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Written by a court-recognized security expert and consultant, this blog contains practical and conceptual commentary related to security, loss prevention, the protection of assets, and related legal issues.
The thoughts expressed by the primary writer are based on his personal knowledge and experience which includes more than 30 years as a security professional.
2018-04-10 01:01
I feel as bad and outraged about the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas school in Parkland, Florida as anyone – I truly do. And I understand the frustration of the students and paren… Read More
2017-11-22 18:01
We claim to be winning the war on terrorism; and we base this claim on the fact that there have been relatively few significant terrorist acts in the recent past. (This does of course… Read More
2017-01-03 16:49
In the security profession – or in any discipline really – being an “expert” or “expert witness” is usually not a position to which one aspires at a… Read More
2016-06-29 20:29
In the world of security, as in many facets of life, an old adage is absolutely true: It is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
There is both an irony and conundrum related to active shooter scenarios at soft targets: These types of places – and by the way, “soft targets” refers not only to places t… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Can we almost always find ways to do a little more with a little less? Certainly, as we have all experienced. But here’s the downside: The reality is that we really don’t d… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
There has been an effort over the past several years to change the titles of persons who perform security functions within an organization: I have seen such persons in various industries cal… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
From the first tower of a toddler to the most sophisticated building in the world, no structure can be put together properly without a firm foundation of building blocks. And if we equ… Read More
2016-01-28 17:44
Every organization has a legal obligation to provide a safe environment, based on the concept of “reasonable security.” The owner/landlord does not have to guarantee absolu… Read More
2015-03-30 19:06
As both a former Director of Security and now an independent security consultant, I have rarely been a proponent of using “dummy” cameras as part of a security strategy. Re… Read More
2014-11-13 22:01
We currently live in a society that is “an environment conducive to criminality:” virtually all aspects of the most popular forms of entertainment involve violence and anti… Read More
2014-11-13 22:01
Regardless of the extent of knowledge acquired via formal education or academic pursuit, it is almost always most beneficial to retain a security consultant or expert witness who has practic… Read More
2013-06-28 11:21
You can probably read and understand the title of this post, but that doesn’t make it right… I currently belong to a number of online professional forum groups; a… Read More
2013-04-26 13:33
There is increasing awareness and understanding of the need for adequate and proper planning for emergencies. Preparedness for any type of emergency (natural or man-made, accidental or… Read More
2013-03-20 20:46
There is one unequivocal certainty in the world of security: There is no such thing as absolute security (defined as some strategy or system that will fully protect everything against… Read More
2013-02-18 22:23
Here are some facts that I have found to be unequivocally true during my 30+ years of providing security service and counsel to a wide variety of organizations: We ARE a reactive cultur… Read More
2013-01-10 15:19
The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School seems to have offended our sensibilities more than other such tragedies because of the ages of the victims. But in reality, this tragedy was… Read More
2013-01-10 15:19
Once again a tragedy involving a firearm has struck the U.S. (Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut); and the aftermath brings the usual spate of comments and solutions to avert such t… Read More
2012-12-27 16:49
In most states in the U.S., landlords/proprietors have some basic obligation to provide a reasonably safe and secure environment for tenants, patrons and other invitees. This obligatio… Read More
2012-10-11 10:51
The tragic – and apparently avoidable – death of an Ambassador and 3 other officials is another grim reminder of both an endemic and systemic problem: the United States is… Read More
2012-09-06 00:44
I think the adage “If no order, chaos” is truly applicable in the security world – not necessarily to the security function per se, but to the overall concept of security… Read More
2012-07-13 12:54
When selecting an organizational security executive, an independent security consultant or a security expert witness, the nature and diversity of the individual’s background should be… Read More
2012-07-06 12:36
I don’t believe in using anyone else’s form or template for conducting security assessments – each consultant or manager who conducts such assessments has a unique style co… Read More
2012-03-06 13:55
“Absolute security” and “perfect security” are not one and the same – the terms are not synonymous. And let’s be clear from the outset: There is no absolu… Read More
2012-01-17 16:25
Many organizations – even, or perhaps especially those with in-house security operations – frequently fail to recognize the benefits of an occasional security assessment conducte… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
SOMETIMES... good security means doing things that are not politically correct – you can’t always have it both ways; doing the right thing is more important than following t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
From the never-ending hunt for terrorists to the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin criminal case, the term “profiling” is much in everyday news and media. But do we fully und… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Practitioners in the security industry may occasionally be called on to provide testimony in some legal proceeding (either a criminal or civil case; during a deposition or at trial; as a fac… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Regardless of the size and sophistication of a business – from the sole proprietor of the neighborhood bar to the international conglomerate – the concept of providing a reasonab… Read More
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