Protus3 has completed a Comprehensive Security Assessment for Gilbarco Veeder-Root. Protus3 reviewed the Greensboro Manufacturing Facility as well as the Greensboro Storage Facility. The objectives of this assessment were defined as follows: to provide an evaluation of the current physical security posture, to provide a review of the electronic security program, to evaluate the security threats found at two locations …
Campus Security: Parents So Concerned They Are Willing to Pay for It Themselves
Campus security and safety of students, faculty, staff and infrastructure should be a foregone conclusion. Unfortunately, it is not. Campus Safety recently published an article entitled Parents So Concerned about School Safety They Are Willing to Pay for It Themselves. You can read the entire article here. Active Shooter Events Time and again we are horrified by active shooter events targeting …
Town of Morrisville Comprehensive Physical and Electronic Security Assessment Completed
Protus3 has completed a Comprehensive Physical and Electronic Security Assessment for the Town of Morrisville. The objectives of this assessment were: to provide an evaluation of the current physical security posture, to provide a review of the electronic security program, to evaluate the security threats found at nineteen locations identified by Town leadership, and to recommend measures that the Town …
Rusty Gilmore Interviewed by WRAL
An investigation that began in Wake County of nude photos of high school students on Instagram has expanded to at six more North Carolina counties, bringing the total to at least nine, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Justice said Wednesday. School system representatives have said they are cooperating with authorities in the investigation, and authorities are urging parents …
RMA Attends NCACLEA 2014 Winter Conference
RMA was pleased to be able to support the North Carolina Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators as a vendor at their 2014 Winter Conference. The conference was a held at Wake Tech Public Safety Center on January 31, 2014. The morning topic was “Building the Clery Enterprise” presented by, Chief Jeff Baker of University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNC-C). …
Assessment at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Risk Management Associates, Inc. completed its assessment of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore security program. The assessment began with the review of security-related policies and procedures and other related documents. Members of the RMA team visited the UMES campus to conduct independent observations and interviews with approximately 100 individual stakeholders. Local law enforcement was contacted, and both police calls …
Perimeter Security
Every security program must be an integrated whole and each element must grow out of the specific needs dictated by the circumstances affecting the facility to be protected. Nevertheless, the first and basic defense is still the outer perimeter of the facility. Planning this defense is neither difficult nor complicated, but it is the product of common sense. Whereas the …
Full-time versus Part-time Officers
The human component of an integrated security plan can be in one or more of several forms. These forms become choices that need to be addressed depending on the mission, environment, culture, population, and security philosophy of the organization and specifically the site to be protected. Full-time and part-time are two choices that must be made regarding the staffing of …
Sworn versus Non-sworn Officers
The human component of an integrated security plan can be in one or more of several forms. These forms become choices that need to be addressed depending on the mission, environment, culture, population, and security philosophy of the organization and specifically the site to be protected. Probably the most profound choice in the paradigm is between sworn and non-sworn officers. …
The Clery Act – Costs of Noncompliance
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f)(2011), is a federal statute requiring colleges and universities participating in federal financial aid programs to maintain and disclose campus crime statistics and security information. The U.S. Department of Education conducts reviews to evaluate an institution’s compliance with Clery Act requirements. A review may …