Back to School Planning2 min read
While having lunch with a local school superintendent today, I asked him about what projects the district is working on this summer. After going over a few things he hit on some of the security projects they are doing- including their attorneys doing a full review of all their policies. It struck me that July […]
Drew Neckar Named to the Life Safety Alliance’s Top 40 Global Thought Leaders in Security & Life Safety 2 min read
Philadelphia, PA – July 15th, 2026 — COSECURE is proud to announce that Principal Consultant Drew Neckar, CPP, CHPA, CPD, has been recognized as one of the Life Safety Alliance’s Top 40 Global Thought Leaders in Security & Life Safety, an international honor recognizing professionals whose leadership and influence are helping shape the future of the security and life safety profession. […]
Wiegand vs. OSDP: Why It Matters7 min read
Modern organizations invest significant capital to fortify their digital perimeters. Advanced firewalls. Network encryption. Zero-trust architectures. We spend millions of dollars to protect our data. Yet, every day, our executives and team members walk through physical doors protected by communication protocols invented in 1974. We treat physical access control like a box to check, creating […]
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 […]