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COVID-19 + Professional Security Guards = Calmer Patrons

Over the last few weeks and as long as shelter-in-place is in effect, tensions and emotions can run high at grocery stores, banks, and pharmacies. With a limited number of people allowed into stores, patrons may have to wait outside in the cold, blustery weather. Banks no longer have lobby hours, and you must make …

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tailgating problems for corporations and solutions by SACS Consulting

Tailgating: A Bigger Risk Than You Know

The most common physical security breach a company can have is when well-meaning workers let individuals they do not know into your building. Often the person is dressed in the same fashion as other employees or is in a security or delivery person uniform — the unknown person tags along into secure entrances, doorways, or turnstiles.

school security, Stop It at the Door

Local Businesses Take School Security into Their Own Hands

Frustrated, angry and faced with aging school buildings, three failed school levies and a lack of state funds, local businesses in a rural township in Northern Ohio are determined to make their schools more secure and protect their students. More than fifteen businesses in the rural Crestwood School District have come together in an unprecedented …

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Suspect Package, suspect mail, suspicious mail

Ramping Up Procedures to Identify Suspect Mail and Packages

During the holidays –  from mid November to Christmas Eve –  FedEx delivers about 400 million packages and UPS delivers about 700 million packages. The events of this past October proved that the mail is still a method used by terrorists to deliver bombs to unwitting victims. The reality of the situation is that the …

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Security at Large Events, large events, security

Essential Large Event Security Tactics Before and During the Event

Fall is right around the corner and for a lot of Americans this means tailgating, fall festivals, outdoor corporate meetings and other large events. The recent August 26, 2018 active shooting incident during a video gaming competition in Jacksonville FL, reminds us that when a large number of people congregate together, no matter the reason, …

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