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Hotel Operators Need to Address the Asymmetric Threat

by in Hotel Development, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted February 22, 2018
It’s happened again-a terrible attack on a hotel, followed a few days later by the deadly commandeering of an ambulance and its subsequent use as a bomb. Afghanistan, more than 16 years after the US and its NATO allies first launched an all-out assault on the Taliban and Al Qaeda, continues to be a hotbed ...
Tags Cyber Threats Lodging Safety and Security
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Venue Protection in an Asymmetric Environment

by in Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted October 24, 2017
In the aftermath of the horrific shooting at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on October 1, hotel operators, cinema and restaurant managers as well as security personnel assigned to outdoor venues, have logically asked themselves how they can go about “hardening” the location. Specifically, what reliable measures can they take to make the ...
Tags Risk Management Safety and Security Travel Risk Management
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Travel Safety: Use of Vehicles as Weapons

by in Risk Management, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted September 7, 2017
It’s happened again-this time in Barcelona, on the popular tourist and historic street known as Las Ramblas.  A man using a van as a weapon careened down one of the two narrow side streets that border the wide pedestrian path and used it as a missile of sorts, killing 14 innocent people and injuring up ...
Tags Safety and Security Security Strategies Today Travel and Tourism Travel Risk Management Travel Safety
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The “Active Shooter” or Mass Shooter Subject Profile

by in Safety & Security. Posted February 22, 2017
Another day, another mass shooting in the US: We can blame it on a number of factors, from the proliferation of guns in the urban and suburban environments to socialization factors or on the effect of violent videos, movies and even game “apps” for smart phones. A number of explanations of the phenomenon have been ...
Tags Active Shootings Safety and Security Security Strategies Today Terrorism
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