Contributor

Garett Seivold

Garett Seivold is senior writer for LP Magazine. He is a trained journalist who has been covering corporate security for industry professionals for over twenty years. Seivold has been recognized by several organizations for outstanding writing, investigative reporting, and instructional journalism. He has authored dozens of survey-based research reports and best-practice manuals on security-related topics. Seivold can be reached at GarettS (at) LPportal (dot) com.

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LPM Voice

Is Your Approach to Network Device Security Sufficiently Middle of the Road?

Attitudes toward the cyber risk posed by network devices can vary substantially. Some organizations don’t give it much thought.

Organized Retail Crime (ORC)

Playing the Long Game: A Retailer’s Reaction to Shoplifting Today Impacts Crime for Decades to Come

Shoplifting is often cited as the most frequently committed crime in societies around the world. (Content sponsored by the Crime Accountability Partnership Program.)

LPM Voice

In a World of Evolving Threats, Restaurants Receive a Much-Needed Assist

Facing rapidly evolving threats and coming off a year ending with weak sales, loss prevention, safety, and risk practitioners in the restaurant industry face a mounting number of critical questions.

LPM Voice

Is Identification the Missing Piece in LP’s War against ORC?

Last month, police officers from the Berkeley Police Department in California raided a house as part of an investigation into a retail theft ring and found stolen cosmetics and other goods totaling $500,000, according to news reports.

LPM Voice

How Might Your LP Operation Benefit from Retail’s RFID Revolution?

Loss prevention executives are contending with a slew of challenges—budgetary pressures chief among them—yet there is reason for optimism.

Magazine Features

Cashing In on Security

It is possible for cash to be an afterthought. Shoppers are using it less, and it doesn’t command attention like new mobile payment methods...

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LPM Voice

Is It Time for LP to Embrace Its Creative Side?

Loss prevention professionals have historically depended on manufacturers to create the technology solutions that we use to protect our stores.

LPM Voice

Buyer, Beware: 4 Warning Signs of a Bad Contract Security Arrangement

As the contract security guard industry has improved and become more professional, it has become tougher to assign all the blame to it when security partnerships go wrong.

Organized Retail Crime (ORC)

Technology-Based Strategy Fuels Collaborative Program with Law Enforcement to Prosecute Retail Theft and Reduce Recidivism

How can retailers minimize their exposure to store theft from career criminals, both effectively partnering with law enforcement and prosecutors and ensuring convicted offenders...

LPM Voice

3 Ways to Maintain the Value of Your Video Investments

Video surveillance is often at the heart of loss prevention strategies designed to address causes of shrinkage. Whether a retailer is taking aim at shoplifting, employee theft, returns fraud, tag switching, or sweethearting, a video solution can usually help.

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