Mission 500, a non-profit initiative focusing its efforts on the security industry and dedicated to serving the needs of children and communities in crisis, secured another 60 child sponsorships at its Oct. 9 launch in Bogota, Colombia.
Shrink — comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud, organized retail crime and administrative errors — cost the retail industry more than $112 billion globally last year, according to the 2012-2013 Global Retail Theft Barometer. Shrink represented 1.4 percent of retail sales, on average.
Yesterday’s tragic Navy Yard shooting in Washington D.C., in which a gunman killed at least 12 people, will serve to keep active-shooter drills at the forefront of first responder agencies for months to come.
ESA of Florida, an official chartered chapter for the Electronic Security Association (ESA), announced it will host a legislative dinner featuring guest speaker Sen. Anitere Flores.
To better help schools, integrators and security consultants keep schoolchildren and K-12 staff safe, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, Carmel, Ind., announced an autumn line-up of support, including a special security seminar, several webinars and aid in locating funding.
ASIS International and the Institute of Finance and Management (IOFM) jointly released an extensive benchmark study of the private security industry’s expansion over the past decade and its projected future growth.
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