From Practitioner to Consultant: Marlon Lynch Joins COSECURE2 min read
Professional Background Before joining COSECURE, I served as vice chancellor of public safety for the University of Colorado, Boulder, where I was responsible for overseeing CU Boulder’s police department, event and emergency management, flight operations, office of threat assessment, and all administrative operations of the public safety division. After 30 years of public safety experience, […]
For Campus Safety, Commencement Marks a Beginning, Not an Ending7 min read
Commencement season represents one of the most visible and symbolically significant periods in the academic calendar of higher education institutions. For campus safety and security professionals, however, commencement is more than a ceremonial tradition—it is a large-scale operational undertaking that reflects the institution’s commitment to protecting its community while celebrating academic achievement. Amid the logistical […]
Modern Litigation and Lockdown: Is the Tactic Legally Sound When It Comes to Active Threats?12 min read
Operational Effectiveness, Legal Defensibility, and Evidence‑Based Policy Implications What Lockdown Protocols Are Designed to Do Lockdown protocol is an emergency response designed to standardize communication and begin an immediate protective action when a threat is believed to be inside a school building. This typically pairs a condition declaration (“lockdown”) with a prescribed set of actions, […]
COSECURE Welcomes Marlon Lynch, Nationally Recognized Campus Safety Leader, to Its Growing Team3 min read
Philadelphia, PA [May 11, 2026] – COSECURE, a leading provider of enterprise risk and security consulting services and a division of Cozen O’Connor, today announced that Marlon Lynch, a nationally respected leader in campus safety and public security administration, has joined the firm as a principal consultant. Lynch brings more than three decades of leadership […]
Security Before Solutions: Are You Investing in Safety, Or Just Buying Technology?5 min read
Organizations across healthcare, K–12, and higher education are being pushed toward rapid adoption of security technologies, often without a clear understanding of the actual risk… Weapons detection. Advanced video analytics. Personal duress devices. Body‑worn cameras. Integrated safety platforms. These tech tools are increasingly positioned as essential, often in response to public pressure, high‑profile incidents, and […]
From Checklists to Capability: What Ten Years of K-12 School Safety Taught Me6 min read
For much of my career, my work has focused on one question: How do we make schools safer in a way that actually works? Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with thousands of school districts across the country large and small, urban and rural, well-resourced and under-resourced. What they all have in […]
The End of Code Words: Rethinking Active Shooter Communications8 min read
While schools may no longer use coded announcements like “Code Red,” “Hard Lockdown,” or “Mr. Brown is in the building” to signal active shooter incidents, it remains essential that they issue clear, plain-language announcements that support a multi-option response to active threats. I would even go so far as to say that the widespread use […]
COSECURE Welcomes Gloria Graham as Principal Consultant to Expand Health Care Security Practice3 min read
February 17, 2026 COSECURE Enterprise Risk Solutions, Cozen O’Connor’s dedicated security consulting division, is pleased to announce that Gloria Graham, CHPA, CPP, will join the firm as a Principal Consultant, effective February 17, 2026. In this role, Graham will focus on expanding COSECURE’s health care practice while applying her deep expertise across the firm’s broader […]
A Global Honor for COSECURE and Cozen O’Connor3 min read
Drew Neckar Named Global Outstanding Security Consultant by the Outstanding Security Performance Awards Philadelphia— February 10, 2026 — Drew Neckar, CPP, CHPA, CPD, Principal Consultant at COSECURE, has been named the Global Outstanding Security Consultant by the Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs), becoming the first professional from the United States to receive this top global […]
Analytics and AI in Security Systems: Powerful Benefits and Critical Cautions5 min read
The Benefits of AI-Powered Security Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming modern security systems from passive monitoring tools into intelligent, proactive defense platforms. Here are some of the applications of AI in security systems: AI can reduce risk, detect an anomaly, and respond in real-time—and that is only the beginning of its capabilities. As fully integrated […]