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Identify and Prevent Retail Fraud and ScamsCurtis Baillie, CSC on December 6, 2011, was a speaker on the SecurityInfoWatch.com webinar titled,”Identify and Prevent Retail Fraud and Scams. The 60 minute webinar covered refund fraud schemes, credit card and gift card skimming, employee theft and what information might be needed to prosecute these types of cases. Click on the link to view the webinar. Root Causes of Truck CrashesTRUCK CRASHES AND ROOT CAUSES Most attorneys representing clients in a truck crash and injury case hire an expert in accident reconstruction. While this is appropriate, the vast majority of these experts have not had full Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility for managing trucking companies which is crucial in understanding what led to the crash. Understanding the root cause of a truck crash requires more than understanding speed of travel, weather conditions, traffic conditions and driver or roadway conditions. While understanding these elements are essential to determine fault, there are several internal documents that must be examined to determine whether the organization consciously placed the lives of their employees and the public at risk. Examination of documents such as training programs, fleet maintenance records and financial records also help to determine whether a company puts profits ahead of safety. It is the author’s opinion that the majority of crashes result when companies fail to balance risk with profit. Many companies are placing profit ahead of adequate risk management processes which include: an effective hiring process, adequate training programs and proper fleet maintenance. Most companies have some sort of training and other safety programs in place that when utilized, serve them well. However, senior managers can become short-sighted when achieving financial objectives which leads to reduction in training, fleet maintenance and shortcuts in the hiring process, all of which create huge risk exposure for the organization and general public. Training programs which are essential in the prevention of crashes are often circumvented when hiring becomes difficult due to low unemployment or when absorbing large pieces of new business create new driving positions that must be filled immediately. Regardless of the reason, a driver should not be placed behind the wheel of a truck prior to successfully completing a training program conducted by a certified instructor. Meeting customer or organizational demands are not acceptable reasons to place the public and the driver at substantial risk. Fleet maintenance is often neglected or extended in order to reduce expense. New trucks destined to replace worn out trucks are placed on hold while worn out truck are held together with a “bandage approach” to repairs. Profits from these actions do not produce long-term success but some executives are willing to gamble, hoping for the best. Truck accidents can be reduced by hiring qualified drivers. The hiring process requires drivers meet basic requirements, such as, verifying employment, having no more than X number of traffic violations, passing a DOT physical, passing a driver and drug test, and other sorts of requirements. Enhancing the hiring process can be accomplished by training interviewers in the art of interviewing and by not shorting cutting the hiring process to meet financial plan objectives. It may be difficult for some readers to believe that a manager working at a large well established company would place an unknown and untrained person behind the wheel of what could easily become a huge weapon or killing machine, but it happens all too often, with a manager thinking that if short cuts are taken, expenses can be reduced and profits will increase! There are too many companies that continue to place profits far ahead of safety and security. These aforementioned basic actions will greatly reduce exposure and serve to protect the employee, the employer and the public. Balancing risk and profit are essential for long-term success at any organization. Disclaimer: This article is written for general information purposes only and is not intended to be and should not be used as a primary source for making security or safety decisions. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James McGuffey, CPP, served as Area General Manager, District Manager and Regional Vice President with responsibility for trucking and security operations for 20 years. Jim was responsible for a large fleet of trucks, numerous facilities and several thousand employees during his career. He was awarded numerous national awards for improving profit, safety and security metrics. Jim is a now a security consultant, retained by defense and plaintiff firms for forensics involving cash-in-transit and premise security incidents. He has been retained in cases involving truck crashes, embezzlement cases, workplace violence and death while in custody cases. Jim also conducts security risk assessments for businesses. Please contact Jim at jimmcguffey@verizon.net or 215-460-7370 with any questions and visit our site at http://www.armoredcarexpert.com to learn more about our services. A Security Survey Can Help Make Churches SaferAs our www.churchsecurityconsultant.com website develops, we will discuss many aspects of security and safety and share tools and resources to help make your church a safer place. One of the tools needed to evaluate security and safety at your church is the security survey. A security survey is the basic tool used in the security risk analysis process. Please refer to our Security Risk Analysis Process article for an explanation of this process. The security survey consists of an on-site examination to determine existing security measures, identify deficiencies, establish protection needed and recommend measures to enhance overall security. A survey should be done prior to purchasing security equipment or changing an existing security process or system. It is conducted by a qualified security practitioner along with someone familiar with the property and daily operations at your church. I begin each security survey by walking around the perimeter of the church putting myself in the mindset of a person who is casing your church looking for easy access into your facility. I am searching for hiding places near shrubbery not properly maintained and too close to facility doors or windows since I may need this space for concealment if police drive by or to hide and wait to accost someone entering or leaving the church. It is especially helpful if this area has little or no lighting. To make my crime even easier, this church is in an area that is not well traveled. I am at ease since I already know from attending this church that there is no alarm system in place and often the rear door is left ajar. But even if someone remembered to secure the door tonight, the entire rear side of the church contains so many windows, most of which can be easily accessed. The chances of me stealing, vandalizing and causing havoc without being captured are extremely good because of these conditions. Once inside your church I know that I will be able to locate computers and other sorts of equipment that I can sell and finding cash will be easy since the church money counters often leave money from Sunday morning collections inside a metal box. They thought this box was well hidden underneath a towel on top of the second shelf inside the tall filing cabinet in the kitchen. Someone will take the money to the bank Monday morning so tonight is the time I decided to strike. I happen to know where this money is located but finding where people hide valuables has never been a problem for me since I often burglarize to support my habits. When I am finished, I may even destroy some of the artwork and things that I know these church people value just for the fun of it! Now back to being a security practitioner. Since I want to make sure that lighting is sufficient, I will walk around your church during hours of darkness looking for open or unlocked windows and other vulnerabilities that may exist during hours of darkness. This is a good time to observe evening church services or the youth group returning from a field trip and other activities occurring to ensure that processes exist to protect people and property. As I enter the inside of the church or facility, I notice the doors, windows and other possible access points. I look to see if the locks on the doors are working and adequate and the door and its frame are solid. I even look at the door hinges to see if they are located on the outside of the door and can be easily removed if window access is difficult which in most cases it isn’t. Too often windows are left open or the locks are broken so entry is not an issue for the criminal. I observe where children and infants are cared for during church activities and ask questions about processes in place to ensure that someone other than the parent or guardian cannot easily kidnap an infant. I ask a lot of questions about controls in place to protect not only the welfare of people visiting this church but also controls and processes in place to protect the reputation of the church. I want to know how often inventories are conducted and how money is handled. I have quite a few questions to ask and most of the time people are surprised since they never thought of how important the responses to these basic questions were to the success of their ministry. Most churches and other organizations review a security program has being costly and burdensome and now days church leaders think that if they even consider security it should be to prevent or mitigate damage from a mad person entering a service firing a weapon. I do not recommend implementing a security program just for this purpose since this event is far less likely to occur than other security events such as fires, embezzlement, child abuse, sexual harassment, damage from storms, burglaries, simple assaults and other crimes and security loss events. A security survey will help to assess your vulnerabilities and determine security strategies to mitigate damage from threats and hazards. There are many questions that are asked during a security survey and many observations that are noted. Based on the findings and completion of a security risk analysis, cost effective security strategies are implemented using volunteers. In many cases adding security equipment is not required with the exception of an inexpensive burglar and fire alarm which often results in a discount on your insurance premium. Having a burglar alarm can also improve safety when opening your church in the morning which is a topic to be discussed later. Disclaimer: This paper is based on what the author believes are generally accepted security principles as of the date of its writing, and on data gathered from what are believed to be reliable sources, this article is written for general information purposes only and is not intended to be, and should not be used as, a primary source for making security decisions. About the Author: Jim has 40 years in security and during a 26 year period of his career, he was responsible for several thousand employees and 70 high risk facilities. He board certified in security management and serves as an expert witness in premise security cases and armored car incidents. John M. White, CPP, CHPA, President at Protection Management, LLC, was recently published in the ASIS International Healthcare Security Council’s most recent newsletter.Mr. White was quoted in a story that he authored regarding prisoners/patients in the healthcare setting. His comments are under the heading Legal Corner on Page 13, titled “Prisoner and/or Patient; Who is Responsible for their Security.” John has over 14 years in healthcare security management experience, and has been quoted and published in several professional journals and news sources. To see this most recent article click on the link or go to the Protection Management website at Protection Management LLC. ASIS International Healthcare Security Council Newsletter John M. White, CPP, CHPA, President at Protection Management, LLC, was recently quoted in two articles and appointed to an editorial advisory board.John M. White, CPP, CHPA, President/Principal Consultant at Protection Management, LCC. was recently quoted in two articles in the October 2011 issue of the Healthcare Security & Safety Directions II. Mr. White was also recently appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of this publication. Directions II is published by Rusting Publications, Inc. under license from the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS). Protection Management, LLC News John M. White, CPP, CHPA, President at Protection Management, LLC. Was recently published in the November issue of Security Management.Mr. White was published in the November issue of Security Management, Volume 55, Number 11, ASIS International, in a story titled, “How To Control Cards; Security professionals must design their access control systems carefully and then audit them frequently.” To read the article in it’s entirety, please follow this link. Protection Management, LLC News Minieri Associates Completes Fifth Project In ChinaSecurity Consulting and Engineering firm, Minieri Associates announced the completion of a 5th engagement in China since establishing a regional in the Philippines. Read the complete press release at this link: Media_Release_CHINAprojects IAPSC Board Member Ken Wheatley Interviewed for ISO Focus MagazineAfter Ken Wheatley presented the keynote address at the recent annual ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Technical Committee 8 meeting in Helsinki, Finland he was interviewed for the November/December issue of the globally distributed ISO Focus magazine. Here is the link to the article: ISO Focus Ken Wheatley Interview Feds concerned about hackers opening prison doorsIAPSC member John Strauchs provided the following link to an article dealing with the vulnerabilities in industrial control systems (ICS) that have been in the news recently for other reasons – Iran’s nuclear program and centrifuges. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/4/feds-concerned-about-hackers-opening-prison-doors/ IAPSC Member Ken Wheatley to Speak in Helsinki, FinlandKen Wheatley will be the keynote speaker at the International Organization for Standardization’s annual global meeting of Technical Committee 8, Ships and Marine Technology, on October 27th in Helsinki, Finland. He will be speaking on the issues of global supply chain security, crime and terrorism prevention, natural catastrophes, and resilience in the supply chain. Technical Committee 8 is responsible for the creation of ISO28000, the global supply chain security Standard, among countless other Standards. Ken was appointed to the Chairman’s Strategic Advisory Group in 2008.
IAPSC 2011 Annual Meeting – Sponsors/ExhibitorsIAPSC’s 2011 Annual Conference took place on April 17-20 at the Omni Hotel in San Diego, CA. The planning committee, led by Jack Case, did a fantastic job – as usual. Every year the quality and value of the meeting content exceeds expectations. Click here for information about the 2012 Annual Conference. Of course, the ability to provide great speakers, and impart the kind of actionable knowledge that the attendees demand, is in large measure a function of the generous support we receive from the Sponsors and Exhibitors. You can download a PDF of the exhibitor contact information from the Member’s Library once you’ve logged into the IAPSC website. The link to our website is: https://www.iapsc.org/node/232. And remember, you have to be logged in to see the information. We have two levels of Sponsorship – Platinum and Gold. This year’s Platinum Sponsors are: Assa Abloy, Honeywell, Ingersoll Rand Security, Lenel, Milestone Systems, Mobotix, OnSSI, Schneider Electric, and Viscount Systems, Inc. The consultant support contact information is below, and the Gold Sponsors follow after that. ASSA ABLOY Joseph Hooper Steve Bowcut Ben Williams Honeywell International, Inc. Brandon Reich Pierre Kirby Kim Kornmaier Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies Bob Stetson Dave Middleton Dave Whitis Lenel, a UTC Fire & Security Co. Brian Matthews Christy Roth Milestone Systems Fredrik Wallberg Brad Thomas Mobotix Jason Chrisman Hunter Fort OnSSI Trevor Newton Jay Gill Schneider Electric www.schneider-electric.us/go/buildings Sagy Amit sagy.amit@buildings.schneiderelectric.com Steven Turney steven.turney@buildings.schneider-electric.com Viscount Systems, Inc. Steve Pineau Gold Sponsors are Automatic Systems, Besam Entrance, Boob Edam, Designed Security, Inc., HID GLobal, Holmes Murphy and Associates, Pelco by Schneider Electric, Salto Systems, Tyco Security Products, Verint Intelligence Solutions, Video IQ, Vumii Imaging, Inc. Automatic Systems Kim Walsh Tom Sinciro tsinciro@automatic-systems.com Besam Entrance Solutions Brian Marion Grant Groeschel Boon Edam Derek Nilsen Designed Security, Inc. Bruce May Jordan Thomasson amanda@thomassonmarketgroup.com HID Global Rick Mohr Brenton Scott Holmes Murphy & Associates Jay Benzshawel PELCO by Schneider Electric Mike Shipley Chris Gouge Salto Systems Tim Moreno Tyco Security Products Dave Prince Miko Liddy Verint Intelligence Solutions c/o Czarnowski Joshua E. Phillips Courtney Jaret VideoIQ Neil Roberts Vumii Imaging, Inc. Tyler Magruder Certified Security Consultant (CSC) Designation garners more attention“To my thinking, any security practitioner who manages or intends to deploy hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars of physical security technology should work to achieve this certification. Being able to effectively deploy security technology can be a career maker; not being so able can be a career breaker.” - Ray Bernard, PSP, CHS-III John M. White, CPP, CHPA, of Protection Management, LLCIAPSC Member introduces AIA/CES registered security courseMinieri Associates, a global independent security consulting and engineering firm, has introduced a training course for members of the American Institute of Architects through the organization’s Continuing Education System (AIA / CES). The course is intended for all SEAK Expert Witness ConferenceSEAK is having their 20th Anniversary Conference from April 14th & 15th, 2011 in Naples, Florida.. This program is for all Disciplines and Levels of experience. Find more about this conference by clicking here. Workplace Violence in the Healthcare Industry
Free SecurityInfoWatch webinar
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 1PM ET The seminar will examine how workplace violence typically manifests itself within different hospital departments, and we’ll examine some recent incidents which elucidate the indicators for violence. Included in the seminar is discussion of the Joint Commission’s 2010 advisory on the likelihood of workplace violence sentinel events, and we’ll close with a review of response scenarios to active shooter incidents and then an open Q&A with our speaker. Key learning points: • How workplace violence presents itself in healthcare The webinar is chiefly designed for healthcare corporate security managers and healthcare security personnel, but all hospital administrators and involved staff members will find the content relevant and useful. Attendance is also recommended for anyone who provides a security service to the healthcare environment (e.g., specifying consultants, systems integrators working with hospitals, etc.). ***This program may be available for continuing education credits. For a certificate of attendance you can remit to your organization, please contact webinar host and SIW Editor-in-Chief Geoff Kohl at geoffrey.kohl@cygnusb2b.com Sign up for this free webinar. IAPSC Member Jim McGuffey’s Church Security TestJim McGuffey CPP
IAPSC member Jim McGuffey, CPP has posted a questionnaire for house of worship organizations. The questionnaire or “test” helps organizations gauge how effective their security program may be. IAPSC 2011 Conference “Early Bird” Registration[Looking for information about IAPSC's upcoming 2012 Annual Conference? Click Here] The IAPSC Conference “early bird” registration fee is good through March 15, 2011. Register now and save. If you are an ASIS Member and not a member of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants, you can register for the same price as IAPSC Members. See you in San Diego! The International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC) invites you to participate in IAPSC 2011, the 27th Annual Conference in San Diego, California. IAPSC members include top consultants in a variety of security specialties. While our association is relatively small compared to some other professional security associations, the financial and programmatic impact of our work is significant. In one recent twelve-month period, IAPSC members influenced over $168 million in security spending by their clients. (See included survey). The majority of these expenditures resulted from technology design/specifications, security program development (proprietary and contract), recommendations for pre-employment screening services, and a host of other security-related purchasing decisions. IAPSC Member Kevin Murray is on the Discovery ChannelKevin Murray CPP, CISM, CFE, BCFE
The Discovery Channel aired an interview with Kevin D. Murray this month about his electronic eavesdropping detection instrumentation. See a sweep in action. The segment appears after their promotion and 50 seconds into the Daily Planet Show. Watch Kevin and his “spybusters” at work. John M. White, CPP, CHPA will present a webinar on Workplace Violence.John White, CPP, CHPA John White, CPP, CHPA will present a webinar titled, “How to Conduct Effective Workplace Violence Threat Assessments & Respond in an Appropriate (and Legally Defensible) Manner. Blowing off Steam, or Ready to Blow!” The webinar will be at January 26, 2011 at 02:00 PM ET, and sponsored by Institute of Finance and Management, Corporate Security & Safety. Read more. |
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