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Security Guides

Practical Guidance for a Safer Tomorrow.

Guides and checklists to help you strengthen security, reduce risk and create safer environments for your people, property and operations.

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Featured Security Guides

Guidance You Can Put to Work.

Each guide distills practical advice from Securemedy’s published articles into a checklist you can use when planning or reviewing security.

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Checklists and Next Steps.

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Security Planning

Choosing Between Armed and Unarmed Coverage

A checklist for deciding which level of coverage fits your site.

  1. Review the site’s actual incident history, not a general sense of unease.
  2. Check insurance and contract requirements for a minimum coverage level.
  3. Confirm local licensing law, which varies by state.
  4. Consider the nature of foot traffic and who uses the site.
  5. Account for client and stakeholder expectations at public-facing sites.
Read: Armed vs. Unarmed Security Guards Security Personnel

Security Planning

Four Decisions Behind Every Security Plan

The tradeoffs to settle before you choose a security posture.

  1. Armed or unarmed, based on the site, risk profile and regulations.
  2. In-house or contracted security, based on resources and risk tolerance.
  3. Cameras and technology alongside officers, not instead of them.
  4. Static posts, mobile patrol or a blend matched to layout and budget.
Read: Why Securemedy: A Reintroduction Our Approach

Choosing a Provider

Questions to Ask a Security Provider

What to ask beyond the uniform and the sales pitch.

  1. How do you train officers, and how is that training kept current?
  2. How are shifts supervised, and how is reporting reviewed?
  3. How is backup coverage handled when an officer is unavailable?
  4. How long have you been operating, and are you licensed where I need coverage?
  5. What happens on the night something actually goes wrong?
Read: What Real Protection Actually Looks Like Standards & Credentials

Choosing a Provider

Building a Program, Not a Placement

The context a security plan should be built on.

  1. Map who moves through the space and when, including vendors and visitors.
  2. Study where incidents happened and what preceded them.
  3. Align leadership on current security gaps.
  4. Estimate what a failure would cost beyond the immediate incident.
Read: Security Placement vs. Security Program Security Consulting

Public Safety

Vigilance in Open and Public Spaces

How to reduce risk where access cannot be controlled.

  1. Encourage staff and visitors to report unusual items or behavior early.
  2. Use visible patrols and monitoring where fixed checkpoints are not practical.
  3. Keep incident reporting channels simple and well known.
  4. Plan how your team will coordinate with local and federal responders.
Read: Suspicious Devices in Public Spaces Patrol Services

Technology

Combining Officers and Technology

Using cameras, access control and alarms to extend what officers can do.

  1. Use cameras to extend visibility across areas an officer cannot watch.
  2. Rely on trained officers for judgment, de-escalation and directing people to safety.
  3. Connect alarms and access control to a clear response procedure.
  4. Review footage and reports together as part of supervision.
Read: Why Securemedy: A Reintroduction Security Technology

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More Resources for You.

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    Articles and perspectives from Securemedy.

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  • Case Studies

    Security programs delivered in the field.

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  • FAQs

    Answers about services and credentials.

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  • Downloads

    Published documents, forms and policies.

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