When you hear the words “security assessment,” it is common to associate them with surveillance cameras, access control, and visitor vetting (e.g., ID scanning and appointment verification). As a security assessor, I need to understand what keeps a facility and its occupants safe, which may mean...

As a security assessor, I continue to seek ways to improve my ability to provide clients with the best information about their concerns. I strive to seek training on new and improved methods of identifying security gaps and issues within the facility I am assessing.

My continued desire for...

For most of my professional career, I worked as a school resource officer to ensure the safety and security of schools. This experience provided me with the foundation to become a security assessment professional. In my role as a security assessor, I work with government agencies to evaluate...

Most of us understand our responsibility to protect our most valuable assets. We take steps to implement safety and security measures to protect our homes and vehicles. When we leave the house for the day, many of us lock our doors and windows without giving it a second thought to keep intruders...

As the end of summer nears, our children will return to school. Every day we will put our children on a bus or drop them off at the front door of their school and think, “Will the school keep my child safe?”

My job as a school security assessor enables me to evaluate school safety and security....