Mindsets and Toolkits: Thinking Positively About Security...

...is the working title of a talk I'll be giving May 9, at 1:30 pm. I volunteered to serve as a backup speaker for the Secure360 Conference being held at the River Centre in Saint Paul, MN, May 8-9, 2012.  As the contracts were confirmed the coordinator came up short so they asked if I'd fill a programming slot.   As currently and extemporaneously imagined my talk will present several examples which will demonstrate the importance of approaching the business security process with a sense of civic responsibility, critical thinking, and without using fear as a lever to advance the program.  Register to attend or exhibit today!

An Interesting Crime Prevention Paper

The Crime Report pointed us toward an interesting paper.

The RAND study The Effect of Business Improvement Districts on the Incidence of Violent Crimes suggests that private sector spending on security improvements be considered as part of the reason crime rates continue to fall year over year.

Very interesting news, especially for private sector security professionals. It only makes sense that effective corporate security programs contribute to the reduction of crime rates in the the communities where companies operate. It's time private security takes some credit. Public policing is not the only way to affect crime rates.