Articles Tagged with ''training''

Dean Alexander Security's Editorial Advisory Board member to present training to police chiefs on terrorism

WIU Professor Dean Alexander to train new Illinois police chiefs

October 27, 2020

Security's Editorial Advisory Board member Dean Alexander, an author of several books on terrorism and a Western Illinois University School of Law Enforcement professor and director of the WIU Homeland Security Research Program, will be a part of a training program for more than 60 new incoming Illinois police chiefs through the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Executive Institute.

New pandemic-spurred training programs for security personnel

Drew Levine

October 13, 2020

Security personnel are seeing their roles expand as they assist companies and communities in combating COVID-19. They are performing temperature screening, monitoring personal protective equipment (PPE) usage and physical distancing, managing building occupancy, controlling line-ups, and even assisting with contact tracing. To support new needs, and keep employees safe at the same time, security companies have instituted new training programs and methods given these changing conditions.

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Security awareness training key to changing security culture

September 24, 2020

As users receive more security awareness training, their ability to effectively deal with security threats increases, reveals a new study by MediaPRO, co-sponsored with Osterman Research. The report also found that boring security awareness training doesn’t make employees want to be secure.

ISC2 cyber security conference agenda 2020

(ISC)2 publishes agenda for 2020 Security Congress

September 11, 2020

(ISC)², a nonprofit association of certified cybersecurity professionals, unveiled the agenda for its 10th annual Security Congress, which will take place virtually November 16-18, 2020.

Cultural building and event security IFCCP will provide training for protection and security at cultural events

IFCPP announces alliance with Trident Manor Training Academy and International Arts & Antiquities Security Forum

August 27, 2020

The non-profit International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection and consultancy and training firm Trident Manor Limited entered a strategic partnership to deliver specialized cultural property protection learning programs, as well as increase mutual support for the protection of cultural heritage globally.

Filling the void: turning empty office space into a collaborative training venue

Amanda Vutsinas, MPA, CPP

July 7, 2020

COVID-19 has created a new temporary normal of employees working from home, leaving offices mostly empty, with the exception of essential personnel. GuideWell, a health solutions company, is no different.

Arkansas Gov. Creates Law Enforcement Task Force

June 10, 2020

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the creation of a task force to study and analyze best practices and procedures for recruiting, training and maintaining law enforcement officers in the state.

Health, Wellness and Physical Fitness and Your Security Officers

Are Your Security Officers Fit for Duty?

Andy Tufano

March 25, 2020

It may well be that the primary reason that security officers have historically struggled to achieve high levels of organizational and vocational relevance and performance is based solely on their generalized lack of health, wellness and physical fitness.

Enterprise Security Must Prepare to Respond

An Effective Emergency Response Program is the Heart of Exceptional Service.

Dan Ashdown

Blake Peterson

March 18, 2020

As the COVID-19 virus has once again brought to the forefront, anticipating potential dangers is essential to meeting this challenge in an environment full of new and evolving risks.

Security Prepare to Combat Coronavirus

No one knows if Coronavirus could turn into a pandemic but, at this moment in time, this must be seriously considered.

Juan Kirsten

March 2, 2020

A few months ago, ISIO suggested in articles that security managers must ensure that there is a contingency in the budget to obtain equipment or skills training in case of an unknown threat that could arrive out of the blue. Any responsible managing or finance director must consider allocating funding and preparing for this emerging threat because it has life impacting or life and death possibilities.

ON DEMAND: In this webinar, Regina Lester, Vice President of Security & Safety Operations at Toledo Zoo, will share her insights on implementing security technologies in the entertainment sector and the challenges all organizations face — large and small — when it comes to balancing budget and security.