Preventing Retail Theft: Holiday Season Best Practices
The holidays bring record foot traffic, higher sales volumes and a rise in theft. Seasonal crowds and temporary staff can create an environment that fosters organized retail crime (ORC) and opportunistic theft. This article explores how staffing challenges and increased inventory create unique holiday season security risks and how retailers can strengthen their loss prevention programs through layered retail security strategies.
Protos Security Delivers an Immersive, Insight-Driven Experience at GSX 2025
Protos Security recently attended the Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2025 Conference in New Orleans, LA. Protos made a strong impact, leveraging our deep industry expertise to better understand and address the evolving needs of businesses across sectors. Through live demos, thought leadership sessions, interactive engagement walls and more, Protos demonstrated how technology, transparency and trust continue to define the next generation of security solutions.
Holiday Warehouse Security: Theft Prevention & Logistics Protection Strategies
This article is part of our holiday security series, which also covers surge staffing, seasonal staff best practices, holistic multi-layered security and high-value transport strategies. In this blog, we’ll break down the unique holiday security challenges facing warehouses and distribution centers, explore proven strategies for theft prevention and share practical steps for mitigating risks such as employee theft and cargo loss.
Security Best Practices for Seasonal and Temporary Staff in Retail and Distribution
As the holiday season approaches, retailers and distributors turn to seasonal and temporary staff to meet rising demand. By implementing a thoughtful set of security best practices, companies can both anticipate vulnerabilities and equip seasonal staff to succeed. Consider these five core practices to help secure your retail and distribution centers during the holiday season.
Holiday Surge Planning: Scaling Guard Services Fast for Distribution Centers
The holiday season brings a surge in shipments, seasonal workers and around-the-clock operations, making distribution centers prime targets for theft, pilferage and safety risks. This article explores how proactive holiday security planning can protect facilities from escalating threats like cargo theft and workplace incidents while ensuring smooth operations during peak demand.
How to Secure Distribution Centers with a Multi-Layered, Holistic Approach
The holiday season is the busiest, and riskiest, time of year for manufacturing and distribution centers. With inventory overloads, extended operating hours and rapid hiring of temporary staff, facilities become prime targets for theft. Protos specializes in delivering comprehensive security solutions, helping logistics leaders protect assets, mitigate risks and maintain operational continuity, especially during seasonal peaks.
Disaster Relief & Emergency Security: Protecting Sites Before, During & After Storms
Every hurricane season brings a combination of uncertainty, urgency and high stakes, making hurricane security services essential for protecting businesses against both the immediate and secondary dangers of a storm. This is where hurricane security services and comprehensive storm damage site security become invaluable. They provide the specialized planning, rapid deployment and on-the-ground protection needed before and after a storm.
Protos’ Innovative Security vs. Competitors: What Sets Us Apart
Traditional security approaches have long been fraught with challenges, often lacking the versatility to effectively address the unique security threats that businesses face. Recognizing the challenges of traditional security practices, Protos Security steps in with an effective approach to innovative security management.
In-House vs. Outsourced Security: Which is Right for Your Business?
When it comes to protecting your people, property and peace of mind, one of the most important operational decisions a business can make is how to staff and manage its security presence. This blog will explore the key differences between in-house and outsourced security contractors, examine the pros and cons of each approach and help you evaluate which option best fits your organization’s needs.
Security Budgeting 101: How to Balance Cost & Risk
Private security is one of the smartest investments a business can make to protect its people, property and assets. But how do you balance strong protection with cost? In this blog, we’ll break down security budgeting strategies, explain how to measure ROI and explore how outsourcing can enhance your program without compromising safety.
