Security Heroes

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Security Heroes is sponsored by Athena Security: https://athena-security.com/

Security Heroes is sponsored by Athena Security: https://athena-security.com/

In this episode of Security Heroes, host Lisa Falzone is joined by Bonnie Michelman, Vice President and Chief Security Officer at Mass General Brigham, a hospital offering both diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. She is responsible for managing security and mitigating risks for patients, staff, visitors, facilities, research, and assets across a network of 15 hospitals, numerous satellite sites, and a workforce of over 80,000. 
Join them as they:

• Discuss the diversity within the security field
• Explore the evolution of security over the past few years and how much it’s improved
• Examine why the unforeseeable issues are the most unnerving
• Emphasize why everyone who works in security is a hero

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In this episode of Security Heroes, host Lisa Falzone is joined by UMMC's Behavioral Response Team, consisting of Sgt. Shaun Hiley, Officer Garry Lee, Officer Shanice Mays, and Officer Sharkey Ford, Jr..  Sgt. Hiley has decades of experience as a police officer, and spearheaded the program with Officer Lee, whose background includes the Air Force and National Guard in addition to policing. They selected Officers Ford and Mays as well-suited to join the team, and the four of them rotate in shifts to de-escalate potentially violent situations on the UMMC campus.


Join them as they: 

* Consider the differences between street patrol policing and behavioral response team work
* Discuss tips for successful de-escalation
* Offer suggestions for establishing rapport with people and providing a feeling of safety
* Recount some of the difficult situations they've dealt with
* Share the emotional connections they've made to help patients
* Reinforce the value of de-escalation classes and training in policing
* Explain the importance of choosing the right people for a behavioral response team

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Michael is the former CSO and Chief Knowledge Officer at ASIS International, and provides security consultancy through his company GIPS (Global Insights in Professional Security). We brought him on to discuss the recent shooting incident at Riverside Regional Medical Center, and Michael was kind enough to:

* Explain why preventing tragedies at hospitals is so difficult

* Suggest how hospitals can reduce their risk of such tragic incidents

* Discuss the value of weapons detections systems

* Explore the need to balance security with easy access

* Address the importance of not letting bias cloud threat recognition

* Examine the role of lockdowns and the preparation required for them

* Offer advice for how empathetic care can create a safer environment

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healthcare security at CoSecure. Drew is a Certified Protection Professional with over two decades of security management experience, ranging from nightclubs to the Mayo Clinic. He previously founded the Security Advisors Consulting Group, and continues to serve as a security consultant.

Join them as they:

* Explore how healthcare security has evolved from "gates and guards" to enterprise-level risk management

* Address the spike in workplace violence post-COVID

* Dispel the myth that hospitals can't screen every single visitor

* Recount how Drew's team narrowly prevented an active shooter incident

* Discuss how campuses can save money while also improving security

* Explain how organizations need to balance empathy with security

* Reinforce the importance of understanding what your security does, and communicating that clearly.

And much more!
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In this episode of Security Heroes, host Lisa Falzone is joined by Stacey Porter, of Porter Global Security. Stacey has a distinguished security career, ranging from the US Department of Homeland Security, to his service as an Air Marshal, to his time as a member of the Secret Service. He has harnessed that experience to become an expert security consultant.

Join them as they:

* Consider an outside-in approach to vulnerability assessments

* Enumerate questions schools need to be asking in a time of school shootings

* Discuss the role of technology in airport security

* Share Stacey's experience working at the White House during 9/11

* Explain how Secret Service and Federal Air Marshal training has guided his assessment protocol

* Assess the conditions that lead to situations like the Lakewood church shooting

* Explore the steps that churches can take to address vulnerabilities today
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Our conversation with Chuck ranges from his most heroic stories -- such as the time he saved an officer's life as a young 16-year old riding patrol -- to his insights on the importance of relationships in the security industry.

In this episode, Chuck will teach you:
* The difference between cover and concealment
* The most important part of being an officer
* The importance of risk management (which he learned from losing $10,000 on a big risk)
* The balance between protecting kids and giving them space to have growth experiences
* The dangers of criminalizing the behavior of children in schools
* Chuck's 3 keys to success in the security industry (Strategy, Intelligence, Relationships)
* The power of networking and how "Friends of Chuck" was a gamechanger for security networking

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