Protests: Why Businesses Should Prepare

Protests: Why Businesses Should Prepare

It seems like large, public protests are occurring more frequently. While the nature of a protest is designed to be disruptive in order to get media attention, this latest form has involved violence and property damage. As a result, these gatherings are not just...
Burglaries: The Worst U.S. Cities

Burglaries: The Worst U.S. Cities

One of the core services that physical security personnel provide is protecting property from burglaries. Dictionary.com defines burglary as a break-in with the intent to steal. According to the FBI, there were 1,579,527 of these crimes in the U.S. in 2015. A majority...
Security Guard Requirements: What Does it Take?

Security Guard Requirements: What Does it Take?

We often get asked about how someone gets a job in security? What are the security guard requirements? Becoming a security officer involves successfully completing a licensing process that is handled through the State of California. Qualifications First and foremost,...
Dangerous Cities: The Top 100

Dangerous Cities: The Top 100

Recently Alarms.org released their Top 100 Most Dangerous Cities in America list. There were some surprising results and conclusions from this list. Most notably for the State of California is that no city made the list until Number 20. Income Equality is to Blame...
School Shooting: Texas School is the Latest

School Shooting: Texas School is the Latest

A school shooting at Santa Fe High School near Houston, Texas has resulted in eight students and two teachers dead and 13 wounded. Another Deadly School Shooting 17-year-old student Dimitrios Pagourtzis is the suspected shooter. Before school on May 18, he entered his...
School Security: Measures Continue to be Adopted

School Security: Measures Continue to be Adopted

Questions about school security are being asked again after a shooting at a Palmdale, California school last week. LATimes.com reports that an argument between two 14-year-old students at Highland High School escalated, leaving one shot in the arm. That student is...