The rise in active shooter incidents and the escalating impact of hostile events has prompted the National Fire Protection Association to process NFPA 3000, Standard for Preparedness and Response to Active Shooter and/or Hostile Events, as a provisional standard, which means it would be available for use as early as April 2018.
- By Jessica Davis
- Jan 10, 2018
Last Tuesday, college and university presidents across Florida received a 1,250-word extortion email threatening violence.
- By Jessica Davis
- Jan 08, 2018
Stadium security has gotten a lot more complicated than apprehending seat jumpers, defusing confrontations and ejecting rowdy fans for imbibing one too many beers.
- By Mark McCormack
- Jan 01, 2018
The concept of “securing security” emerged when physical security was being affected by cybersecurity attacks.
- By Lance Holloway
- Jan 01, 2018
Security firm FireEye disclosed Thursday the existence of a malware used to compromise industrial control systems and disable their safety systems to potentially cause physical damage.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 18, 2017
Two students and the suspected shooter were killed in a shooting Thursday morning at Aztec High School in Aztec, N.M.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 07, 2017
The request comes after the escape of a psychiatric patient from the facility in November.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 07, 2017
The gunman was the only person injured and no shots were fired inside the hospital.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 06, 2017
The 300,000 person Fremont Festival of the Arts, one of the largest street festivals west of the Mississippi River and toted as California’s premiere art, wine and music festival, is no small undertaking. The threat of an attack is a real possibility.
The center, which cost more than $5 million, is part of a citywide public safety plan.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 28, 2017
No enterprise can eliminate 100% of its risk. Instead, the security objective must be to understand all risks and to effectively manage and mitigate them.
- By Simon Morgan
- Nov 22, 2017
Tehama County Sheriff says five people are dead, including the gunman, following a shooting spree in California.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Nov 14, 2017
As instances of mass shootings increase, particularly at “soft targets,” the interest in bulletproof products increases, with one Florida school now offering bulletproof backpack panels.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 13, 2017
The mass shooting at a South Texas church during services Sunday has many churches across the country reevaluating their security.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 07, 2017
The incident, which took place in a small community about 40 miles outside of San Antonio, has been called the largest mass shooting in Texas history.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 06, 2017
A suspect drove a rental truck down a bike path striking people in it's path.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Nov 02, 2017
Three people are dead after a man open fires in a Walmart.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Nov 02, 2017
Multi-tenant buildings present security challenges not found in single-user facilities. Tenants may come and go at different times.
- By Bruce Czerwinski
- Nov 01, 2017
Many professionals in the security industry today tend to use the word “turnstile” to refer to all security entrances, when, in fact, there are actually multiple types of entrances for different applications, industries and levels of security.
- By Greg Schreiber
- Nov 01, 2017
When you can secure the building at night, you can open your business for a lucrative tomorrow.
- By Sean Nolan
- Oct 31, 2017