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Hostile Termination Security – Part II

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Hostile Termination Security – Part II

As a hostile termination security consultant, I had to assume the subject was armed.

Finding the pistol box was especially alarming from a hostile termination security point of view. The subject did not have a CCW, nor was he known to own any kind of firearms for recreational purposes.

From a hostile termination security point of view, the recent acquisition of a weapon may have been in response to the perceived threat of being terminated and evicted.

According to the company owner, the ...

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Hostile Termination Security – Part I

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Hostile Termination Security – Part I

I was brought in as a hostile termination security consultant.

The owner of the company was an old friend who used to be in the security business and had recently gone into manufacturing. His company was relatively new and in a very crucial setup stage. They had taken numerous pre-paid orders and, due to the actions of the employee I was brought in to provide hostile termination security for, were weeks behind in production.

The need to end the employee’s relationship with ...

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Enhancing Performance Reviews w/ Private Security Services

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Enhancing Performance Reviews w/ Private Security Services

Human resources professionals having a very difficult job. They need to place metrics to often esoteric attributes of personnel, and these decisions affect a person’s wallet. Unfortunately, many human resources professionals fail to reach out to the resources that are right in front of them, their retained private security service!

A private security consultant can help human resources apply risk management and employee screening services to more tasks than just pre-employment. A more efficient solutions is integrating your security services with ...

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Many businesses opt for employee termination security

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Many businesses opt for employee termination security

Employee Termination Security is an Option for Safety

In today’s workplace, managers at many businesses are understandably concerned about workplace violence issues when terminating an employee for cause.

An option for many companies is to hire employee termination security to mitigate the chance of an employee becoming violent.

It seems like every time we turn around there is a new story of workplace violence, and many of those stories are about employees going “postal” when they find out they are fired. It is ...

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Cybersecurity Warning

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Cybersecurity Warning

Information Security Awareness

I caught this article about information security awareness on one of my news feeds today:

Cyberattacks sound alarms as business, lawmakers scramble to bolster defenses

It talks about a raised level of information security awareness by the Government and major corporations due to numerous cyber attacks by Chinese hackers.

I’ve seen many articles like this recently, along with a number of reports stating that new information security awareness measures have been put in place by the Government.

President Obama  recently ...

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Protective Surveillance

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Protective Surveillance

A few weeks ago, I was called to provide investigative services for a firm that I subcontract with often.

What is Protective Surveillance?

For this case, the assignment was to perform protective surveillance on a terminated employee for a Fortune 500 company. Many corporations elect to mitigate the possibility of workplace violence by hiring an investigative services provider to keep an eye on an employee who is being fired for cause. This type of operation is called protective surveillance and it ...

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What to Look for In a Labor Strike Security Provider

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What to Look for In a Labor Strike Security Provider

If you’re experiencing difficulties with a union and a labor strike is a possibility, then you will need a labor strike security contractor who can protect your personnel and assets, and document any illegal union activity. While many security companies may try to convince you that they are capable of handling a strike or lockout situation, it is actually a specialized type of service within the security industry.

There are a number of things you should look for in a labor ...

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Strike Security Management and the ILWU lockout in Vancouver, WA

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Strike Security Management
I was recently involved with the strike security management team for what is likely to be one of the most significant strikes of this decade. As it is an ongoing strike security operation for a company that PRMG occasionally contracts with, I’m not at liberty to give very many details.

However, I will use what had been put out in the media in order to illustrate ...

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Strike Security For Labor Disputes: PT 1 Pre Strike Risk

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The financial bubble was being inflated, and trouble has most definitely started knocking on company doors. Some people are just leaving the trouble in hands of fate and patience is a bad choice as nobody is showing signs of relief, at least not for the time being. With current readjustments of economy, and changes in value, some adaptations are inevitable, to avoid bankruptcy. Keeping a company alive is total chaos and a lot of companies are on the edge ...

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Travel Security and Surveillance

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Travel Security and Surveillance

Travel Security and Safety Tip: Criminal Surveillance

I came across an article today on one of the travel security blogs I monitor and the story is a great illustration of a point that I was making on my recent blog post regarding a travel security warning for the Dominican Republic.

The story is about at gang of attractive, blonde-haired, women who formed a kidnapping ring in Brazil. They are believed to be responsible for ...

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