In this year's report, security executives and guarding companies identify trends in security guarding throughout 2023, from emerging robotics to training strategies.

Security executives and guarding providers discuss the state of security guarding, including hiring, retention and new technology, such as robots & artificial intelligence.

Security professionals in some sectors earn higher wages than others. How do national security employees factor in? Learn the top-earning positions in government security, from IT roles to management.

The continued pandemic, labor shortages, a shift in the hybrid and remote workforce, and other factors have led to an increased threat landscape, hiring challenges and changing roles for security officers. Security leaders across many sectors share industry knowledge on how to adapt to these shifts, including interdepartmental communication, continued training efforts and more.

The battle for G4S, which might reach fruition this month, has been waged over a period of nearly three months and has numerous implications going forward for the companies involved and the guarding industry on the whole. If the acquisition moves forward, it would effectively cement Allied as, by far, the largest global security company. Based on revenue, Allied would be approximately 40% larger than its nearest competitor, Securitas. The approximate revenues for Allied from the G4S acquisition would total more than $18 billion, including any non-core services.

Typically, guarding companies are focused on threats like active shooter, potential terrorism and natural disasters. Though those concerns remained in 2020, security officers and guarding companies have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic shutdown, social and civil unrest, and an election. How did these concerns impact the guarding world?

Beginning this fall semester, Portland State University (PSU) campus safety officers will no longer carry guns when they are on patrol on campus.