Crime and Climate
A recent study has again found a correlation between continuing climate change and a rise of violent crime across the globe. Researchers determined that for every degree of above-average…
Read More2021 Recap
2021 was a good year for Chameleon. While Covid continues to raise challenges, it has also provided new opportunities. Some of our contracted clients switched from classroom to virtual training.…
Read MoreBenchmarking Security Assessments
Ask three people: is the security here good? and you’ll get four different answers. Our notions about security tend to be qualitative. Sure, if a security system was recently breached…
Read MoreHarden your Targets
Hardening a target is a critical part of effective security. Its importance in mitigating potential crime and threats cannot be underestimated. How easy or difficult a target is both to…
Read MoreGun Detection Technology
Security professionals are always looking for ways to prevent crime and attacks from happening, particularly mass shootings. Since 9/11, we have endured terrorist attacks and active shooter attacks (similar insofar…
Read MoreAfghan Identity
We were doomed to fail in Afghanistan from the beginning of our involvement there. Relentless rebellion was inevitable and insurgency will always win the day. A piece of land can…
Read MoreWho was Kate Warne?
Did you know that the first female private detective in the U.S. was key to saving the life of President Abraham Lincoln? In the time leading up to his inauguration,…
Read MoreCountry Club Security
One of the many great aspects of private golf course or country club life is the feeling of being completely free to enjoy your time, safe from threats, with a…
Read MoreColonial Pipeline Hack
Colonial Pipeline, the largest for refined gasoline and jet fuel in the U.S., carries up to 3 million barrels a day between Texas and New York. Hackers broke in to…
Read MoreTransit Insecurity
Violent crime on city streets and around transit hubs are in the news every day. A little old lady gets punched in the face at a bus stop, someone is…
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