store around 1am Friday morning. The two thieves pried open an exit door and smashed glass cases containing iPods, iPads, and other electronics. Security footage shows the thieves opening the door and going...
Oct 8, 2013 | Commercial Security, Community Safety, Safety and Security, Security Guards
In 2011, property crime rate counts in Orlando, Florida was around 551; that’s 273 counts higher than the national average. Some areas have counts as high as 901. For Orlando residents, those numbers are more than a statistic, they’re a reality. The City...
Oct 1, 2013 | Commercial Security, Community Safety, Safety and Security, Security Guards
The Miami Dade police force is top notch, but they can’t be everywhere at once. If you’re in charge of an apartment, condo, or home community, own property or a currently disused facility, or run a business, vandals, thieves, and hooligans can spell bad...