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Welcome back to Episode 37 of the podcast. This week is one that I'm really excited about. I got to sit down with my good friend Zachary Rugen of RMS Protective Services and talk about his journey through the security industry.  I hope all of you get the same amount of value form it as I did.

Welcome back to Episode 36 of the podcast. In this episode we discuss the phrase ' Routine is the enemy of security' . Is it true or is too simple an approach to take?

As always feedback is welcome

Welcome to Episode 35 of The Security Operative podcast. This podcast is aimed generally at the Irish audience but others may be interested.  In it we discuss the new proposed piece of legislation in  Ireland to regulate Enforcement officers and those who support with enforcement of court orders and evictions. More importantly I look at the other amendments brought in quietly with this piece of legislation which are not being spoken about.

Welcome back to Episode 34 of the Security Operative podcast. The show where we talk all things security and risk management. This week I am talking about accident management and importance of having a structured approach to managing accidents on your premises but also as security providers on your clients premises. 

There are links to two  resources I mention in the podcast below

Accident/incident report template: https://securityoperative.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Accident-Incident-Report-Template.docx

Accident management template: https://securityoperative.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Accident-management-checklist.docx

As always we value your feedback and questions

Welcome back to Episode 33 of The Security Operative podcast. The show where we talk all things security and risk management.   

A shorter episode this week about a subject that has come up a few times in the past year, both with clients and in legal cases. That is the difference between having safe work practice and a safe system of work.   

We hope you enjoy and as always we welcome any feedback you might have on the subject.

Welcome back to Episode 32 of The Security Operative podcast. In this episode we have a really great guest interview. I was fortunate enough to be joined by Josh Reeve from Empire Protection in Australia. Josh is somebody who I have followed on Linkedin or some time and I have always admired his advocacy for quality in security provision. 

In our discussion we got to talking about standards in the security industry, training and licencing in Australia and the hotel quarantine security failures. We also got to speak about the Empire Institute which is Josh's training organisation. I  recently had the opportunity to undertake their Hostile Environment Awareness/Travel Risk Management  online training programme which was really excellent. Josh very kindly gave us a discount course for the code which is listed below. 

Empire Protection: https://www.empireprotection.com.au/

Empire Institute: https://www.empireinstitute.com.au/

Josh Reeve Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshreeveempireprotection/

Discount code: TO30

Welcome to Episode 31 of the Security Operative podcast. The show where we talk all things security and risk management. 

In this episode we talk about Writing Security Policies and Procedures and my process for doing so. Topics include:

 1. Differences between polices and procedures

2. Creating a document control framework

3. Policy and procedure templates

4. Policy and procedure writing

5. Using visual aids: 

If you wish you access the slides from the webinar you can do so here: https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZJv6kZQ8rSczI0GeBzLxfjuaSgIYiC7X00

As always any comments and feedback are welcome

Welcome back to  the Security Operative podcast. The show where we talk all things security and risk management.  This week I am delighted to be joined by Cuchulainn Morrissey. Cú is a friend and somebody who has a great future in the industry.   We talk about Cú's start in the industry, his interest in protecting cultural properties, understanding the business of security and his academic goals. There are also some great tips for new entrants to the industry.  

 Connect with Cú :  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cumorrissey/

Welcome Back to Episode 28 of the podcast. In this episode we talk about supply chain security and resiliency. Supply chain security has become an important topic in the last year. In the episode we talk about why secure and resilient supply chains are important and how you as security provider can ensure that you are in a positive postion to take advantage of oppurtunities created by others who faile to secure their supply chain. 

Investment in time and resource in securing your supply chain pays dividends in the end 

Welcome back to Episode 27 of the show. This week we are very excited to have our first guest on the podcast. Justin Casey is a friend of mine who is one of the most eclectic security professionals I know. He has worked in door supervision, events, close protection and training in the physical security world before making the jump into the cyber world where he now teaches OSINT programmes worldwide. 

The episode turned into just two guys from working class Dublin talkng about how we ended up in security before Justin delves into some information on getting started in OSINT and how he made the move into the cyber world. 

Links to some of the websites mentioned in the interview: 

Michael Bazzell website: https://inteltechniques.com/

Information Warfare Centre: https://informationwarfarecenter.com/

OSINT Framework: https://osintframework.com/ 

Get in touch with Justin: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Elysium2020

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Elysium2020/videos 

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-casey-80517415b/

Welcome back to Episode 26 of the podcast. In this episide we take a look back at the highs and lows of 2020. 

Welcome to Episode 25 of Diary of a Security Consultant. In this episode we talk a little about control rooms operations and in particular about the importance of CCTV compliance measures in control rooms.

As always we come feedback and comments. 

Welcome back to Episode 23 of Diary of a Security Consultant. On this weeks eposide I talk about misinforation and disinformation and why we as security professionals must learn to look past this and look for realistic fact based evidence. 

Welcome to Episode 22 of Diary of a Security Consultant. In this weeks episode I talk about note taking for security operatives. The value of good note taking cannot be underestimated and understanding how to keep a notebook and how to keep good contemparaneous notes is important.

Link to slide PDF: https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZCUGZjLdLp6oaVm4ps1LuaJ71TLlofKl7

Link to Notebook set up Youtube video: https://youtu.be/sASVNmg1-Jw

As always your feedback and sggestions are welcome

Welcome to Episode 21 of Diary of a Security Consultant. In this weeks episode we have something a little bit different. This week we have a recording of a webinar which took place on October 12. We gave a free webinar based around conflict management concepts for security professionals. 

Topics covered include:

Types of conflict

Conflict management types

Psychology of conflict

Strategies and tactics

Stress and Resilience

There is also a short Q&A session at the end with a number of industry related questions. 

Link to a PDF version of the slides : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sb5P4-v4Sev7jqNJgIxsHVdmLkh2kSiF/view?usp=sharing

As always we hope you enjoy the show and we welcome and feedback you might have. 

Welcome to Episode 20 of Diary of a Security Consultant. The show where we talk all things security consultancy.  

In this episode I talk about the importance of building a professional brand as a security practitioner.   

Topics include:   

1. Know what your brand is: You are your own company. What’s your company image?  

2. Network: Why to build and how to build. Smartest guy in the room.  

3. Interaction with others. Connect not connections.  

4. Be consistent- image and contents  

5. Bring value- what do you bring to the table   

6. Growth - document your story  

7. Don’t just chase money with your brand  

As always feedback is welcome and encouraged

Welcome Back to Episode 19 of Diary of a Security Consultant. The show where we talk all things security and security consultancy.  

 In this weeks episode I talk about the importance of understanding business in the security world. How can we provide a service to our clients if we dont know what our clients do, think or need?   

As always feedback is welcomed

In this episode I talk about the importance of the prepared mindset for security operatives. Being prepared mentally, physically and operationally for the tasks you might need to do.  I also talk about the difference between the capability to act and the capacity to act under pressure.

Welcome to Episode 18 of Diary of a Security Consultant. The show where we talk all things security consultancy.  

In this episode I talk about he subject of Toolbox thinking. Toolbox Thinking is the concept of building a professional mindset and skill set. It based on a concept I use in training to develop mindsets and skills sets for security professionals. The professional is the crafts person, the toolbox is the mindset upon which they build their profession. The tools are the skills and knowledge contained within.  As mentioned in the video this episode was influenced by two discussions I listened to recently . 

Firstly was Andrew Protheroe and his concept of the Grab Bag mentality which I really like and secondly Chris Story,  and his interview with Greg Schneider in which he talks about being a multi-tool practitioner. These are all concepts I believe security professionals should aspire to.

Welcome Back to Episode 15 of Diary of a Security Consultant. This is the second part of our arrest procedure series for retail security operatives.   In this video we discuss: 

Approaching the suspect outside of the store 

The wording used to effect the arrest 

Escorting the suspect 

The holding room 

Post arrest procedure 

Calling the Gardaí 

Arrest Variables  

As always thank you for listening and feel free to get in touch with your comments or questions.

Welcome back to Episode 13. In this episode we talk about something thats come up very often over the past few weeks. That is the new role for security operatives of  carrying out temperature and thermal screening checks during and after the current pandemic.  I talk about: 

1. Thermal and temperature screening as a tool and not a solution 

2.The supprting policies and procedures for these tasks 

3. Self care for security staff 

4. Recording and reporting  

As always comments and feedback are welcome

A slightly different video this week where I give an overview of the ASCONE theft detection model for retail security operatives. This video is based on legislation in Ireland but the principles will be of value to retail security working in any common law country where the law on theft is similar.   

Anybody with suggestions for further video presentations please feel free to get in touch.

Welcome back to Episode 11 of Diary of a Security Consultant. This week is a little different. The guys over on the Security Jobs Ireland Facebook page asked me to do a Questions and Answers video for their followers. So this week in addition to our usual conversation about what we have been up to and this weeks article we are also going to answer the following questions sent in: 

1. Rights of door supervisors to remove patrons 

2. Can security detain somebody for refusing to self isolate under the new emergency measures? 

3. Dealing with groups of children shoplifting  

4. Fagins law 

5. Should security operatives outside staff be  issued with mask and gloves 

6. Will the new security licences have an end date of 3 months or how will it end. 

7. Do I still need a SafePass to work security in a construction site  now that it is all closed down.  

Disclaimer I’ve done a lot of legal training and have experience in all of these areas but please don’t take this as legal advice from some guy on the internet. I don’t know you and your particular circumstances so if you have a legal issue go check with a solicitor. This my opinion only.

Welcome back to diary of a security consultant Episode 3. The video series and podcast have gotten some great feedback so far and I’m really looking forward to hearing what you have to say about this weeks episode. Welcome back to diary of a security consultant Episode 3. The video series and podcast have gotten some great feedback so far and I’m really looking forward to hearing what you have to say about this weeks episode. 

 This weeks episode includes: 

1. An update on what we have been up to this week  

2. Body worn cameras at work  

3. A discussion on the ‘Topic of the Week’ from our weekly blog.  

4. Review of a great piece of equipment the JUKU gear 15000 Lume power bank 

5. The Cyber Security Body of Knowledge is over 800 pages of really great information for security practitioners. 

6.Tao of the Velvet Rope podcast returns with my fried Miguel De Coste  

7.I’m speaking at the Cork Security Society next week on Risk and Liability in public premises.   

Finally I put a call out there for security operatives, security managers and security consultants who have a topic they would like to discuss or just want to raise their brand or profile.  

 This weeks article: https://securityoperative.ie/are-you-as-good-as-you-think-you-are/  

Body worn CCTV article: https://securityoperative.ie/body-worn-cameras-protection-privacy-risk/  

Juku Gear Lume15000 : https://jukugear.com/collections/portable-power  

Cyber Security Body of Knowledge: https://www.cybok.org/media/downloads/CyBOK_version_1.0_YMKBy7a.pdf  

Cork Security Society Event : https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/cork-security-society-january-2020-event-tickets-87551176927