Welcome
In the United States, as with most modern countries, the amount of funding expended for security solutions, such as alarm systems, closed-circuit television, security guards, investigations and much more, exceeds by several times over all the total budgets expended for all law enforcement. The range of security expenditures range from home security systems to systems designed to protect banks, hospitals and nuclear power facilities, just to name a few. Whether you are a home owner, a school principal or the manager of a large biotech company, chances are you have or will make security related decisions.
The Security Source blog is a resource for security information and solutions. This blog will provide a plethora of security information. The site will reflect the views of a wide range of security experts. These experts will post articles and offer opinions and advise applicable to private and public entities, as well as to the average citizen. Security Source Online will encourage dialogue as well as provide a resource for those with security problems. Security Source Online will also provide links to reputable security providers. One of the goals is to bring those will security challeges and those will security solutions together.
Security Source Online is managed by William H. Nesbitt, CPP. Bill is a Board Certified Protection Professional with more that 30 years of security management experience.
Security Source Defined
The key word in the title of this site is “Source” as in Security Source . SS provides a meeting place and a forum for those with security problems to meet those experts with security solutions. Those who wish to post brief articles calling attention to emerging security problems are encouraged to do so. Those who are confronted with security risks are also encouraged to pose questions. SS has the ability to reach out to a wide range of security expertise and security providers to help our readers find effective solutions.
Security Source also welcomes commentary and postings from security professionals. The role of private security in the United States, and the world in general, dwarfs in size and budgets of the accumulated efforts of all law enforcement. Despite the enormity of private security, the use an application of security strategies is often misunderstood. A fundamental precept of any security program is that all security programs must be situationally determined. Security programs must be responsive to the risks that are germane to each industry as well as the crime environment that the industry or business is geographically located.
At Security Source we want the consumers of security products and services to be empowered to make informed decisions. No effective security program employs a single strategy. The best security programs are synergistic. To that end, we encourage participation on this blog.
Input is welcome from the business world as well as from private citizens with legitimate security concerns. We encourage discussion on such diverse topics as terrorism to how to keep our children safe. Welcome discussion on topics such as workplace violence to how to stay safe when traveling. Security is a proactive anticipatory discipline whose goal is prevention. This site will discuss security issues that are industry specific such as hotel security, hospital security, school security and shopping mall security. Security Source online is the place where security problems meet security solutions.
Security Source also encourages input on any topic from security professionals.
Your Questions Are Welcome
SS is intended to be a resource for those with security concerns and problems.
Security Source encourages commentary and questions from both consumers of security products and services as well as the providers of security products and services.
Commentary and questions are welcome from the healthcare industry including hospital, extended care facilities and behavioral health facilities. We welcome commentary from medical office buildings and walk-in clinics.
We also welcome the discussion of topics pertaining to the retail sector including stores, restaurants and kiosk operators. Our experts are familiar with shopping center operator. We therefore welcome inquiries and discussions from property management companies, real estate companies and owners. Security Source is also open to the lodging industry and security discussions related to guest safety and asset protection.
A major concern for any owner/operator of facilities that cater to the public is the issue of premises liability and public safety. Clearly liability mitigation is one of the goals of many security programs. This concern applies to schools and universities.
Finally, discussions for those industries where public access is not a primary concern are welcome. Manufacturing companies, biotech companies as well as the transportation and supply chain industries also have a unique set of security challenges. Those discussions are welcome here.
