Bank Security Seminar 2023 | Colorado Bankers Association (CBA) | 14 September 2023 | Virtual

• Robbery Awareness and Procedures
Why do people rob financial institutions? Because that’s where the money is. Your financial institution can unknowingly be making itself an easier target for robbers! In this session, we review the steps and procedures financial institutions should enact to help protect staff and the public. Learn how robbers case your institution, the specific steps you can take to reduce your chances of robbery, and actions not to take that may exacerbate the situation. This program covers all the necessary steps your staff needs to sustain a safe workplace in your financial institution. Protect your people, prevent vulnerability, and reassure your customers that their money is safe.

Active Shooter: The Warning Signs
• Active Shooter events just don’t happen! This program will review the warning signs that one of your staff members or visitors might display before an actual event. The FBI has issued the report, “A Study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States,” which serves as the basis for this session. We will review behaviors that many shooters display before an attack. Awareness of a person’s surroundings when an event occurs will be discussed. This session will have no physical contact and no attendees will be asked to participate in an actual demonstration or mock training exercise.

• The Four L’s of Physical Security
Is that beautiful, flowering tree blocking sight lines to your entry? How long has that lightbulb been burnt out? This session will review inexpensive and effective changes you can implement immediately to make sure your facility is safe and secure. The session will review exterior security concerns such as landscaping, lighting, location, and locks. We will also review building design flaws and how to correct them and discuss why a night inspection program is essential.

• Board Reporting: The Security Perspective
Regulations specify that the Security Officer must report to the board annually and that the implementation, administration, and effectiveness of the security program be addressed. What exactly the Security Officer should report to the board is not clearly identified in the regulations. This interactive session will review best practices relating to training, inspections, and foreseeable events that should be reported to your board.