Fear to Awareness: Changing Your Mentality to Handle Common Security Threats
For the average individual, a highly threatening situation can be a source of immediate stress coupled with an overwhelming sense of fear. Facing a situation that involves an active shooter or overall security threat is a nightmarish reality that many of us hope never to face. As these situations...
Unlikely Suspects: Workplace Violence in the Healthcare Industry
When the average person enters a hospital setting or medical facility for treatment, they are typically more concerned about an illness or injury causing harm than a threat to their physical safety. As doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, however, you are more aware of the rising...
Overt or Discreet – What type of Personal Protection is Right for You?
The image we have in our minds of bodyguards often portrays a formation of burlesque men in suit and tie escorting a VIP, guarding them closely and protecting them from the masses. However, not all bodyguards fit this description and it’s important to know which type of personal protection is...
Mission Trip Logistics: 7 Steps to Protecting Your Mission
With the end of the school year close at hand, youth groups, high school, and college students are preparing for their summer adventures. For some, this means traveling abroad with a church outreach program or mission trip. If you are a church leader, these students, and their parents are...
Pope’s Visit to Juarez
Universal Safety & Security Solutions, LLC Provide Security Consulting for Pope's Visit to Juarez, Mexico Embed from Getty Images In conjunction with JHL Company (Event Planners), Universal Safety and Security Solutions provided security consulting services to the Catholic Diocese of El Paso,...
What Computer Forensics Can Tell You That Your Employees Never Will
We want to trust our employees to do what’s right 100 percent of the time. Unfortunately, there are times when employees may not use the best judgement or deliberately try to harm their company. Just like employees deserve a safe work environment, your business deserves protection from any ill...
5 Things Your Employees Want You to Know About Corporate Security
Workplace safety is often one of those things that can be a bit of a nuisance and can easily be put off for another time or forgotten altogether. A radical situation may seem so far from reality that spending precious work hours on preparedness can feel like a waste of time. However, it is the...
6 Common Kidnap and Ransom Scenarios
Kidnap and ransom is increasingly becoming an epidemic on a global scale. It has become one of the most lucrative and sinister businesses on the planet and rapidly escalating each year. Research shows that only less than 20% of kidnapping incidents are reported with an estimated 15,000 to 20,000...
Church Security Preparedness
You may be familiar with typical church security services such as the cop directing traffic on your way in and out and the security check-in system in the children’s area, but church security goes far beyond what you can see from the surface. Some of the most common threats a church may deal with...
Not Your Typical Mall Cop: Bodyguards vs. Security Guards
When considering what type of security professional best suits your needs, it's important to understand the difference between a bodyguard and a typical security guard. They each have specific training and licensing, but security guards are more limited in their scope of practice. In order to...