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3 Timely Security Topics

Whether you’re a business owner, company manager, or you head a security firm, these topics are essential for success in 2021 and beyond. #1 Dynamic Duo: Physical + Cybersecurity It’s time to take a holistic view of security by integrating your physical and cyber security teams. A breach in one can easily impact the other. […]

Stress blog

Why Security Guards Are Stressed, and How to Help

According to Ashley Cooper, CEO of Paladin Security Group, the coronavirus pandemic is the most challenging situation the security industry has faced in his career. That’s even if you compare it to the 1987 stock market crash or the 2008 Great Recession. One reason is the constantly shifting demand for security guards. After losing their […]

School Security | How to Respond to an Active Shooter

Campus and school security usually cannot respond to an active shooter until 5 to 10 minutes after the incident has occurred. That’s why it’s not only important to increase security throughout or colleges, universities and schools nationwide but also to thoroughly educate students and staff how to respond to an active shooter situation. Here is a […]

Office Security

Office Security | How to Prepare Your Office for an Active Shooter Situation

Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly which is why private office security is so important. Typically, the immediate deployment of law enforcement is required to stop the shooting and mitigate harm to victims. Because active shooter situations are often over within 10 to 15 minutes, before law enforcement arrives on the scene, individuals […]

Does Your Business Need to Increase Security?

Several different locations including municipal buildings, retail stores, and office buildings all have one common need…security. Theft, assault and act of terror are becoming more and more common and its the business owners responsibility to protect their customers and staff. The job of a security guard is not very easy. The vast majority of guards […]

The Benefits of Hospital Security

When you think of hospital security, usually the first thing that comes to mind is a police officer guarding a hospital room of a criminal or witness that sustained some sort of injury. Usually, the security guard at the entrance of the hospital or the one in the reception area doesn’t come to mind but they are […]

Remote Video Monitoring

New Trends in the Security Guard Industry

With the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence and digital transformations, our future relationship with technology is both fascinating and uncertain. Enhanced security technology is set to be one of the biggest tech trends of 2018, but what does this mean for the security guard industry? Technology continues to transform the world of business in significant ways, […]

The Largest Private Security Companies

To learn more about security companies, this list of the 15 largest private security companies in the world (2023) from Yahoo! Entertainment is a great place to start. The article briefly describes each company, including their focus areas, services offered, and notable clients. Some of the companies on the list include G4S, Securitas AB, and […]