Resources

Cloud Computing:  5 Things to Consider

By Gerard Johansen, CISSP

Reduced budgets for IT projects, expansion in bandwidth, and the readily available resource provided by third parties are the norm for businesses today. These factors have caused an increased focus on outsourcing information technology functions. The end result is that many enterprises are moving their data and operations to the "Cloud". While Cloud Computing offers a number of benefits, managers and business leaders must be fully aware of some of the risks involved with moving data or operations to "the cloud".

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Preparing Business Travelers for Emergencies:
Spotlight Crisis in Egypt

By Michael W. Wanik CPP, CBCP

Many times, corporations do not exercise their duty to care and warn their employees. When this occurs, employees assume that the mechanisms and organizations they are used to depending upon in the western world will be available for them during their travel. As the events in Egypt unfold, one can see that this is not necessarily true.

Corporations and travelers alike, assume that the U.S. Embassy will be their knight in shining armor, there to assist and defend. In some ways this assumption is true; but my experience shows that there is a wide gap between traveler expectation and reality.  Read more >

Value-Added Services

By John Kozak, VP Business Development

During this exceptionally competitive business environment, many organizations are seeking ways to do more with less in an effort to be more profitable. Your security services contract could yield many benefits not previously known to your firm, providing a win-win for your company as well as the security firm providing the service.

Security firms spend an inordinate amount of time recruiting personnel to assign to the various client locations they service. There is a significant investment involved with advertising, interviewing, drug screening and performing background checks on the applicants seeking work. Once they have passed this process and are working at a client site, it is in everyone's best interest that the security officer be engaged in their work to reduce the level of turnover the industry is known for.
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