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Partnering to Prevent Workplace Violence

According to OSHA, it’s estimated that nearly two million Americans deal with workplace violence each year. Your security team plays an integral role in workplace violence preparedness and prevention, as well as maintaining personnel safety. By working in tandem, security and organizational management can educate employees and tenants, prepare a response plan and implement preventive measures. 
 

The Five Advantages of Advancing Security through Portfolio Management

There are unique challenges to managing safety and security across several facilities or geographic locations. Whether the focus is on accounting for tight budgets, overseeing strict compliance regulations or implementing best practices, security is at its best when it’s consistent and streamlined.
 

Managing Emerging Cyber Security Exposures - An Enterprise Issue

Responsible organizations place security high on the priority list. Physical security has always been a concern and is well handled by those savvy enough to retain companies like Allied Universal to give them an across-the-board comfort level. With cyber security, however, companies are playing catch-up, with serious consequences down the road.
 

Fueling Your Security Program with Stakeholder Feedback

Stakeholder feedback is a valuable source of information that can be used to improve safety and security, and to identify and mitigate risk. In a recent survey, Allied Universal asked security industry leaders what was the most important measure of a security program’s effectiveness. They told us it was stakeholder feedback. Stakeholders may include executives, investors, employees, visitors, tenants, customers or suppliers, depending on the facility. Their feedback and engagement can help position an organization for optimal growth.

Compliance Audits: Do You Have the Records Needed to Survive?

You know your teams are trained and have all required credentials. You trust that everything is up to date and your security provider is on top of it. But can you prove it? More importantly, can your security provider prove it without notice, at any time?
 

12 Facts about Canine PTSD

Military dogs are no longer just sentries. They are soldiers capable of sniffing out mines, tracking down enemy fighters, and clearing buildings. IEDs have become a major cause of casualties in Afghanistan over the past several years, and in turn dogs have become a crucial element in the search. It has become common for IEDs to be made without metal, rendering them close to impossible to find without dogs.   As more and more dogs take part in combat, the long-term impact of these experiences on canines has become a topic of interest.

Procuring Contract Security – Why it's Different from Temporary Staffing

Security is an essential part of your business and should reflect the distinct dynamics of your particular industry. The unique culture of every organization demands a professional program that aligns security solutions and original ideas to a company's vision and mission. This requires a dedicated team of security professionals who recognize the importance of your culture and will work hard to protect your brand.
 

Who Will Be Watching Over You? Do You Know Enough?

Do you know who you are partnering with when you select a security services provider? The price in the proposal and the promised services are only the start. You need to dig much deeper to uncover a suitable partner to meet your current and future security needs. 
 

12 Fun Facts About Bomb Dogs

1. Dogs are considered the most effective bomb detectors. With nearly $19 billion spent on research and development, no machine or technological advancement has proven to be more successful in detecting explosives than a dog. 

Company Culture and the Executive Protection Ecosystem

The difference between corporate executive protection and EP in other contexts is, well, corporate. When EP takes place in the context of the modern corporation, it must play by a very different set of rules than close protection of political or military VIPs and celebrities. Corporate EP managers need to navigate between many interests – often conflicting.