Top 5 Reasons You Should Attend GSX+ 2020
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This year, GSX+ 2020 is a fully virtual experience that includes education sessions, a virtual exhibit hall, and tons of networking opportunities.
Category: Security Industry
What TrackTikers Have to Say: Sarah Evans, Client Success Manager
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This month we sat down with TrackTik Client Success Manager Sarah Evans to talk about what a day in the life of a CSM looks like, how her job has changed during the pandemic and what makes her proud to be part of the TrackTik team.
Top Tips You Need to Know About Being a Security Manager
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You’ve embarked on a career in the security space, now what? First of all, chances are that everyone took a slightly different path to get here considering that there is not a predetermined how-to in the industry.
7-Point Safety Checklist for Security Guards
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The pandemic has impacted virtually every industry in the U.S. including the professional security services industry. Since the start of the pandemic, security officers have been on the frontline, providing essential services in difficult circumstances, increasing their occupational risk of COVID-19 exposure due to their frequent interactions with the public as part of their routine…
4 Ways to Justify Your Security Budget in the New Normal
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Despite the daily reminders of increased security here and around the world, justifying your security budget in the new normal may not be as easy or straightforward as it looks. Typically, security operations have been one of the most common departments scrutinized when the annual budget review comes around.
Private Security, Jonathan Wild, and Gin: A Brief History of the Private Security Industry
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While the rapid growth of the private security industry is generally thought to be a twentieth-century phenomenon, the emergence of private and public policing might well be traced back to the UK of the 18th century. It’s 1730 and a pint of gin is cheaper than a pint of beer.
Switching Gears from Planning and Prevention to Pivoting
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With private security companies and their teams of security officers being called upon to provide additional security and support to assist law enforcement, the security industry is quickly pivoting from planning and prevention to response.
The Changing of the Guard
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In recent months, there has been a sudden shift in the demand for security services—to the point where security personnel are now, most likely, the first person you interact with when you go to supermarkets, drugstores, or hospitals. This is just one example of how frontline security has changed during the first half of 2020.…
Touchless Access System: Technology Q&A with Swiftlane CEO, Saurabh Bajaj
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Even while we continue to #stayhome, we are starting to look cautiously forward to a post-pandemic world and a few technologies that may help us ease the transition back to work.
TrackTik is SOC2 Type II Security Principle Certified. Why is it Important?
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This past April, TrackTik successfully met the criteria set out by the AICPA (American Institute of CPAs) to comply with SOC2 Type II Security Principles. What’s SOC2? We’re glad you asked because for us, as a security-minded organization, it’s an important step in ensuring our clients’ security.
Female Leaders on the Importance of Mentorship in the Security Industry
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One thing is crystal clear: we all need mentors. From helping us make difficult business decisions to providing on-the-spot advice to shaping the trajectory of our careers, we can learn valuable lessons from our mentors. TrackTik introduces two successful women leaders who not only credit their mentors with helping them choose careers in the security…
Q & A with Rollo Davies, Front Line Security Expert
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For an insider’s perspective on the evolving COVID-19 coronavirus situation, we’ve been talking to a few of our industry experts to help us better understand what’s happening on the front line while we all try to flatten the curve and #stayhome