By Frank Sheldone IV, President/CEO, Armor Protection Group Every underperforming security program I have been asked to evaluate had one thing in common: the scope of work was written before anyone truly understood the property. It usually unfolds the same way. A property manager experiences a break-in, a string of vehicle burglaries, or a tenant complaint. A request for guard coverage goes out. Three vendors respond within 48 hours proposing "one unarmed officer, 2200–0600, seven nights a...

By Frank Sheldone IV, President/CEO, Armor Protection Group When property managers and business owners think about security, they often frame it as a choice: hire guards, or install cameras. In reality, the strongest security programs don't choose one over the other — they combine both. At Armor Protection Group and in the security industry, we call this a blended security approach, and it consistently outperforms either solution operating alone. The Case for Physical Guards A trained...

By Frank Sheldone IV, President/CEO, Armor Protection Group When most people hear the word “security,” they think cameras, bodyguards, access control systems, and alarm panels. And yes — those tools matter. But in almost 30 years working in the security industry, I can tell you that the most effective security solution I’ve ever seen in a client facility wasn’t built on technology. It was built on something far more fundamental: safety habits, situational awareness, and plain old common...