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Tips to Protect Your Business From Ransomware

Over the last few years we’ve observed the steady rise of ransomware with some trepidation. It is fast becoming a multi-million dollar business, and it’s getting surprisingly sophisticated. The ransomware industry is continually innovating, offering cybercriminals new technology, various business…

When It Comes to Cyber Security, The Weakest Link is Still Employees

June 21, 2017
Michelle Drolet
Science and Technology, Security, Training & Education
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We need to make sure the highly regulated world of cannabis business knows how to protect its data, customer and otherwise, yet also control access to it without too much hassle. As an insurgent breed, hackers are savvy and will…

Pharmaceutical industry lessons for cannabis

When it comes to developing and implementing an appropriately comprehensive security plan, the pharmaceutical industry knows what it is doing. You might say that this is not their first rodeo. That is not, however, the case with many cannabis businesses…

New security technology now available for the cannabis industry

As a cannabis security consultant, I have had the privilege of working with many leading security equipment vendors across the United States. Working with these vendors allows me to get first-hand knowledge of some pretty cool security technology for the…

Why Security Matters

By Rebecca Cicarelli and Matt Gifford The demands of managing a cannabis business are endless. So much so, that attending to the minutia of security planning and implementation can seem like a chore. Is it really worth it? In short;…

Creating a Policy and Procedure Manual for Your Business

By Tony Gallo Do you have a written policy or procedure to address any of these scenarios? Your manager decides to come in to your store alone early on a Sunday morning to catch up on some paperwork. He is approached…

What Is The Real Threat? Theft Vs. Diversion

By Rebecca Cicarelli and Matt Gifford The cannabis industry is arguably in its infancy, especially when we consider growth projections. Consequently, there are limited statistics specific to theft and diversion, but the threat is indeed real. At the end of…

Cannabusiness Security Regulations: How the States Stack Up

As anybody with multi-state cannabis operations can attest, security regulations are inconsistent state to state. Indeed, as individual states adopt legislation that legalizes either medical or recreational marijuana, they often seem intent on re-inventing the wheel. And some of those…

Turnaround Specialist Re-Primes the Canna Security America Pump

When CBE was putting together the 100 Top Ancillary Businesses last year, we decided not to include Canna Security America (CSA). They had just come off an IPO, the stock was in the tank; and Dan Williams, the Company’s CEO and…

Federal Regulation 21 CFR 1301.72: What It Means for You

To say that the pharmaceutical industry is highly regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is perhaps the understatement of the century. DEA and FDA oversight is critical to consumer safety; therefore requirements and documentation can appear to be endless.…

Industry Leader Joins Sapphire Risk Advisory Group

PRESS RELEASE Tony Gallo Becomes Managing Partner, Sapphire Risk Advisory Group DALLAS - Aug. 1, 2016 - PRLog -- Tony Gallo an expert in Loss Prevention and Safety has joined Sapphire Risk Advisory Group, as the Managing Partner of the…

The 1-2-3 of Surviving an Armed Robbery

June 29, 2016
Tony Gallo
Security
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Lately, there has been a surge of criminal activity in the Cannabis Industry. Unfortunately, most of the surge has been in the form of cash and cannabis robberies or late night dispensary and grow location break-ins. Some have been violent,…

If knowledge is Power, then access control is King

June 20, 2016
Tony Gallo
Security
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By Tony Gallo To be exact, having real and immediate data of who opened that door is king. Any meaningful investigation will begin with a list of probable “persons of interest”. Imagine after a breech in your security resulting…

Is There Really Chaos in Denver’s Marijuana Security Market?

A company that provides security to the Denver marijuana industry says there's "chaos" in the Colorado marijuana security market. The managing director of Iron Protection Group, which is a unit of Denver-based General Cannabis Corp. (over-the-counter bulletin board: CANN) said…

The Importance of Cannabis Security Vaults

February 1, 2016
Tony Gallo
Security
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Why would you even want a vault in the first place? Sure - we can all agree that it is prudent to protect hundreds of thousands of dollars in cannabis and cash in a vault, right? But why is this…