When violence breaks out in the workplace, you are faced with three options: run, hide or take action. If you do find yourself in a close encounter with someone intent on inflicting harm, you or those you work with will need to decide on the best course of action based on the individual or circumstance. 

Push aside any old notions of low skilled security officers. The security officer of the future has arrived. Today’s security officer may be using a Segway to conduct patrols.

When it comes to a highly effective, flexible and collaborative security program for a college campus, the University of Pennsylvania’s model for campus security stands out as one of the most successful in the nation. A key success factor to the University’s plan to maintain a safe environment for more than 40,000 students, faculty and staff is its partnership with Allied Universal Security Services.

The planning stages for the 2009 Inaugural events began in August 2008, and the Newseum was quickly placed in the spotlight. It would soon become a main tourist attraction, and numerous media outlets would plan to conduct their programs on-site. This additional influx of visitors and events was sure to present some security challenges.

Just as the new 58-story Comcast Center has changed Philadelphia’s skyline, the developer, premier principal tenant and security company have changed the perception of security.

The Hearst Tower is Hearst Corporation’s new global headquarters and the first New York City landmark of the 21st century. The 850,000 square-foot tower has won global accolades for its innovative and environmentally sensitive design,

There are many challenges to protecting a financial services firm. Growing institutions like GECU need coordinated security across multiple sites. GECU assists hundreds of members daily at each service center, and they are committed to protecting their members’ assets.

In November 2006, a major metropolitan city began a search for contract security officer services. The city sought to hire a security company that could fully operate and provide over 1,000 unarmed

With the increasing number of people seeking medical care at hospitals and utilizing the ED every year, Lawson’s immediate challenge was to create a concierge-type system that would augment the efforts of security officers to give hospital visitors a new comfort level and more individualized attention.

In Colorado, very few hospitals have an in-house security program and instead partner with an external security provider to deliver hospital security programs.