Sep 1, 2014 | Commercial Security, Digital Security, Miami, Safety and Security
Information security this year will exceed $71 billion US dollars this year according to the IT research firm, Gartner. We are all exposed to the almost daily reports where major corporations have been hacked and millions of clients information has been stolen or...
Aug 21, 2014 | Atlanta, Community Involvement, Safety and Security, Uncategorized
Violence appears to be the norm during dark hours in Ferguson Missouri over the past few nights. Police are trying to keep the community safe from the “provocateurs” that appear to be using the tragic death of a young man as an excuse to cause havoc within...
Aug 12, 2014 | Commercial Security, Orlando, Safety and Security, Security Guards
Significant penalties may occur if your loss prevention officers do not document that they are not profiling people for shoplifting and other crimes by their race, sexual orientation, or any other protected criteria. Barneys of New York recently agreed to pay $525,000...
Aug 5, 2014 | Commercial Security, Orlando, Safety and Security, Security Guards
Internal theft; theft by employees increased 6.5% in 2013. This is a significant increase considering the rate of theft was high prior to the increase. 1.1 million people were arrested for shoplifting (theft) in 2013. There is no value in subtlety when it comes to...
Jul 12, 2014 | Commercial Security, Community Safety, Miami, Safety and Security
Guns are not welcomed in a number of retail outlets including Target, Chili’s, Jack in the Box and Starbucks among others. A group named Open carry Texas has opposed these requests whereas the Mom’s Demand Action for Gun Sense supports the move. As in so...
Jul 7, 2014 | Commercial Security, Safety and Security, Tampa Bay
As America becomes a “football” (soccer) country, Security professionals are taking another look at our state of preparedness to accommodate the fans that attend ever increasing number of events held around the world. The world is our stage not just our...
