When does it make sense for a business to consider investment in security protection measures such as alarms, barriers, cyber controls, or guards? Spending on security protective measures for small to medium sized businesses is a big deal even in the best of times. In the absence of a well-calculated … Read more
A colleague posed an interesting question to me the other day. “Why isn’t security included earlier in design projects?” When a client starts a design-build project, they invite many specialty consultants to collaborate, but security is often left off the invitation list. Instead of coming in at the beginning of … Read more
When security budgets are lean, the first question that security leaders should ask themselves is this: does the actual risk at a facility merit the expense? Certainly “standard of care” and appropriate local codes and standards must be built into facilities. However, asking, “should I do more?” is critical when … Read more