Protecting Your Assets

Luciano Cedrone and Brian Claman are back for another season of

Protecting Your Assets and discussing the good, the bad and the ugly of

the Security industry. In the kick-off episode of season 3 our hosts

take a brief look at the continuing challenges of security and how they

impact business. We are looking forward to a new and exciting season of

Protecting Your Assets!

Although a rare occurrence in Canada, active attacker incidents have been dominating the news in recent weeks with shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde.

In E42 hosts Luciano Cedrone, CPP CPD and Brian Claman talk with special guest, Ret. Dep. Chief Christopher Fernandes of Durham Police Service on the phenomenon of active attacker.

Chris was a police officer for over 32, 28 of which were with Toronto Police Service where he held the rank of Superintendent, commanding the Divisional Policing Support Unit, which consisted of the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (TAVIS) Unit, the Transit Patrol Unit, and the Community Mobilization Unit. He was also a Crisis and Hostage Negotiator during his eight years as a member of the Toronto Police Emergency Task Force.

Chris is a recipient of the Governor General of Canada, 30 year, Police Exemplary Service Medal

We hear and see it daily! The signs of an increasingly dangerous society is reflected in the daily news coverage of shootings, assaults and a host of related violent crimes. What often gets overlooked in these changing times is the role that guards play day in and day out.

Often poorly trained, undermined and ill equipped to deal with the changing world around them it is our responsibility to ensure they have the tools, training and support to fulfill their core mission - to protect people and assets!

Listen in as Luciano Cedrone and Brian Claman share some experiences and their thoughtson protecting the guards that protect your business, people and assets.

In E40 our hosts talk about something they know little about but appreciate the security issues around them - Drones! Mostly known for creating fantastic videos; Luciano and Brian get into the more advanced uses of drones and the concerns that come with those advanced uses including criminal activity, privacy concerns and general public use.

No doubt drones will play an increasingly important role in the future of business security and our hosts try to shed some light on some of the things security practitioners and users alike should be considering when using drones.

It's been a busy few weeks for our host Luciano Cedrone and Brian Claman but they are back at it in E39 sharing some thoughts on the tragic war going on in the Ukraine and Canada's support efforts.

The boys then get into the topic at hand reviewing some of their approaches to common challenges with integrating technology with physical security measures. Too often, clients get distracted by the bells and whistles that drive up costs and are often not needed or used. The key as always, is to understand your threat risk landscape, developing a vision of what type of security program you'd like to mitigate that landscape and figuring out how best to deploy technology in support of that vision. So grab a coffee, kick up your feet and listen in.

In E38 Responding to Protests; Brian Claman and Luciano Cedrone talk to returning special guest and retired Toronto Police Superintendent of emergency response Bill Neadles about the Ottawa response to the Trucker Occupation. Listen in as Bill shares his extensive experience and knowledge in preparing for protests, managing resources and the importance of working with the community to mitigate risk.

Honk Honk! The Freedom Convey is coming! People have a right to protest peacefully in Canada and the US. Whether you agree with them or not, it is a part of what makes our democracy great but they can and have come at a cost when things go south.

In E36 Luciano Cedrone and Brian Claman share some of their experiences planning for and responding to protests - sometimes planned, and sometimes a surprise. Listen in as our hosts reminisce about some of the things that worked and some of the things that didn't including the Toronto G20, the Occupy Movement, OCAP and more.

Document, document, document is the common mantra amongst many security risk management practitioners. When it comes to disclosure; detailed documentation can significantly reduce your liable exposure to incidents and in the case of more serious allegations of negligence, can literally keep you out of jail.

In this Episode 36 of PYA, Luciano Cedrone and Brian Claman share some of their good practices to help classify documents, why it is so important to document, document, document and the need to protect that information.

Our hosts Luciano Cedrone and Brian Claman kick off the new year by looking at some security trends they are watching as we head start of 2022. With countries still reeling from the global pandemic, police resources struggling to keep up with demand and economic headwinds on the horizon; security programs will have to do more to protect business, consider alternatives to traditional security solutions and ensure they have the training and resources to meet those increasing demands. Listen in to Episode 35 and hear what our hosts think will be important considerations for any business looking to enhance their security programs and let us know what your security concerns are in 2022.

In this episode Luciano Cedrone and Brian Claman look at why setting practical expectations is so important to a security program's success. Too often client expectations and vendor commitments do not align; leading to on-going frustration, finger pointing and eventual failure.

Listen in as our hosts share their experiences with both sides of the business and provide some basic, practical steps to setting up realistic expectations with your vendors and developing appropriate performance indicators to measure those expectations so that positive, mutually beneficial steps can be taken to make the relationship between the client and their vendors a successful one built on transparency, performance and trust.