Security Industry
Insights & Guides
341 practical guides on patrols, scheduling, incident reporting, compliance, and growing your security business.
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What a Security Guard Can and Can't Do
What a security guard can and can't do: realistic expectations on authority, detainment limits, and why documented incidents protect you and the guard.
The Crowd-Control Checklist: Entry Points, Flow, Radio
A crowd control checklist for event security only works if it maps officer positions to gate capacity and assigns call signs before doors open.
24/7 Coverage vs Mobile Patrol: Which?
24/7 coverage vs mobile patrol: how to decide by risk and budget, when a scheduled patrol is enough, and the GPS proof to demand either way.
Are Security Services Subject to Sales Tax
Are security guard services taxable? Sales tax rules vary by state — Texas taxes them, most states don't. Check your own state before assuming.
Seasonal and Holiday Security Staffing
Seasonal and holiday security staffing: how to plan surge coverage, lock rates early, and keep live schedule visibility through your busiest weeks.
Local Prevailing Wage Rules for Security Contracts
Local prevailing wage laws security guards face aren't only federal — cities and states apply their own rules, and coverage varies by jurisdiction.
Starting a Security Company in Tennessee
How to start a security guard company in Tennessee starts with the Department of Commerce and Insurance, not the public-safety agency most owners expect.
What Happens When a Guard Hits Panic
What happens when a guard hits the panic button: the alert chain, who gets notified with a location, and why response time is the number that matters.
What Reports Should My Security Company Give?
What reports should my security company give me? Daily activity, incidents, patrols, and attendance, on demand through a live client portal, not by request.
The Bomb Threat Checklist, Digitized Instead of Laminated
A bomb threat checklist for security guards only works if it's filled out live — why the laminated version so often ends up ignored on the call.
How Big Should Your Floater Pool Actually Be?
Relief pool sizing security guard company owners trust isn't a flat ratio — it's a function of post count and how callouts actually cluster.
How to Verify Guard Attendance and Coverage
How to verify security guard attendance and coverage: geofenced clock-in and live scheduling prove guards showed up so no-shows can't be billed to you.
How to Write a Security Guard RFP That Works
How to write a security guard RFP that gets comparable bids. What to spec, what to score, and the technology requirements smart buyers put in writing.
Bag Checks and Wanding: A Screening Procedure That Works
A bag check and wanding procedure for event security only works if lane discipline is scripted before the very first alarm goes off at the gate.
How to Know if Guards Really Patrol
How to know if security guards really patrol: QR and GPS-timestamped tour proof that replaces the paper log so you can verify rounds actually happened.
Removing a Repeat Trespasser: Warning to Documentation
A repeat trespasser removal procedure isn't risky because of the removal — it's risky when the prior warnings were never actually written down.
The Monthly Report Your Provider Owes You
The monthly report your security provider owes you: what belongs in it, how to spot padded numbers, and why live data beats a PDF that arrives late.
Armed vs Unarmed Security Guards: Which?
Armed vs unarmed security guards: how to decide based on real risk, liability, and cost, not fear. A practical guide for property and facility managers.
How to Choose a Security Guard Company
How to choose a security guard company without falling for the pitch. The criteria, the proof to demand, and the red flags to check before you sign.
Building the True Burdened Cost of a Guard
The true cost of a security guard labor burden rate is not a single multiplier you look up — it is built line by line before you set any bill rate.
Service Contract Act Wage Rates for Security Bids
The service contract act wage determination security guards are bid under sets a pay and benefit floor, and DOL enforcement follows firms that ignore it.
The Call-Off Policy: What Counts as an Excused Absence
A security guard attendance point system only holds up if the call-off policy clearly defines what counts as an excused absence in the first place.
Michigan Security Guard Company License Basics
Michigan security guard agency license requirements let an owner satisfy financial responsibility with a bond or equivalent insurance, not just one path.
What an Officer Does in the First 90 Seconds
An active shooter response protocol for security officers isn't run-hide-fight; it's whatever the post order already assigned before the call.
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