The Preparedness Playbook: Conducting Risk Assessments

The Preparedness Playbook: Conducting Risk Assessments

September is National Preparedness Month and organizations across the country—like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and Ready.gov—are raising public...
Mass Shootings Present a Persistent Threat

Mass Shootings Present a Persistent Threat

Though crime nationally continues a downward trend, you wouldn’t know it based on the headlines. Every weekend incidents of gun violence and mass shootings are splashed across the pages of newspapers and websites nationwide.Just a few weeks ago: In Baltimore, a...
Is Your Staff Properly Prepared to Report Threatening Behavior?

Is Your Staff Properly Prepared to Report Threatening Behavior?

$120 billion dollars. From security professionals to sales managers, if you’re a leader of any kind within your organization, there’s a simple but critical question you need to ask yourself: if faced with threatening behavior, would my people know how to report and...
You May Be the First Line of Defense

You May Be the First Line of Defense

With each and every client or employee TPOP trains, we stress the importance of developing skills like situational awareness and recognizing suspicious behavior. Learning, growing, and applying these skills isn’t paranoia but rather critical to true preparedness in...