Time to Head North

TNG07: Cybersecurity and the Importance of Knowing Your Digital Footprint

What’s the importance of knowing your digital footprint, and how can it be used against you? Do you have to be ultra-technical to protect yourself online? Are children more susceptible to cybercrime?

It’s been a long, hot summer, but we’re glad to be back! In this episode, we’re joined by Ashley Ferguson and Chris Bullock, managing members of Ci2A, a cyber investigations and intelligence agency, for a talk about cybersecurity and what you can do to better protect yourself, your organization, and your family from cybercrime.

TNG06: Where Is All of This Going? The True Impact of Defunding Law Enforcement.

How could defunding the police affect the response by law enforcement to community quality of life issues? How about crimes that affect corporate entities such as workplace violence, retail fraud, larceny, and corporate business continuity?

David Harvey, managing principal at HV Global Consulting, joins us to discuss how current events are putting a strain on leaders trying to provide equal representation and how defunding and the loss of qualified immunity could affect the future of law enforcement. Since his days as an Army MP, David has served as, among other things, the Chief of Police for both Garden City, MI and the Detroit Metropolitan Airport; Garden City’s City Manager; and the Executive Director of the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards. His extensive background and knowledge provide valuable insight into the issues of today.

TNG05: Making an Impact - Methodologies for Modern Threat Identification

How do we identify threats when in a public event space? What can we do to better understand our risk profile? Where are the threats in our day-to-day job environment?

In this episode, we are joined by Michael Rozin, president, and founding partner at Rozin Security. For nearly 20-years, he has focused on terrorism prevention and security and is highly skilled in proactive protection against terrorists and other high-risk perpetrators of violence. We’ll discuss Rozin Security’s SIRA® (Suspicion Indicators Recognition & Assessment) program, as well as how the current threat landscape has been affected by the COVID crisis.

TNG04: Best Practices - A Conversation with an Army Colonel Turned City Manager

How is the transition from being a military installation commander to becoming a city manager? How does the daily approach to this situation impact management of a city? What are the challenges of balancing job and family amid COVID?

In this episode, we are joined by Mike Graese, retired Army Colonel – turned City Manager of Ashland, KY – to discuss how the dedicated leadership of a small city is dealing with the effects of COVID-19. We’ll look at how his military experience shaped his decision-making process and how Ashland's comprehensive crisis policies have allowed for the rapid response to the pandemic.

TNG03: Team Talk #1

In this episode, The North Group team sits down for a roundtable discussion on our general attitudes and perspectives surrounding today’s events. From local community reactions – to how our past experiences have allowed us to adjust to rapid change – to how the new “normal” may be “abnormal,” we look at the how the COVID crisis might be our generation’s “biological great depression” and change the way we evaluate our readiness.

TNG02: The Physiology of Stress During Crisis

How does maintaining routines help you gain something? What can we do for our mental health to preserve our physical health and maintain perspective in our daily lives? What effects do stressful environments have on us over time – to include our mortality?

In this episode, Dr. W. Kyle Vincent, MD, a primary care physician from Temecula, CA, joins us to discuss the physiology of stress and panic and how we can stay mentally healthy during this time of crisis. Dr. Vincent will take us deep into the physiology of the body and talk about the differences between short and long-term stress and how it is handled by different individuals, as well as some healthy daily habits for all of us who are living in quarantine, constant fear, potential grief, and anxiety about the unknown.

TNG01: Duty of Care - Giving Your Business and Household an Honest Examination

What should businesses and households focus on in this time of crisis? What should CEOs or security directors be doing now to realign their operations on the other side of COVID-19? What previous lessons were learned about isolation and surviving through austere times?

In this episode, Glenn Norling, Principal at TBR Consulting and retired FBI Special Agent, joins us to discuss Duty of Care and how COVID-19 is going to ultimately change how business owners view their responsibilities, both now and as the crisis wanes. We’ll also talk about the importance of planning and training for continuity operations, as well as what are we not discussing amongst the overwhelming amount of information provided daily.