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Maximizing Value and Resilience in Physical Security: A C-Suite Guide for Multi-Asset Organizations Facing Emerging Threats and Higher Costs
Written by: Max Briggs Physical security used to be a straightforward operational line item—gates, guards, cameras, and access control. Today, it’s a board-level function tied directly to risk, resilience, tenant satisfaction, and enterprise value. Organizations with complex footprints—commercial real estate portfolios, mixed-use developments, logistics hubs, healthcare campuses, and corporate offices—are experiencing threats that move faster,…
Read MoreBlack Friday Security Playbook: How Retailers Can Prevent Holiday Crime
Written By: James Hart The holiday shopping season isn’t just the most important time of year for retailers. It’s also when their risk of theft shoots up. In 2023, retailers saw a 93% jump in the average number of shoplifting incidents compared to pre-pandemic times. That’s according to a survey last year from the National…
Read MoreFrom Headlines to Early Warnings: How Real-Time Intelligence Shields Organizations From Tomorrow’s Crises
At 8:11 a.m., the regional COO’s phone lit up with a text from a site manager: “There’s a crowd forming outside the Atlanta distribution center – looks like a protest.” By the time the security director refreshed the local news, video from the scene was already circulating on social platforms. Trucks were rerouting themselves through…
Read MoreThe IoT Security Nightmare: Why Smart Buildings Are a Hacker’s Playground
Picture the Scene On a Tuesday morning in downtown Chicago, tenants in a new office tower swipe their badges at the glass entrance doors. Inside, the lobby lighting adjusts automatically to the growing crowd. Elevators, programmed with AI algorithms, optimize the flow of people to the upper floors. In the basement, the HVAC system quietly…
Read MoreWhy Rooftop Access Control Should Be Standard Practice at Outdoor Events
Lessons Unlearned, Countermeasures Unmeasured Written By: Max Briggs, Vice President, Chesley Brown International The first rule of open-air event security sounds simple: control what you can see, and see what you can’t control. In practice, many plans still concentrate almost entirely at ground level—perimeter fencing, magnetometers, bag checks, crowd management—while leaving rooftops, upper windows, and…
Read MoreFrom Ports to Warehouses: Securing the Supply Chain in 2025
Summary: The Human Side of a Global Problem It started with a call just before sunrise. A regional operations manager learned a high-value shipment never made it from the port to the warehouse. The truck was found hours later, empty. The thing that bothered him most was not the loss itself, but how it all…
Read MoreSpot the Signs: Preempting Workplace Violence Through Intelligence
Learn to recognize pre-threat behavioral indicators and prevent workplace violence with intelligence and proactive risk management strategies.
Read MoreStrategies for Securing Parking Lots and Parking Garages
Written By: James Hart Safeguarding a building’s parking garages and parking lots can be one of the more important – and more challenging – security tasks for property management. After all, those areas must be relatively open so employees, customers, vendors and other visitors can access them. However, that openness also makes it easier for…
Read MoreCreating a Culture of Safety: Building Trust and Accountability in the Workplace
Written by: James Hart Your team’s culture could be its best defense against threats to its safety and security. When organizations experience a fire, a product recall or other incidents, they often spend time reviewing what happened. They work to understand the causes so their team can prevent future occurrences. Often, the fault doesn’t belong…
Read MorePreventing Retail Theft: Strategies for Loss Prevention
Written by: James Hart Shoplifting is one of the most persistent threats to retail businesses — and one of the toughest to solve. Fortunately, you can substantially lower your company’s risks with two basic strategies: consistent training and more effective store design. “Shoplifting has always been a problem,” said Josh Noland, vice president at Chesley…
Read MoreLast-Minute Security Tips for Election Season
Ensuring Safety and Reducing Disruptions With Election Day only a week away, businesses and community leaders are in the final sprint to prepare for any potential disruptions. While there may not be time for long-term strategies, impactful, practical steps can still help keep teams and property safe. And remember, political unrest can extend beyond Election…
Read MoreMail Room Theft and Fraud: Securing Your Business’s Mail Handling Processes
Your office building’s mail room could be an unexpectedly easy target for thieves looking to steal everything from banking information to brand-new electronics worth thousands of dollars. “In many properties, the mail room is usually out of the way and unsecured, making it incredibly easy for a criminal to steal something valuable,” said Max Briggs,…
Read MoreEnsuring Workplace Safety: Best Practices for Protecting Employees
Written by: James Hart In a world like ours, businesses can’t afford to take workplace safety for granted. There’s a long list of reasons why preparedness and planning must be a priority for companies of all sizes. “It should go without saying that just caring for your people — the human element — should be…
Read MoreBuilding a Crisis Communication Strategy: Effective Communication During Emergencies
Written by: James Hart During a crisis, good communication can save lives. That’s especially true for larger office buildings. Some properties hold thousands of people during a typical workday. If there’s a fire, an active shooter or some other emergency, the building staff and security must be able to quickly alert everyone and tell them…
Read MoreEffective De-escalation Techniques: Conflict Resolution Strategies
Written by: James Hart If your job requires you to talk to other human beings, then you could probably benefit from de-escalation training. De-escalation is a conflict resolution strategy where security officers or other front-line workers use dialogue to calm angry individuals, understand their problems and persuade them to choose a better course of action.…
Read MoreHome Security Tips: Safeguarding Residential Properties
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Read MoreHow Premium Security Services Set Trophy Properties Apart
Written by: James Hart It’s one of the most frustrating, longest-lasting effects of the pandemic: The market for office space continues to struggle as companies keep using hybrid or fully work-from-home schedules. In the second quarter, the vacancy rate for US office properties climbed to 20.1% — a new record, Moody’s reports. Meanwhile, effective rents…
Read MoreCrisis Management at Festivals: Strategies for Event Organizers
Written by: James Hart Nothing beats spending the day at an outdoor festival. Who doesn’t love being part of a large, happy crowd enjoying delicious food, exciting music or beautiful art? Unless, of course, a brawl breaks out. Or there’s a medical emergency. Or — worst of all — a mass casualty event occurs. Fortunately,…
Read MoreThe Role of Guest Service Agents
Written By: James Hart To compete for tenants, more commercial properties are adding a new type of role to their security presence: the guest service agent. Like traditional security officers, these agents are trained to spot and manage threats, but that’s only part of their job. They can also give restaurant recommendations, tell you about…
Read MoreSecurity Solutions for Small Businesses: Safeguarding Digital Assets
Written by: James Hart Even if you don’t think your small business has any valuable information, the average cybercriminal will probably disagree. The last few years have shown that cybercrime is a threat for organizations of all sizes, even smaller companies. Their customer lists, their payment and banking information, their patents and designs — they…
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