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Futuristic film wins the “Security Oscar” in 2014

March 5, 2014Tess Nacelewicz

Each year, California-based Moore Protection announces its choice of a movie that best shows the use of modern security technology. The security company calls its honor the "Morpheus Award," a name inspired by Morpheus, the god of dreams and visions in Greek mythology. But I've dubbed it the "Security Oscar," since it's always announced around the time of the Academy Awards. The 2014 Morpheus Award winner is—hand me the envelope, please—“The Purge,”...

Award, Dave Lofstrom, Moore Protection, Security Oscar, The Purge


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John Akouris: Hollywood security 'star'

July 10, 2012Tess Nacelewicz

I knew that John Akouris, former VP of sales for Moore Protection, was a movie buff  who played a big role annually in helping select the winner of Moore Protection's Morpheus Award. Moore Protection, a security company based in Redondo Beach, Calif., gives out the award—which I like to all the “Security Oscar”—each year at Academy Awards time to a movie that “that best depicts the realistic use of modern security technology in mainstream media.” Akouris'...

Award, Don Moore, John Akouris, Moore Protection, Security Oscar, Westec Security


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