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Protecting Schools Globally Through Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM)
This blog post started out as a School Safety Week post on LinkedIn but due to the subject matter it quickly expanded to a length that...

Drew Neckar
Oct 20, 20234 min read
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Benchmarking: Healthcare Visitor Management and Weapons Detection Technology
Methodology In 2023 a healthcare client of Security Advisors Consulting Group (SACG) commissioned SACG to conduct benchmarking study...

Drew Neckar
Sep 20, 202311 min read
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Combatting “flash mob” and “smash & grab” organized retail crime
As the holiday season nears in the United States an ugly threat faced by retailers resurfaces and may be more prevalent than ever. Over...

Drew Neckar
Nov 30, 202110 min read
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Benchmarking Healthcare System Security Department Staffing, Training, and Weapons Usage
Recently I have received multiple questions around benchmarking different elements of healthcare security programs. As anyone involved in...

Drew Neckar
Jun 28, 20212 min read
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The Joint Commission Issues New Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Accreditation Requirements
Workplace violence directed against healthcare workers has been recognized as a serious issue for quite some time, in fact in the United...

Drew Neckar
Jun 18, 20215 min read
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Reducing the risk of catalytic converter thefts
We have recently seen a major uptick in catalytic converter thefts from parked vehicles across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and...

Drew Neckar
Apr 6, 20214 min read
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Avoiding Security related litigation
I was recently asked to present webinars to both the International Association of Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS) and American...

Drew Neckar
Mar 17, 20215 min read
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The aftermath: organizational response after an incident of extreme workplace violence.
In the immediate aftermath of a workplace shooting the organization will need to turn its efforts to crisis management

Drew Neckar
Feb 11, 20214 min read
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New precedent: Security of traveling Students
In a decision published February 2nd, Judge John J. McConnell, Chief Justice of the United States District Court of Rhode Island, ruled...

Drew Neckar
Feb 9, 20213 min read
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A lesson in physical security of window openings from the attack on the US Capitol.
On January 6th , 2021 a crowd that had gathered in Washington DC to protest President Donald Trump's election loss to Joe Biden marched...

Drew Neckar
Jan 12, 20212 min read
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Preparing the private sector for responding to civil unrest
Recent civil unrest in cities across the United States has building owners, schools administrators, healthcare leaders, corporate...

Drew Neckar
Oct 28, 20206 min read
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The need to adjust security measures to account for a changing environment
A recent client engagement has caused me to drive past the K-12 school campus in a neighboring town several times over the last week....

Drew Neckar
Sep 26, 20204 min read
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An analysis of the Department of Education’s Clery Act enforcement action against UC Berkeley
On September 10th, 2020 the University of California Berkeley announced that it had reached a settlement with the United States...

Drew Neckar
Sep 19, 20204 min read
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Benchmarking Security program elements for non-residential college campuses
The measures used to secure small non-residential career and technical college campuses are necessarily different that those used to...

Drew Neckar
Aug 19, 20205 min read
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The financial case for making the investment in a security program review
"What does a Security Consultant do, and why would a business spend thousands or tens of thousands of dollars to hire one?” This is often...

Drew Neckar
Jun 23, 20206 min read
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Lessons on an effective security program from a "Manifesto"
While I typically steer away from sharing anything that will lend to the notoriety of or provide a platform for those who commit mass...

Drew Neckar
Aug 5, 20192 min read
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