NEWS & ANALYSIS

Morning Security Brief: POTUS Extends Secret Service Protection, Al Qaeda Site Being Hosted in Britain, VA Center Needle Mix-Up

Jan 14, 2013 -The President gives himself and other former presidents lifetime Secret Service protection. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it maybe have exposed patients to HIV. And more.

ASIS Standard for Private Security Service Providers Overseas Adopted by UK

Dec 20, 2012 -The ANSI standard, Management System for Quality of Private Security Company Operations – Requirements with Guidance, has been adopted for use in the United Kingdom.

Miami Police Deploy Alerting Software at Select Schools

Sep 14, 2012 -The Miami Police Department has joined with Miami-Dade Schools Police Department to deploy a new emergency awareness product at select schools that can instantly and quietly alert police when problems arise.

Book Review - Silent Safety: Best Practices for Protecting the Affluent

Aug 09, 2012 -This book’s focus is on asset protection of high-net-worth individuals and families, says reviewer John Friedlander.

Yellow Jacket Smartphone Case Delivers 650,000-Volt Sting

Jul 25, 2012 -Two men from Louisiana have created an iPhone case that turns a smartphone into a stun gun.

Morning Security Brief: Wrongful Convictions, Cyberattacks at NATO summit, Prison Riot Leaves One Dead, and More

May 21, 2012 -The National Registry of Exonerations. Hackers target NATO summit. The National Guard is called in to help quell a Mississippi prison riot. And more.

Enterprise Mobile Duress: A Mobile 'Panic Button' for Healthcare Providers

May 07, 2012 -For National Hospital Week, we interviewed Mark Jarman, president and CEO of Inovonics,on the benefits of enterprise mobile duress systems in healthcare settings expanding on the panic button concept.

From the Archive: VIP Press Coverage and Executive Protection

Mar 14, 2012 -Protective services agents play a greater role in how their VIP is perceived by the press than they know. Here are some tips from the January 2011 edition of Security Management for how protective service agents can ensure that the press gets access without endangering the VIP, so everyone can do their job.

Opposition Party Candidates Often Left Unprotected During Campaigns

Jul 11, 2011 -Governments will typically put up the money to protect incumbents during campaigns, but they are often slow to protect candidates of opposition parties. Taiwan's opposition party is questioning why, after two shootings, its candidates won't be given armored vehicles.

Avoiding Another Giffords-Style Attack

Feb 03, 2011 -Noted executive protection professional Robert L. Oatman, CPP, offers tips on how to give staff an executive protection mindset and skill set in the aftermath of the Tucson tragedy.
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