Protection for Property Managers - Steve Bonaventure - Security Download - Episode # 007

03/31/23 • 45 min

Today’s guest is a visionary leader who is passionate about leveraging technology to improve the way people look at real estate. Please welcome to the show, Steve Bonaventure! Steve is the Founder of Pineapple, a company that looks to provide the all in one self touring solution for real estate. Join Steve as he sits down with the host Anna Redmond to talk about some of the steps that property managers can take in order to keep themselves safe.

Takeaways:

As more properties begin to open up and allow for more access from consumers, these spaces need to look toward upgrading the security related aspect. They can follow the model for security that other services such as Uber, Lyft and AirBnB offer.
At the end of the day, multi-family housing by nature is limited in the security sense. It’s often a balance between balancing risk mitigation and legality. It’s all about leveraging private databases in a way to be able to mitigate any risk.
Being a mid-level property manager can be a dangerous job. According to OSHA, it is classified as a higher risk job.
For multi-family properties, it used to be that about a dozen property managers would look out for a 300 unit apartment building, but now there are less and less property managers so less people will have to end up doing more work.
One way to prevent issues with unknown customers coming to tour a building is to have a sign that states that you verify IDs before a tour and follow through with that. Verifying an ID will prove that someone is who they say they are and keep everyone safe.
The property management industry is heading toward a more centralized environment where cameras and sensors will be more of a common thing in those spaces.
Originally, Steve was passionate about wanting to work in homeland security but he found a way to combine the safety and security with property management.

Quote of the Show:

06:34 “OSHA classifies it as a higher risk job, working as a property manager.”

Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-bonaventure-1857aa7/
Website: https://www.tourwithpineapple.com/

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Security Download is produced by Ringmaster, on a mission to create connections through B2B podcasts. Learn more at https://ringmaster.com/

Takeaways:

As more properties begin to open up and allow for more access from consumers, these spaces need to look toward upgrading the security related aspect. They can follow the model for security that other services such as Uber, Lyft and AirBnB offer.
At the end of the day, multi-family housing by nature is limited in the security sense. It’s often a balance between balancing risk mitigation and legality. It’s all about leveraging private databases in a way to be able to mitigate any risk.
Being a mid-level property manager can be a dangerous job. According to OSHA, it is classified as a higher risk job.
For multi-family properties, it used to be that about a dozen property managers would look out for a 300 unit apartment building, but now there are less and less property managers so less people will have to end up doing more work.
One way to prevent issues with unknown customers coming to tour a building is to have a sign that states that you verify IDs before a tour and follow through with that. Verifying an ID will prove that someone is who they say they are and keep everyone safe.
The property management industry is heading toward a more centralized environment where cameras and sensors will be more of a common thing in those spaces.
Originally, Steve was passionate about wanting to work in homeland security but he found a way to combine the safety and security with property management.

Quote of the Show:

06:34 “OSHA classifies it as a higher risk job, working as a property manager.”

Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-bonaventure-1857aa7/
Website: https://www.tourwithpineapple.com/

Ways to Tune In:

Amaon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/16d330f8-34cd-4633-ba6f-4791dd874fcb/security-download
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/security-download/id1664540144
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4BZJFn5BseSs5KR43Ng4Z8
Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9jYTlhNWNhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/security-download
YouTube - https://youtu.be/m6NWhoU_K4Y

Security Download is produced by Ringmaster, on a mission to create connections through B2B podcasts. Learn more at https://ringmaster.com/

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Measuring Effectiveness - Mark Dufton - Security Download - Episode # 006

Today’s guest has over 25 years in the commercial real estate industry. After graduating in the top 10% of his class from West Point, he spent his time honing his craft and passion for real estate. Please welcome to the show, Mark Dufton! Mark is the Managing Partner of Dinosaur Capital Partners, and he joins the host Anna Redmond to talk about the role that security places in commercial real estate and protecting the assets.

Takeaways:

When companies are planning on building a piece of real estate, they often forget the importance of security for the property. A solution to this would be to have an independent security consultant be involved in the design process and hear their input.
Commercial real estate is a 20 plus trillion dollar market, but the current level of technology is behind the current times in a lot of cases. This means that security has taken a backseat in many cases.
Nationwide, Mall properties are going to be reduced from 12,000 or 13,000 properties all the way to 700 properties, and office properties have been struggling as well. These are the two biggest users of visible security.
As the property owner, you are going to know more about the property than a security firm that is coming on for their first day. In order to best prepare them, give them a head start by going through a security audit.
The technology aspect of security is where commercial real estate is lacking as an industry. Video cameras and other pieces of technology are an easier way to provide safety for tenants and other people in the property.
At a certain point, the cost of security that is being implemented starts to outweigh the benefit to it and there is no one at the wheel to identify the turning points.
In an inflationary environment, property owners will start to look at the utilities they might be paying for and other aspects such as property insurance, and security is usually the aspect where they tend to cut back, which leads to a reduction in the safety of the property.

Quote of the Show:

28:35 “Each property should have some form of security assessment, even if it's semi-formal.”

Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdufton/
Website: https://www.dinosaurcap.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/markdufton

Ways to Tune In:

Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/16d330f8-34cd-4633-ba6f-4791dd874fcb/security-download
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/security-download/id1664540144
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Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9jYTlhNWNhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/security-download
YouTube - https://youtu.be/Tjj-qDAx9uQ

Security Download is produced by Ringmaster, on a mission to create connections through B2B podcasts. Learn more at https://ringmaster.com/

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Securing Your Firewall - Druce MacFarlane - Security Download - Episode # 008

Today’s guest is a driver of transformation and revenue-generator. He has over 15 years of progressive product-management leadership experience with technology organizations. He is a speaker and the host of the podcast, Startup Lantern. Please welcome to the show, Druce MacFarlane. Druce is the Head of Products - Security, Threat Intelligence and Analytics at Infoblox, and he joins the host Anna Redmond to talk about how cybersecurity and physical security need to work together to better compliment each other.

Takeaways:

When it comes to physical and cyber security, there really isn’t a good intersection between the two. This is a huge mistake because you can have the best firewalls but if you aren’t guarding your office doors, anyone can walk in and ruin the system.
With the way Wi-Fi networks work, everyone assumes that it is locked down and secure but if there is somebody with the right software they could get into your network and cause major havoc on your system.
Brokerage firms are a prime target for a security hack due to the high dollar transactions that go through their systems.
Email was never designed to be a secure form of communication. If there is anything sensitive at all, you shouldn’t send it out through an email.
If a security guard works at the same office everyday, they would be able to notice if something is off with an unknown person coming in with a laptop and could alert the right people to the situation.
In order to cut down on any potential security risks, it’s important to notice if an employee’s credentials are being used to access the system and then match it up with the location of the request to see if it matches where the employee is.
Out of everyone in the company, the CFO is the most likely target for someone trying to get information out of the company as they would know more about the company than anyone else.

Quote of the Show:

32:01 “There's physical security, there's cyber security, I consider this to be job security,”

Links: