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For Security & Protection Specialists

  • ALWAYS HAVE IT TOGETHER

    My job is to look after my media team first and foremost. With the right mindset and approach, most of the time, this can be communicated to the military in a way that not only will they understand but also gets them onside.

    ALWAYS HAVE IT TOGETHER

  • Intelligence 2.0

    Although the underlying principle of understanding ‘capability and intention’ and the objective of ‘forewarned is forearmed’ have not dramatically altered overtime, the sheer scale of intelligence available in the Open Source environment means that the greatest risk today is information overload rather than information scarcity.

    It is in this context that in order to acquire and analyse asymmetric and potentially outcome-defining intelligence, analysts are required to think more laterally than ever and be able to draw both strategic and tactical conclusions from intelligence which may be independent and accurate as much as it may be deliberately misleading or presented through an emotional prism. SOCial Media INTelligence (SOCMINT) is one such instance of lateral thinking. FINancial INTelligence is another.

    Intelligence 2.0

  • Key Points to Being a Good Bodyguard

    Originally receiving the majority of my training in the military, I have been in the security and close protection industry for well over 15 years and, over the years, have taught literally hundreds of trained professionals – law enforcement, military, security professionals, intelligence agents – as well as a great many untrained personnel entering the industry for the first time.

    Key Points to Being a Good Bodyguard

  • Fit for Purpose

    From a physical training perspective, the evolution of my own personal practice, my approach to nutrition and what I advise for the general population has dramatically changed over these years.

    Fit for Purpose

  • Global Risk RoundUp – July 2019

    Our Global Risk partners, Drum Cussac, provide in-depth analysis of global risks, here is your summary of the last 30 days. Including: Three Explosions Reported in Mogadishu, Multiple Fatalities Reported as Measles Outbreak Continues to Spread Nationwide, Dozens Arrested in Suspected Terrorism Financing Ring, Fatalities Reported following Explosions in Jolo, Sulu Province

    Global Risk RoundUp – July 2019

Featured Articles

A is for Appendix Carry

For those of us in protective services our goal is always risk mitigation verses risk management.  In fact in the … >>>

Exit Strategy

One of the most dangerous things I have had to encounter when escorting a client is when you egress a nightclub … >>>

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 … >>>

Mike Gillette Interview

Mike Gillette Interview   Mike Gillette’s bio describes him as a “Speaker, Author, Inventor and Peak-Performance … >>>

Myth Busting Education

    The longer I work in the education sector, the more weird fallacies I hear. As I teach forensic … >>>

Show Time

YouTube, CNN, TMZ, Entertainment Tonight and other blogs and television magazines are full of countless examples of … >>>

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

Disaster Preparedness

Rule number one when it comes to disaster management – preparation beats the hell out of managing in the crisis.  Now is … >>>

Mental Illness and Addiction

Mental Illness and Addiction, Why Should You Care? Addiction.  Mental Illness.  What comes to mind when you hear those … >>>

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 … >>>

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 the Close Protection Lexicon. Bad sentence structure aside, the words themselves illustrate a disregard for the complexities that go into … >>>

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Surveillance

Countering snipers Part 1

One thing I find amusing and annoying is that whenever there is a terrorist attack with an attacker using a long gun the media tends to immediately label the shooter as a sniper. There is a very big difference between a trained sniper and some idiot with a rifle and just because someone served in the military to some extent it does not make them a sniper. But, with modern weapons and a little knowledge the wannabe jihadist or anarchist are still a serious threat.

The Danger of Unmanned Drones

Gil Boyd is an expert in physical security measures and warned us of the dangers of unmanned drones 4 years ago in this article he wrote for the Circuit. After the recent chaos caused by drones at Gatwick airport, London, UK, it would be worth reminding ourselves of the threat posed by this unregulated, flying […]

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Hostile

Journalists Behaving Irresponsibly

Embed from Getty Images   Over the past few weeks, our TV screens have been filled with images of journalists behaving like irresponsible children foolishly "braving" the raw elements while a handful of very responsible ones reported from hard-cover … >>>

UNDERPINNING RISK & CRISIS MANAGEMENT

RISK AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT SERIES   Often managers, decision makers and even planners tend to think with a focused view within their own areas of expertise and influence. A financial manager for instance will consider the business bottom line and ways … >>>

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Training

Relax

Relax I have been participating in quite a few discussions lately about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and the topic has come up in so many different circles that I thought that I should write a brief piece on it.  I have been discussing this with … >>>

Hands-On Protection Training

Are We As Good As We Think We Are? After finishing 5 days of intense and demanding protection training aimed at the Close Protection Officer, who has left their ego behind and realised their hands-on Protection Skills need either developing or, in some … >>>

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Maritime

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 … >>>

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 … >>>

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Medical

Administering Basic Life Support

Cardiac Arrest can happen at any time, to anybody.  Yes; some people are at higher risk of cardiac arrest with certain medical conditions or co-morbidities but very occasionally it ‘just happens’.  In 2013, in England alone, the ambulance service attended … >>>

How to Become More Employable

How to become more employable by specialising in pre hospital care   Many close protection operators (CPO’s) are now identifying the value of becoming specialised in other aspects that surround the role. One of these specialist areas is Pre Hospital Care … >>>

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