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Two professionals walking through a building during a physical security assessment

Your Physical Security Assessment Is Only as Good as Your Participation

Solar-powered automated license plate reader camera on a pole beside a highway

ALPR Technology: The Real Conversation Should Be About Governance

Single-story brick building with a glass entrance canopy, bullet-resistant rating standards UL 752 and ASTM F3561

UL 752 vs. ASTM F3561: What a Bullet-Resistant Rating Really Tells You

Team reviewing building plans spread on a table, security consultants in the programming phase

Why Security Consultants Belong in the Programming Phase

Executive walking past a glass conference room in a corporate office, executive protection

Executive Protection in 2026: Managing Risk in an Era of Converging Threats

Weapons detection screening equipment with display monitors at a building entrance

Creating Safer Healthcare Environments: A Practical Approach to Weapons Screening

Computer chip labeled AI on a circuit board, artificial intelligence versus machine learning for physical security professionals

Artificial Intelligence vs. Machine Learning: What Physical Security Professionals Need to Know

The Mercury Minute video: Jeremy Fromm of Mercury Security in conversation with Jim C. Townzen of SRMC

The Mercury Minute: Sit Down with SRMC

Breaking the Silence: how modern duress alarm systems transform hospital security, shown with two wearable staff alarm badges

Breaking the Silence: How Modern Alarm Systems Transform Hospital Security

Charles A. Sennewald Distinguished Service Award, 2023, presented to Lynda L. Buel by the International Association of Professional Security Consultants

Lynda L. Buel, CPP, CFE, CSC, CPTED Practitioner receives 2023 Charles A. Sennewald Distinguished Service Award

Jim C. Townzen, PSP, CPP, CSC, security technology consultant at Security Risk Management Consultants

Specifically Speaking With Jim C. Townzen, Security Risk Management Consultants

Magazine article 'Schools Must Assess Risk Prior to Implementing a Plan' on school security risk assessments, by Jim C. Townzen, PSP, CPP

Schools Must Assess Risk Prior to Implementing a Plan – Article by Jim C. Townzen, PSP, CPP

Lynda L. Buel of SRMC with the 2022 US Outstanding Security Performance Award (OSPA) plaque

Lynda L. Buel is Awarded 2022 US OSPA

Two people comparing printed proposals at a desk, as when evaluating physical security bids

Why An Apples-to-Apples Comparison Of Physical Security Bids Is Not Always Possible

Campus Safety Voices podcast panel on recruiting and retaining women in campus security and law enforcement

Recruiting and Retaining Female Employees in Campus Security and Law Enforcement

Team members joining hands in a circle, representing a diverse and inclusive security team

Creating and Effectively Leading a Diverse and Inclusive Security Team

The Ohio State University sign, from coverage of the external review of off-campus safety

Ohio State releases external review for off-campus safety efforts

Smartphone showing an incoming call from an unknown number, typical of robocall scams

The Plague of Robocalls

Marilyn W. Hollier, MS, CPP, CHPA, in the ASIS Security Snapshots video on healthcare security in year three of the COVID-19 pandemic

Healthcare Security in Year Three of the COVID-19 Pandemic | Security Snapshots

School backpack beside a handgun and ammunition, representing school safety and security risks

School Safety in an Unsure World

Office building at night with a single lit window, representing after-hours building security

What keeps you up at night? — Security doesn’t have to be scary.

Lynda L. Buel, CPP, CFE, CSC, of SRMC with the ASIS Women in Security Karen Marquez Honors award

Lynda L Buel – 2021 Recipient of ASIS WIS Karen Marquez Honors

Social distancing floor marker in a store, part of crowd management planning

Social Distancing and Crowd Management

Video interview still from Paul S. Denton's conversation with Peter Dalton on the UK's COVID-19 response

Paul S. Denton Interviews Peter Dalton on How the UK is Handling COVID-19

10-80-10 principle of crisis response shown over an illustration of virus particles

Pandemic and the 10-80-10 principle

Retail clothing store interior, the focus of retail security planning

Security Concerns and Retailers during these Unprecedented Times

Teacher working with high school students, the staff a school security plan depends on

Why Your Teachers Need to be On-Board with Your New Security Plan

Letter tiles spelling PREPARE, representing emergency preparedness planning for businesses

Preparing your Company for the Unexpected: Community Health Concerns

Special Announcement graphic

Special Announcement for 2020

Ask SRMC graphic for the security consulting question and answer series

Ask SRMC: Measuring the Success of a Security Program

Person hiding behind a school desk with a handgun, representing school violence and the need for school security planning

School Violence: You Need More Than a Good Response Plan

Hospital staff in white coats seated around a conference table, getting staff involved in healthcare security

Getting Hospital Staff Involved In Keeping the Healthcare Community Safe

Employee holding a proximity card used for building access control

Is my standard proximity access control secure?

Visitors viewing works in a bright gallery space

The Journal of Art Crime

Video still of a police officer discussing the challenge of minority recruitment

Paul S. Denton Mentioned on The Other Side Podcast

Blue glass office building on a sunny day, security needs of remote properties

Remote Properties: Often Overlooked Safety and Security Needs

Two healthcare workers walking outdoors, illustrating personal security for hospital staff

Personal Security Tips for Healthcare Workers

Hand holding an access card to a keypad reader beside a glass door, electrified door hardware

The Architect’s Security Consultant for Electrified Door Hardware

People reviewing notes over coffee in a planning meeting, the SRMC 360° Security Process

Our 360º Security Process

Person holding a smartphone, where personal safety and security apps are used

Safety: There’s an App for That

Family Safety and Health magazine article 'Safe at the stadium' on stadium and event safety, from the National Safety Council

The National Safety Council – Family Safety + Health

College campus building, the kind of setting where campus security planning accounts for terrorism risk

What Does Terrorism Look Like on a College Campus?

Chart of terrorist attacks targeting educational institutions worldwide from 1970 to 2013, a rising campus security risk

Why Do Terrorists Target Colleges and Universities?

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