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How to Win a Retainer Contract with a UHNW Client

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Career Guidance

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Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

Plus how a maritime militia started picking targets by who owns them, and what hostile surveillance looks like up close.

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The Long Approach

The Long Approach

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The EP Salary Benchmark 2026

The EP Salary Benchmark 2026

What Security Professionals Are Actually Earning

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INSIGHTS

What Jack Reacher Gets Wrong

What Jack Reacher Gets Wrong

The mass-market thriller industry has trained civilians to expect security work that doesn't exist, and why practitioners are reading something entirely different


Getting the Right Nutrition on Long Shifts

Navigating the Complexities of Wi-Fi Installations


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How to Win a Retainer Contract with a UHNW Client

How to Win a Retainer Contract with a UHNW Client

The buy-side checklist, the pricing math, and the pitch that turns day rates into a retainer.

The EP Salary Benchmark 2026

The EP Salary Benchmark 2026

What Security Professionals Are Actually Earning

The Surveillance Blind Spot

The Surveillance Blind Spot

Seven counter-surveillance failures that leave executive protection programs exposed to preventable attacks


PROTECTION

The Surveillance Blind Spot

The Surveillance Blind Spot

Seven counter-surveillance failures that leave executive protection programs exposed to preventable attacks

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AI in Security: The Decision Has Already Been Made

Transferable Skillsets from Nightclub Security Professionals

Knowing When to Quit

SURVEILLANCE

The Surveillance Blind Spot

The Surveillance Blind Spot

Seven counter-surveillance failures that leave executive protection programs exposed to preventable attacks

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Circuit Magazine

Hostile Surveillance Threats

The Changing Face of Surveillance Training Qualifications?

HUMAN INTELLIGENCE

CYBERSECURITY

Physical Security Has a Cyber Blind Spot Worth $84 Billion

Physical Security Has a Cyber Blind Spot Worth $84 Billion

The managed cybersecurity market is booming and most protection teams still treat digital threats as someone else's problem

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Why Your Data May Not Be So Private Anymore

Blockchain Explained

Cyber Security Fundamentals – Deepfakes and Impersonation

Risk Management

The Insider Blind Spot

The Insider Blind Spot

Insider threat programs built around cybersecurity are leaving physical security teams exposed. OSINT is the detection layer most organizations haven't deployed yet.

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Circuit Magazine

The Threat Posed by Fixated Individuals

Embracing The Unified Protector: A Holistic Approach to Risk Management

Careering-Ending Accident Turns Tragedy into Triumph

Tactical Medicine

Protective Medical Services

Protective Medical Services

Integrating Strategic Medical Planning and Immediate Care into Protective Operations


Is Advanced Medical Training Really Necessary?

Treat The Patient - Not the Monitor!

Tactical Medicine in Iraq


HEALTH & FITNESS

A History of Military Physical Training

A History of Military Physical Training

From Ancient Gladiators to Modern PTIs: The Evolution of the Combat Athlete

Ryan Naish
Ryan Naish
Work-Life Balance in Executive Protection

Work-Life Balance in Executive Protection

Strategies for Finding Harmony

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Physical Fitness, Nutrition & Mental Wellbeing

Physical Fitness, Nutrition & Mental Wellbeing

What Are you Overlooking?

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Fit for Purpose – Packing for Adventure

Fit for Purpose – Packing for Adventure

A logical system for building a comprehensive adventure grab-bag for any environment

Ryan Naish
Ryan Naish

CAREER ADVICE

How to Win a Retainer Contract with a UHNW Client

How to Win a Retainer Contract with a UHNW Client

The buy-side checklist, the pricing math, and the pitch that turns day rates into a retainer.

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Circuit Magazine
The EP Salary Benchmark 2026

The EP Salary Benchmark 2026

What Security Professionals Are Actually Earning

Circuit Magazine
Circuit Magazine
Transferable Skillsets from Nightclub Security Professionals

Transferable Skillsets from Nightclub Security Professionals

Mastering Communication, Threat Analysis, and Conflict Resolution in Dynamic Environments

Devon Taitt
Devon Taitt
The Path to a Sustainable Career in Executive Protection

The Path to a Sustainable Career in Executive Protection

The Mindset, Skills, and Strategies That Keep You in the Game

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TACTICAL FIREARMS

The Liability Gap

The Liability Gap

Why courts are pushing security agencies away from Tasers and toward a restraint device with zero lawsuits on record

Kevin R. Madison
Kevin R. Madison
Operating as a Commercial Sniper The Myths and Facts

Operating as a Commercial Sniper The Myths and Facts

Legal Limitations and Practical Realities of Precision Rifles in Private Security

Andy 'Orlando' Wilson
Andy 'Orlando' Wilson
The Modern Shotgun

The Modern Shotgun

Is the modern shotgun still a viable option in today’s defensive strategy?

Mark "Six" James
Mark "Six" James
Shooting Range Considerations For Your Next Training Course

Shooting Range Considerations For Your Next Training Course

Understanding backstops and shooter safety for successful firearms training courses

Andy 'Orlando' Wilson
Andy 'Orlando' Wilson

PODCAST

Storytelling and the Protector | Mark Ledlow

Storytelling and the Protector | Mark Ledlow

Protecting the C-Suite | Jason Bolwell

Protecting the C-Suite | Jason Bolwell

Successful Networking for Today's Protector | John Morrison

Successful Networking for Today's Protector | John Morrison

Reimagining Security Convergence | Katie Barnett & Gavin Wilson

Reimagining Security Convergence | Katie Barnett & Gavin Wilson

Non Verbal Communication | Gary Simpson

Non Verbal Communication | Gary Simpson


NEWSLETTER

Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

Plus how a maritime militia started picking targets by who owns them, and what hostile surveillance looks like up close.

The Long Approach

The Long Approach

Plus: how a government counternarcotics operation drove cartel violence to its highest level in seven years — weeks before the World Cup opens in Guadalajara.

Within Range

Within Range

Plus: An IRGC operative had floor plans of Trump's Florida home — and what PSG's Champions League title cost Paris.

Point of Contact

Point of Contact

Plus: Iranian factional violence reaches London — and what a stay-away order cannot guarantee.

Inside the Proxy War

Inside the Proxy War

Plus: a drone strike on a nuclear plant on the Arabian Peninsula, Ukraine's largest attack of the war, and covert Israeli bases in the Iraqi desert.

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