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Featured Articles
Mobile Security
The majority of attacks on mobile devices focused on human exploitation, as found in the Proofpoint Human Factor Report. … >>>
Disaster Preparedness
Rule number one when it comes to disaster management – preparation beats the hell out of managing in the crisis. Now is … >>>
Breaking the Communication Barrier
Having just returned from six months security consultancy and executive protection work in some of the darkest corners … >>>
Industry News At A Glance
We cast our eye over the main stories impacting the security industry. Here's what's appeared on the radar since the … >>>
Can I Get Some Work?
KEEPING YOUR EDGE: Can I get some work? Hands down, this has to be amongst the most confusing phrases in … >>>
What’s In A Scuba Diving Go-Bag
We use the word “Go Bag” a lot in the Close Protection Industry but the bag itself has a multitude of different uses and … >>>
This one’s for your family…
Recently I was talking with a friend who has a long career in close protection and I asked him for ideas for my Circuit … >>>
Muscle Recovery: Essential to Your Next Workout
Originally published on HVMN by Nate Martins. The moment every athlete wants to … >>>
Tapping, but not my feet…
In this article we will look at the rise in phone tapping, the use of Mobile Telephone monitoring software (spyware), … >>>
Top Articles
Keeping Your Edge – Is Politics Driving a Wedge Between Protectors?
2017 has been an interesting year for politics, particularly American politics. On these shores, we had an election for … >>>
Church Security the New Frontier Part 2
More now than ever, church security is an issue that must be addressed in our modern society. Most recently in … >>>
Experiences Of Being A Hostage and Living With The Shia
An Interview with Peter Moore On May 29, 2007, IT consultant Peter Moore and four bodyguards, all British … >>>
Protective Surveillance
The nuances of personal protection and the specialist options available to High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI’s), VIPs and … >>>
Countering snipers Part 1
I am sure there are those who initially looked at the title of this article dismissed it as something that will never … >>>
How Surveillance Can Help Prevent Acid Attacks
In recent years there has been a surge of acid attacks in London and the surrounding areas. Understandably this has … >>>
Utility of Force
It seems a strange anomaly to me that as a Close Protection Officer there is no requirement for me to have any physical … >>>
Church Security – The Five R’s of Venue Protection
People go to church for all kinds of reasons but almost no one goes to find trouble. The ones that do go for that … >>>
Does Fitness Matter Anymore?
I want to start this edition of Keeping Your Edge by giving you a glimpse into how my non-operational days go, those are … >>>
Surviving university as a mature student
Going to (or going back to) university seems to be becoming increasingly popular and I have lost count of the number of … >>>
Protection
Leaders – A peek behind the curtain of the Close Protection Industry.
I wanted to give you the reader, a chance to hear from some of the movers and shakers in our CRAFT, those that I have come to know and respect during my time in the business. What do they think about the state of our industry? Where is the field … >>>
Readiness and Commitment
Are you prepared to answer that call? Very early in our training and careers, we are taught that in the Executive Protection field we must subscribe to a different way of life. The understanding of this life is vital to our personal … >>>
Surveillance
The Placement Of Residential Security Systems
Placing up security cameras can be a legal battlefield if you’re proven to be violating the law. Here are the things you need to know legally when considering the placement of residential security systems around a property
Working Girl – October 2011
Working Girl Jacquie Davis I was sitting in a side road watching an address in London for a few days when suddenly I heard the sound of breaking glass, I called up the other surveillance team members to ask if they had heard it, yes yes came the reply over the radio. I then saw […]
Hostile
The Age of the Super Crises
The Age of the Super Crises ~ a nuclear threat North Korea’s recent nuclear tests should not be underestimated. 2013 could well be the most pivotal year for strategic military weapon controls (i.e., concerns around armed nukes) since the closing of … >>>
Afghan Endgame
Afghan Endgame OEF - Why it failed and what next... After more than a decade of bloody operations, is it finally time for NATO to concede defeat on the battlefield and switch tactics? Operation Enduring Freedom - The chaotic legacy of the Bush … >>>
Training
Which Training Provider?
One of the questions I am always asked from people entering the Close Protection sector is which Close Protection Training Provider should I use? There are many out there, some are good, some are bad but how can you tell before you part with your hard … >>>
Hostile Environment Surveillance Process
Have you ever had the feeling that something was wrong before you’ve actually spotted a potential threat? Maybe the hairs stood up on the back of your neck and you became sharply aware of your surroundings or you had a “gut feeling” … >>>
Maritime
Women in Maritime Security
A female’s perspective of being a Maritime Security Operative in the HRA. An exclusive interview with Ruth Tiik I first met Ruth several months ago on a floating platform in the Red Sea where we and many others were stuck for several days waiting for our … >>>
A day in the Life – Maritime Security
The word on the high seas is that the first modern-day Somali Pirates were, in fact, the Somali Coastguard. With Chinese, Spanish and Italian fishing fleets invading the waters off Somalia and fishing them almost dry of Tuna it was inevitable that … >>>
Medical
Catastrophic Haemorrhage
CATASTROPHIC HAEMORRHAGE During the Vietnam War, 50% of battlefield deaths were the result of major haemorrhage. Of these, 80% were torso injuries, which, in the pre-hospital environment, are classed as non-compressible injuries. For the immediate … >>>
Hypothermia
You are on a ski trip with a VIP, a 45 year old male, when he falls and breaks his leg. He is unable to walk, let alone ski. He is diabetic and not particularly fit. You have been skiing in the backcountry all day and are tired and hungry. The … >>>