Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Crisis Management Planning”
As the details continue to emerge from the October 1st mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest County Music Festival in Las Vegas, there are ample opportunities for emergency responders and security and hospitality professionals to examine and redefine security protocols. The sad truth is that the greatest gains in response to the unthinkable come out of this kind of review …
Nearly half of U.S. businesses today have fallen victim to a cyberattack, with small and mid-sized firms most often the target. Unsure how to protect your business from data breach and cybercrime? Sentinel’s panel of cybersecurity experts is here to help. Sentinel Risk Advisors is hosting a luncheon and seminar on Tuesday, February 28. Panel experts will tell you how …
As many of you are aware, especially those of you in the Raleigh/RTP area, there was an event this past Saturday at Crabtree Valley Mall that many believe to have been gunfire. While the investigation into what occurred is still ongoing, the general consensus from mall-goers was “this sounds bad, we need to escape.” Kathryn Hare, a member of the …
This story originally appeared on WRAL. Read the original story here. Raleigh, N.C. — Raleigh police are combing through evidence, including 911 calls and security tapes, from Crabtree Valley Mall in an effort to determine what happened Saturday afternoon in the food court. The sound of gunfire inside sparked panic and sent everyone running out of the mall with their …
There are studies that show during times of great stress, a person will experience changes that affect their physiological, sensory and cognitive processes which can prevent appropriate responses in very serious situation. These responses can affect critical decision-making processes. Check out the eleven reservations of a “gun guy.” Should We Allow CCP Holders to Carry Guns on Campus? 11 Reservations …
Just recently I attended the 2nd Annual NC RED DART Security Summit. This event is sponsored by the Carolina Chapter of NCMS, Inc. – The Society of Industrial Security Professionals. I was glad to see the attendance had grown from last year, and for this reason the Summit was held at IBM’s Conference Center in RTP. This event brought together …
Chris Peterson and Rusty Gilmore attended the 2nd Annual North Carolina RED DART Security Summit held at the IBM Conference Center in RTP. This event is sponsored by the Carolina Chapter of NCMS, Inc. – The Society of Industrial Security Professionals. The Red Dart Security Summit brings together experts in the area of National Security to speak about the current …
The recent report by the Wall Street Journal about the Morgan Stanley breach scares me as an employee. Reportedly Galen Marsh, a financial adviser for Morgan Stanley, was fired for allegedly stealing account information from about 350,000 wealth management clients and posting some of it online. The part that concerns me are the reports that federal law enforcement officials are …
Twice during the past decade and a half, the specter of pandemic has been a cause for prudent worry in the public health sector, among business continuity planners, and certainly within the security community. Security professionals would not be tasked with reducing the impact upon the public or generally with providing for the continuity of operation for a large corporation, …