For most people, the consideration for an in-home security system or at least some type of countermeasure derives from the concern for protecting their assets. Assets can be the valuable property within their home or apartment or perhaps the most valuable property of all – their family
Security Considerations – Rio 2016
The eyes of the world will soon be on Rio as Brazil hosts the Olympic Games. Almost half a million people will visit this famous city when the Olympics are held for the first time in South America. Rio enjoys a reputation of a city of celebration and parties and welcomes tourists […]
First of all, plan ahead and study the industry you want to work in (CP or Marsec etc..) What is your background? Are you former military or civilian? What qualifications do you have and do you have the necessary qualifications to enter the CP/Marsec industry? Study and assess your own profile. – If you have […]
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Issue 28 Download With our compliments! [button link=”https://circuit-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Circuit_Mag_28.pdf”]Download Now![/button] Contents: [one_half] Moscow in the 90’s Remaining Professional Has the Sabre got them Rattled Risk & Crisis Management Medical Emergencies Ignore Terrorism and Lose Supporting your Peers [/one_half] Hands-on Protection Distance Learning Improve Shooting Accuracy Complex Advance? Working with Children Exit Strategy + Much More […]
Readiness and Commitment
There is no better feeling than to get ‘the call’ and you be able to say, “I’m prepared to move when you are”. You’re not “ready” because you took an Executive Protection course, or because you did a detail last week, you’re “ready” because you’re constantly prepared and stay that way and able to provide services at any moment. Follow these tips to help you remain alert and ready at all times.
RM & CM: DEFENCE IN DEPTH
The last article Defining protection: underpinning risk & crisis management suggested some of the areas for considerations when developing plans for asset protection. Here stakeholders and the holistic approach to protection were considered posing the questions, what do we seek to protect and what are the genuine threats to these assets? Continuing […]
Hostile Environment Surveillance Process
Have you ever had the feeling that something was wrong before you’ve actually spotted a potential threat? It’s all down to your brain’s “hostile environment surveillance process” – made up of your inbuilt surveillance system that is constantly monitoring your environment in order to maintain your safety and wellbeing.
Myth Busting Education
The longer I work in the education sector, the more weird fallacies I hear. As I teach forensic psychology and criminology, it is perhaps not surprising that I shatter the illusions of students about crime and policing on a regular basis (e.g. “murder is not common”, “there isn’t usable forensic evidence at all […]
Issue 28
Issue 28 – April 2015 [one_third] Contents: Moscow in the 90’s Remaining Professional Has the Sabre got them Rattled Risk & Crisis Management Medical Emergencies Ignore Terrorism and Lose Supporting your Peers Hands-on Protection Distance Learning Improve Shooting Accuracy Complex Advance? Working with Children Exit Strategy + Much More [/one_third] [one_third] [/one_third] [one_third_last] [/one_third_last] […]
High Conflict Personalities
In our roles as a security professional we will at times come across individuals with high conflict personalities, especially if you are working in a team leader / management type role. To be successful it is essential that we learn to deal with each of these personalities in a professional, tactful and respectful manner. […]
Working With Children
As an Executive Protection Professional you might find yourself working with a variety of age groups, and as those who have done it can tell you, working with children and teenagers in any environment can be both rewarding and challenging. It presents challenges which will vary depending on the person’s age, background, […]
UNDERPINNING RISK & CRISIS MANAGEMENT
For instance, a wealthy business client may have excellent close protection complete with burley guards, but may in actuality be under no more risk of attack than the average person on the streets. A higher risk to that individual may come from hackers compromising information that attracts media attention, yet this information is protected by little more than a reputable software Security system.
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Issue 26 – January 2015 [button link=”https://circuit-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Circuit_Mag_26.pdf”] Free Download[/button] [one_third] Contents: Effective Networking P2 One Agents Opinion How Disciplined is Your Mind? Hostile Environment Surveillance Medical: Patient Handover The Critic Countering Surveillance P4 Colombia: A Chance for Change Review: MACE Pepper Gel Presentation Skills Dress for Operational Success Tapping, but not my Feet… Client […]
Issue 27
Issue 27 – February 2015 [one_third] Contents: The World of VIP Protection The Terrorist Next Door Your Role in Hostile Termination Working Armed Abroad Medical: Hypothermia Who’s Watching Your Back? Personal Protection in the US Revision & Exam Tips Review: Cougar Team Radio Armchair Quarterback The (BS) Numbers Game Do You Know What You Are? […]
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 weather is poor […]
Your Role in Hostile Terminations
At some point in our careers, those of us working in a protective capacity will likely receive a call to provide support for an individual or business during a “Hostile Termination”. For many, the immediate thought after receiving a Hostile Termination call is to think of how to best escort the potentially violent individual […]
International Bodyguards and Working Armed
When considering traveling with weapons you need to ask yourself some simple questions to first ascertain the viability of working armed in a given country. If you are traveling internationally the chances are you will not be able to take firearms with you due to the laws in the country you are visiting, which you need to check before traveling. This can be a long and difficult process and will also put yourself and your project on the radar of the country you’re visiting before you even get there.
How disciplined is your mind?
In your role as a protection specialist, you may be under chronic stress and the danger is that your nervous system gets stuck in a chronic state of sympathetic arousal. There is then a need to regularly use strategies that trigger a parasympathetic state. When it comes to high-stress environments, clinical research has consistently shown that mindfulness improves mental performance, focus and the ability to sustain attention when multi-tasking.
Issue 26
Issue 26 – January 2015 [one_third] Contents: Effective Networking P2 One Agents Opinion How Disciplined is Your Mind? Hostile Environment Surveillance Medical: Patient Handover The Critic Countering Surveillance P4 Colombia: A Chance for Change Review: MACE Pepper Gel Presentation Skills Dress for Operational Success Tapping, but not my Feet… Client relationship Building Tips + […]