DOES YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP NEED A SECURITY TEAM? In December 2007, Matthew Murray walked into New Life Ministries in Colorado Springs, Colo., with Armageddon on this mind. Armed with a semi-automatic rifle, two handguns, and plenty of ammunition, he walked into the front foyer of the church and started shooting. He killed two teenage […]
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Firing Someone, and Then Being Fired Upon – Safe Employment Termination
FIRING SOMEONE, AND THEN BEING FIRED UPON – SAFE EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION By September 28, 2012, it had been an ongoing situation for Accent Signage when they fired Robert Engeldinger. Engeldinger had received a written reprimand for habitual tardiness and poor work performance. When they fired him, he went out to his car, came back with […]
Art Theft Is Big Business, Not Just in Hollywood
ART THEFT IS BIG BUSINESS, NOT JUST IN HOLLYWOOD Tens of thousands of works of art are stolen every year. In 1998 alone, according to Interpol, more than 60,000 works of art were stolen. In January 2013, two men were sentenced for attempting to sell a stolen Matisse painting. Last December, a woman pled guilty […]
Armed Security: Is It Necessary?
ARMED SECURITY: IS IT NECESSARY? After the Sandy Hook catastrophe, a local high school contacted Sunstates Security about providing armed security or police at every possible entrance. Such a system would not only be expensive but also ineffective. Instead, Sunstates recommended implementing early warning mechanisms, communication, buffer zones, and safe rooms. Lockdown protocols and safe […]
Mass Notification Systems (MNS): Newest Line of Defense against an Era of Violence and Disaster
MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS (MNS) NEWEST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST AN ERA OF VIOLENCE AND DISASTER If the Sandy Hook gunman had gone into the school and pulled the fire alarm, the number of victims could have been far higher. He would have had ample confused targets as students and teachers evacuated the building. A simple […]
Combating Cyber-Insecurity in a Connected World
COMBATING CYBER-INSECURITY IN A CONNECTED WORLD According to a February 2013 report released by the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Chinese hackers are engaged in a massive, ongoing cyber-espionage campaign targeting U.S. companies. The systematic campaign targets nearly every sector of the U.S. economy, from aerospace and automotive to finance, energy, media and technology—even breaking […]
