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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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And the winner of the “Security Oscar” is….

February 29, 2012Tess Nacelewicz

I love Meryl Streep but her Oscar win Sunday night felt a little bit “been there, done that” to me. Not matter how deserved, it was her third, so where was the thrill? So thank goodness for Don Moore, president of Moore Protection, a security company based in Redondo Beach, Calif., who instituted the Morpheus Award—which I like to call the “Security Oscar.” At Academy Awards time each year, Moore Protection presents the “Morphie” to a film “that...

Award, Don Moore, John Akouris, Moore Protection, Tower Heist


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