A few times in my career I have been charged with purchasing vehicles for safely transporting clients. Sometimes the … >>>
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Tactical Firearms – Cross-Draw
It is believed that this is the safest method of carry because when the handgun is drawn from the holster, it points in a straight line directly at the target. The cross-draw is where the gun is on the opposite side of the body to the dominant hand, so you have to reach across the body to draw the handgun.
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Insecure Smart Houses
They are only of limited relevance today, but as the technologies involved become more widespread and implemented into every facet of life they will only become more prevalent. While it sounds like the stuff of science fiction, these threats exist now and are not going to go away.
For simplicity, we’ll say that a ‘smart’ device is anything which connects to the internet (or a network) and is not intended to be a computer interface. Intended is the key word there, as many of these devices are insecure for the simple reason that they are a computer. The problem is that it is now cheaper and easier to put a general purpose computer into a device and run some software to, for example, turn lights on and off than it is to design a single-purpose lightbulb which also connects to a network.
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Turning Habitual Habits into a Positive
Being an instructor for Tony Scotti’s Vehicle Dynamics Institute has forwarded the opportunity to observe how a large section of professionals interact and function from different niches of the industry. Military, transnational EP teams, US based teams, Federal LEO’s or with civilians this theme shows through. Even in the larger training arena the change can be seen as more of the schools are starting to focus on classes or blocks of instruction such as client management and behavioral analysis. The discussion forms are flooded with conversations relating to how to work in a team dynamic. It doesn’t matter if its a 28 day school or a three day school, they will be touching on and teaching these topics.
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What is Executive Protection?
In the past, I viewed Executive Protection (EP) as persons who provided corporate level protection. This was the guy who only walked with the CEO, politician, or other important corporate executives and dignitaries. With my limited understanding, I didn’t think of those who drive these same individuals as being considered Executive Protection agents as well. As an EP specialist, I now understand and have experienced some of the vast role’s EP work will encompass.
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Death Of The Solo Specialist
It’s not unusual for practitioners of our craft to find themselves operating as a “solo specialists” alongside their respective clients. The question is, are these days slowly coming to an end? If they are, how will we be able to convey this to our clients?
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Head on a Swivel
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What are the Characteristics of a Good Bodyguard?
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The Danger of Unmanned Drones
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Mobile Security
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Why A Political Soloution With The Afghan Taliban Is So Important
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Industry Standards Are They Out the Door?
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THE NEW Open Source Intelligence
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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 … >>>

Surveillance Detection & Global Business
Surveillance Detection & Global Business As we continue this series of articles discussing surveillance … >>>
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Death Of The Solo Specialist
It's not unusual for practitioners of our craft to find themselves operating as a "solo specialists" alongside their … >>>

Foot Steps Episode 1 – Kevin Ghee
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Industry News December 2020
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Freedom or Security?
Thirty years after Benjamin Franklin wrote: “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety … >>>

Shifting the Paradigm
You know how it is, old habits die hard, don't they? We get used to the way we've always done something, so we just … >>>

War in Venezuela
On the morning of April 30th, 2019 Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó seemed to attempt a coup d'état against the … >>>

At the Point of Crisis
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A Mantra to Operate By
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Foot Steps Episode 1 Kevin Ghee
How was your transition as a Philadelphia police officer to the private sector? My transition was a tricky one. Coming … >>>

Keeping Your Edge – Protectors & The Recording Process
An excerpt from the best-selling book, An Introduction to Celebrity Protection & Touring by Elijah Shaw & Dale … >>>
Protection

The Placement Of Residential Security Systems
What To Know Legally Say that you’re planning to put up security systems on your property or install them for a client, and you’ve already contacted your security camera provider for the installation, but you’re eventually confronted with the notion that your … >>>
Two Different Worlds
Two Different Worlds Through my experience in the Executive Protection industry, I have tried many times to understand what our Principals are thinking and what goes on in their heads. Their minds tick in a very strange way and the truth is, no matter how … >>>
Surveillance

Surveillance Tips for Investigations & Protective Intelligence
Surveillance is a skill learned best through experience, however tactics and techniques can also be improved via tips and tricks from seasoned practitioners. This article contains some very effective tactics, techniques and procedures for conducting surveillance investigations, for both private investigators as well as for protective intelligence assignments.
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

Obtaining & Maintaining Non Residency and SED
Obtaining & Maintaining Non Residency and SED (Seafarers Earning Deductions) New to the industry, got a contract working overseas and don’t know where to start? NON RESIDENCY You may have decided that a land-based career overseas is the … >>>

The Threat To Americans for Burning The Quran In The US
On a recent visit to Mazar-e-Sharif, a northern Afghanistan province where seven U.N. workers were killed by a mob in retaliation for the threat of burning of a Holy Quran in the U.S., I had the opportunity to speak with a group of 30 Afghan … >>>
Training

ICON Advanced EP – Course Review
ICON Advanced Executive Protection Course Review When I made the choice that I was going to make a move into the Executive Protection industry, I started researching the countless different training schools in the marketplace. I was looking for a … >>>

14 Lessons For Operating Training Programs in Foreign Countries
It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that Orlando Wilson is a man who lives and breathes training. In this article, he draws on his own personal insights to give a detailed account of the challenges encountered when operating training programs in foreign … >>>
Maritime

Working in the Maritime Security Industry
Working in the Maritime Security (MARSEC) Industry By Kevin ‘Knocker’ Whyte Maritime Security has become the new ‘Must Enter’ sector of the security industry, with long established MARSEC companies and new start-ups alike, picking up manpower intensive … >>>
Building Global Cyber Maritime Defence Standards
“The announcement yesterday that shipbroker Clarksons confirmed its computer systems were breached in a major cyber-security attack is a further indication how the global maritime industry is very much in the cross-hairs of the cybercriminal. The … >>>
Medical

First aid for a psychological injury
If you work in an environment where people are likely to get physically injured, then it stands to reason you would want people available with the skills to help. Most workplaces are comfortable with the notion of a first aider. They understand their purpose … >>>

Review: Medipro PHMT
COURSE REVIEW: Medipro Training: PHMT (Pre-Hospital-Medical-technician) Having previously completed FPOS (I) MIRA and Remote Team Medic Courses I was looking for a training course which had both industry recognition and would take my knowledge and skills to … >>>