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For Security & Protection Specialists

  • THE NEW Open Source Intelligence

    We all hear about this OSINT malarkey but searching the Internet for information is much much more than just dropping a couple of search terms into Google.

    There are many different search engines out there and using these various systems, combined with how you actually search for phrases, should bring you the results you are after.

    THE NEW Open Source Intelligence

  • The Rise in the Use of CCTV in Court Proceedings

    An estimated 5.9 million CCTV cameras were in operation throughout the UK in 2016, making the British public one of the most surveilled in the world. Only Beijing has more CCTV cameras than London, where the average person will be recorded on camera 300 times in one day.

    The Rise in the Use of CCTV in Court Proceedings

  • Global Risk RoundUp – Feb 2020

    Global Risk RoundUp – Feb 2020

    Our Global Risk partners, Drum Cussac, provide in-depth analysis of global risks via in-house experts, cutting edge technology and through a comprehensive global source network. Here is your summary of the incidents you need to know about from the last 30 days.

    Global Risk RoundUp – Feb 2020

  • Head on a Swivel

    From the time we are indoctrinated into this Industry, we hear the phrase “Head on a Swivel”!  This ancillary movement of moving one’s head 180 degrees side to side is taught to familiarize the specialist with scanning areas or crowds for suspicious activity or persons. At first, it’s over exaggerated, you appear to be nervous, very bobble head like, anxious, your adrenalin surges through your veins, but WHAT DO YOU SEE? If you see something, WHAT IS IT? Do you UNDERSTAND what it is you’re seeing? If so, now can you now PROJECT? And if so, can you now RESPOND? Oh, and can you do it in mili-seconds? For many, the answer is NO and for the many that can’t in truth say yes, I offer this article.    

    Head on a Swivel

  • Fit for Purpose – Motivation and Mindset

    The struggle will be experienced by every single one of us, at differing intensities, durations and regularities; it is one of the only true guarantees in life.

    Fit for Purpose – Motivation and Mindset

Featured Articles

Intelligence 2.0

Although the underlying principle of understanding ‘capability and intention’ and the objective of ‘forewarned is … >>>

Fit for Purpose

Nine years have passed since I wrote my first article for The Circuit magazine and it’s been interesting to see how the … >>>

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 … >>>

Top Articles

Industry News January 2020

2 guards with Juice WRLD charged with gun violations Two security guards for Juice WRLD face misdemeanor gun charges … >>>

Residential Security

Residential security (RS) is something that is usually taken very lightly, most believe putting in an alarm system and … >>>

Protection

Legal Testimony & the Close Protection Agent

Legal Testimony & the Close Protection Agent   You are a well- trained, and well educated Protection Agent. You have gone through extensive training, and done everything you can to prepare yourself to be successful in the profession; you are ready … >>>

Have You Got A Career Plan?

  Picture yourself sitting in the front right seat of a vehicle making its way down the road. Your client is in the back on the cell phone conducting business. The road is smooth; the driver that you met just a few minutes ago seems competent … >>>

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Surveillance

How To Choose The Best Camera For Surveillance

For those of us who use cameras in our professional work, particularly when conducting surveillance tasks you’re going to need something a bit more powerful than a compact. Choosing the best camera for surveillance can be mind-boggling.

Tapping, but not my feet…

Mobile Telephone monitoring software (spyware), its effectiveness as an espionage tool and its cost vs potential rewards.

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Hostile

Task, Threat and Environment

For a number of reasons, the most difficult thing to instil in a student during training is the proper mindset. Every student has bias from his or her experiences and the appropriate mindset for any professional must be ingrained through operational … >>>

Zero Day Vulnerabilities

How Do You Stop a Threat You Can't See Coming? This past March, WikiLeaks dumped 8,761 CIA documents collectively known as "Vault 7." These documents contained information about what was essentially the government agency's armory of cyber threats. They … >>>

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Training

Pre-deployment Hostile Environment Training

The importance of conducting ‘quality’ pre-deployment hostile environment CP training The nature of the typical security contracts now being awarded to the many Private Security Companies (PSC’s) on the hostile environment circuit today, has seen a dramatic … >>>

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Maritime

Changing Tides

Changing Tides Evolution of Gulf of Aden piracy, a personal insight:   About three and a half years ago, I decided that while I was fit enough, young enough and still daft enough, I was going to buck the pension trap and have a career change.   I … >>>

Cyber-Security Offshore

The New Virtual Battlefield? Our reliance on Information & Communications Technology (ICT) is stemmed deep in our everyday lives in the modern world and the Maritime and Offshore Oil & Gas industries are no different at all. Whether it’s the internet … >>>

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Medical

FIRST AID FOR CLOSE PROTECTION

The pace of life on the Close Protection circuit is ever increasing, as are the demands placed on CPOs, who always need to remain one step ahead of their clients to ensure even the shortest operation runs smoothly. CPOs meet these demands and those of … >>>

The perils of looking after other people

Do you ever feel bogged down by other people’s demands? Or as though, no matter how much you help someone, it’s just not working? Do you have people in your life who make you feel guilty – but you’re not sure how or why? You could be caught in a drama … >>>

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