Security Training
Better Security Officers
Security officers are minimum wage workers. Their typically lower pay is often cited as a reason for high attrition rates and the unfortunate, sometimes disparaging impression that security officers are…
Read MoreSixteen Years of Predictive Profiling
Back in 2002, I was driving with a colleague to see a client in Palmdale, California, a couple hours’ drive outside of Los Angeles. This was only a few months…
Read MoreUnder-trained Guards
Ask a private security company manager about officer training and they will tell you that of course, their guards are fully trained. What kind of training does the average security…
Read MoreSimple – not Simplistic – Emergency Response Procedures
Simplistic ideas and procedures by their nature do not withstand reality tests. This is the case for many emergency lock-down procedures where unfortunately the essence of the SOP is to…
Read MoreRole Playing for Red Team Testing
A key element of security training is testing. And the best testing is in the form of red teaming or simulated adversarial tests. You may already be familiar with the…
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