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Emerging Expectations from the Latest Enforcement Actions Over Off-Channel Communications

March 5, 2024 | Monitoring Security Consulting

Since December 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have levied almost $3.0 billion in penalties[1] for longstanding failures by 39 broker-dealers, swap dealers, and investment advisors to maintain and preserve electronic communications, with the latest round of enforcement actions in February 2024.[2]

These actions are continued warnings that effective recordkeeping reflects the right culture of a firm’s compliance with laws, regulations, and ethical codes. Especially for records capturing “off-channel” messages … Read More

Unlocking the Power of Precision:
Data Quality and Accessibility for Corporate Security Departments

February 15, 2024 | Security Consulting

Amidst the relentless waves of pandemic-induced uncertainty, organizations found themselves at a crossroads, compelled to reimagine how their businesses operated. For example, when stay at home orders continued to be extended for the unforeseeable future, many organizations began to reevaluate their commercial real estate strategy. Senior executives sought data points from their Corporate Security departments to help companies better navigate a precarious risk environment against the backdrop of public health challenges and economic uncertainty. As office attendance plummeted, these leaders … Read More

Why Family Offices Turn to Embedded Security Managers for Security, Safety, and Peace of Mind.

December 12, 2022 | Security Consulting

A recent Forbes article details the significant growth of family offices worldwide, particularly in North America. While not as large as titans like Walton Enterprises LLC or Bezos Expeditions, these new single and multi-family offices are finding value in consolidating tasks for high net-worth individuals. The Financial Times explains, “families that create their own office often do so, initially, to invest their assets outside their ownership of the family business. There are other important needs that a family office can … Read More

Physical Security. Risk Mitigation. Where to Begin?

August 11, 2022 | Physical Security Risk + Compliance

Why are you operating your physical security program? What threats are you trying to protect against? What specific risks to your organization and enterprise are you trying to mitigate?

If you cannot quickly and succinctly answer these questions, you may have skipped the critical step to developing a foundation for your physical security program – conducting a Threat and Vulnerability Risk Assessment (TVRA). Basing your physical security program on the results of a formal TVRA process defines the reasoning and … Read More

Tax Benefits for Improving the C-Suite’s Security:
A Look at IRS Code 132 and Working Condition Fringes

August 2, 2022 | Risk + Compliance Security Consulting

What if I told you that a security assessment of your business and residence could provide tax deductible expenses for private air transportation, a security driver, and executive protection agents and have favorable tax treatment too? Do I have your attention yet? 

Many executives are unaware of the benefits offered by 26 CFR § 1.132-5(m) – Working condition fringes, as it relates to security. In order to qualify for these conditions, it all begins with an Independent Security Study or Read More

7 Steps for a Safe Return to the Office

June 15, 2022 | Security Consulting

As the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be entering the endemic phase, organizations are turning their attention to onsite collaboration and physical interaction among staff members, many of whom have been working remotely for nearly two years.  At the same time, cities across the U.S. are experiencing record increases in violent crime, including carjackings and assaults on public transit, while the country faces surging gasoline costs.  The timing for a physical return to office could not come at a more complicated … Read More

Education sector communication considerations and network implications brought to light by COVID

April 21, 2022 | Cyber Security Design + Engineering Security Consulting

The pandemic has thrown school districts and community colleges quite a few curve balls including, at times, seeing their campuses devoid of students and regular day-to-day activity. During this time, we’ve seen our education clients adjust the focus of their security and safety programs and place renewed emphasis on improving mass notifications capabilities. It has been particularly interesting, and to some degree surprising, to see the number of educational institutions that operate with non-functional mass notification equipment, network-based equipment with … Read More

The Joint Commission Has Added New Workplace Violence Prevention Requirements for the Healthcare Industry

April 7, 2022 | Compliance Design + Engineering Risk + Compliance Security Consulting

According to The Joint Commission (TJC), which oversees accreditation of hospitals and other healthcare facilities, about 73% of nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses leading to missed work days in healthcare are connected to workplace violence. This figure does not consider the number of unreported incidents, so the actual percentage is likely higher.

Effective January 1, 2022, TJC introduced revisions to workplace violence standards that provide guidance for developing strong workplace violence prevention systems.

As a participant in ASIS International’s publication … Read More

Is Your Security Vulnerability Assessment a Part of the Required Hazard Vulnerability Analysis – Thoughts for Healthcare Provider Organizations

August 17, 2021 | Security Consulting

For nearly twenty years, since the events of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security have encouraged and funded efforts by healthcare organizations to expand their emergency response plans and overall readiness for disasters. With the same goal in mind, The Joint Commission (“TJC”), the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care, introduced new emergency management standards that require hospital emergency response plans be based on a hazard vulnerability … Read More

Strategies Designed to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 While Strengthening Physical Security Key to a Successful NFL Season

February 5, 2021 | Security Consulting

The National Football League is set to open the professional sports championship calendar with Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida on Sunday evening. Last spring, amidst the global pandemic, the league was one of the legions of American enterprises that turned to security technology and companies like Guidepost Solutions to solve the challenge of keeping their employees, customers, and businesses safe.

For the NFL and its teams, reopening required a multi-faceted approach. It had to focus first on creating a … Read More