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It is best to think of our own biases as the "working" hypothesis, we all carry and use that help us speed up our cognition and decision-making. This being what it is, it not too hard to imagine how bias affects our awareness, which in turn affects everything in our day-to-day lives, including our own personal security and survivability. So how do we positively affect our biases in a way that helps make us safer? Well, it's actually quite easy. We affect bias through our own awareness of it. So for your personal growth and viewing pleasure, we have included a link below to a beautifully consolidated list of 50 of the most common modern day biases to help aid you in your journey to a better future self awareness.

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Infographic: 50 Cognitive Biases in the Modern World Our rapidly evolving world forces us to adopt distinct patterns of behavior, and in the process, paves the way for new cognitive biases to emerge.

It's always been interesting how much the security industry in general ignores simple data like this in the formulation of their client's security assessments and mitigation planning. Here we have strong data that those who are actively disengaged (underutilized) in their employment, actually experience more stress, physical pain, sadness, and anger than even the unemployed. Gavin de Becker, security specialist and best-selling author, once brilliantly stated that human suffering is the greatest predictor of violence available to security practitioners.

So why do so many security service providers not factor this idea more prominently when conducting their client's risk assessment and planning? Instead, we unethically sell them on more expensive manpower and tech heavy solutions, when in fact we should be selling them on simple strategies focused on promoting cultures of respect in and outside their organizations. This multidisciplinary approach to security is the hallmark of what we at Affirm Solutions call "Ethical Security." If you're interested in learning more about this topic or our services: www.affirmingsecurity.com.

Sadly, a trend that is on the rise not just in Montana, but across the USA. Best thing you can do is to simply talk to your children about what to do when approached by strangers, and to help lay out some clear boundaries and strategies to guide them in navigating this danger. I recently heard about a parent advising their child to run to either food, families, or flags when approached by strangers.

1. Food - Run to a nearby restaurant and ask staff and management for help.
2. Families - Those with children are more likely to help another child in need.
3. Flags - Run to those whose uniforms have flags on them.

Is this list perfect? No, but it's a good place to start a conversation with your children. It's also important to note how sad it is to see our state's Native children are still disproportionately represented in these types of cases. Our thoughts and prayers are with the missing in hopes they will be found and returned to their families.

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These 21 Montana Children Went Missing in August. Have You Seen Them? - NewsBreak There are currently over 50 missing children in the state of Montana. Such tragic events are unfortunate and scary. However, public databases make it possible for...