Our K-12 Schools Need Dedicated Safety Personnel Now More Than Ever29 sec read
Building a staffing model that brings a part or full-time crisis planning position into the K-12 organizational structure will better protect schools. “As schools across the country continue to struggle with increased threats of violence, we need to recalibrate our thinking about the time, resources, and specific skills required of those responsible for future school […]
Using The Summer Break to Maximize Safety in the Coming School Year4 min read
School leadership is inundated with responsibilities and projects during the school year and is often pressed to find significant blocks of time it can devote exclusively to school safety. Yet, as schools continue to face a wide array of ever-evolving threats – of which gun violence is but one – schools must remain appropriately prepared […]
Robert Evans Appointed to Secure Community Network’s National Security Advisory Council47 sec read
We’re proud to share that on July 19, 2023, the Secure Community Network announced three new members to its National Security Advisory Council (NSAC), including our Director of K-12 Services, Robert Evans. The Secure Community Network (SCN), the official safety and security organization for the Jewish community in North America, announced today three new members to its […]
Social Engineering: A Current Threat with A History Stretching Back to Ancient Greece5 min read
While technology is growing ever more sophisticated, the basic human emotions of greed, fear, curiosity, loneliness, helpfulness, and group solidarity stay the same over millennia. These emotions leave us vulnerable to manipulation. Indeed, we’ve been falling for scammers who use social engineering techniques to lure us into helping them achieve their unscrupulous aims since the […]
Three Effective Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Workplace Violence5 min read
Workplace violence has been on the rise in recent years. This trend reflects both a more violent society generally and the unique disruptions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many organizations are facing novel security challenges because their “new normal” often means remote and hybrid workforces. The factors implicated in the rising violence and the challenges […]
The Changing Landscape of Workplace Violence: Contributing Factors & Employer Obligations To Keep in Mind5 min read
Since 2014, the American workforce has experienced over a million violent crimes every year. Per the Department of Labor Statistics, in 2020 alone, more than 20,000 workers in private industry were subjected to assault resulting in lost workdays, and 392 workers were victims of workplace homicide. In 2021, the number of fatalities rose to 481. […]
Announcing Transitions for COSECURE and Margolis Healy and Associates3 min read
Today, Cozen O’Connor announces a transition for two of its ancillary businesses, Margolis Healy and Associates and COSECURE. For decades, Margolis Healy has been a market leader specializing in safety, security, emergency preparedness, and regulatory compliance for communities and workplaces across industries, with a strong focus on K-12 and higher education. Acquired by Cozen O’Connor in 2017 as […]
Who’s Collecting Your Employees’ Unemployment Benefits?5 min read
Recently, we have seen a rise in the hacking and fraudulent exploitation of HR data. In particular, the personally identifiable information (PII) of employees, stored by HR, has become a frequent target of cybercrime. While there are several ways in which PII can be used to scam both businesses and employees, one of the most […]
Anatomy of a Business Email Compromise4 min read
Cybercriminals steal billions of dollars from small businesses every year, and one of their favorite methods is the business email compromise (BEC), a sophisticated way to divert funds from legitimate business-to-business transfers. A Common Example of How BEC Works A prevalent form of BEC starts with an employee’s email account being hacked. Once inside that […]
What Keeps Philadelphia Law Firm Leaders Up at Night? Circumventing Practice Management Land Mines in Small & Mid-Sized Law Firms3 min read
This seminar, focused on practice management land mines in small and mid-sized law firms and how to circumvent them, will feature three segments. Presentations and speakers will include: Management “Land Mine” #1: Workplace Security Management “Land Mine” #2: Protecting Data & Avoiding Disqualification Management “Land Mine” #3: Handling Crisis Communications CLE is approved in NY, […]
