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Industry News At A Glance – July 2019

We cast our eye over the main stories impacting the security industry. Here’s what’s appeared on the radar since the last issue.

Global Security Events

Use our Global Security Events list to find the must-go security events to attend over the coming year. If you host or run a security event that’s not listed here contact us to get it added.

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 last issue.

Celebrity Protection and Touring

An Introduction to Celebrity Protection and Touring, is a new book by Circuit Editor, Elijah Shaw and regular contributor, Dale June. The book offers a peek behind the scenes of the close protection industry, more commonly known as the bodyguard business.

End-to-End Travel Risk Management

Drum Cussac, the global risk and security consultancy, and Collinson, experts in global traveller assistance, have partnered to deliver a fully-integrated, end-to-end travel risk management solution

The IPSB Third Annual Conference

The IPSB (International Protective Security Board) third annual conference recently concluded in Las Vegas with around 300 operators in attendance.

Trump Is Bringing Troops Home, But What About The Next 20 Years Of US Foreign Policy?

Trump Is Bringing Troops Home, and in contrast to most US foreign policy of the past 20 years, Trump is making the right call. The question is – will it herald a more sensible US foreign policy in the years to come?

Turtlegate Barriers – Providing Portable Crowd Control Solutions

Crowd control solutions should provide quick deployment with minimum hassle. Enter Turtlegate Barriers, fast emerging as one of the UK’s top barrier solutions for easy, efficient crowd control.

Security industry opinion-formers coming together for SIA Stakeholder Conference

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has opened the booking for their annual Stakeholder Conference, which takes place at the Oval cricket ground on Tuesday 13th March 2018.

Dubai Police New Initiative for Expats

Dubai Police new initiative see’s artificial intelligence system detect the feelings and movement of objects, recognising gestures and hand signals up to 1.5 meters, just like a human policeman.

The Conscientious Bodyguard

Given the nature of close protection and the conditions under which operators are expected to perform, it is imperative for those providing protective services to be highly developed, multi-disciplined individuals. However, beyond the obvious technical skills reqauired to execute well-drilled procedures, modern operators are expected to display more nuanced skills such as emotional intelligence, candour, judgement and resourcefulness to list but a few. So, how can understanding our personality type help us become better in our roles as close protection operatives? To answer this, we need to have a basic understanding of the factors influencing the various personality traits.

Stress and Self Care

Research by the American Psychological Association indicates that as many as 75-80 percent of Americans self-report their stress to be at moderate to high levels. Stress can come in many forms, and sometimes we may not even notice or seem bothered by it. So what constitutes stress? The normal daily routine of work or home responsibilities can cause stress, as can experiencing a sudden major life-altering event, such as losing a job, dealing with sudden loss, or a prolonged illness.

Church Security the New Frontier Part 3

I have many happy memories as a child going to church regularly being with my friends and family. One day however sticks out in my mind above all others. On this day, a man keeled over in the pew in front of me and the havoc that ensued is still clear in my memory… Emergency.

Since there are no guarantees that you will never be involved in an emergency, this article will help you to understand some of the things necessary to properly handle, or ideally help prevent, a crisis situation in a house of worship.

Countering Snipers Part 2

The first step in countering snipers is for everyone to be aware of the threat. This is where a threat assessment needs to be compiled and the realist threats need to be identified, if potential snipers are a threat then procedures need to be put in place.

In general, operational planning for a sniper threat should always be considered to some extent. Not only should counter sniper procedures be planned for but they need to be practiced, your people need to be trained at least in the basic reactions to fire and the use of cover, preferably before they are exposed to the sniper threat.

Insider Threat

The insider threat of crime to organisations is always present and can manifest itself in many ways. This has become more apparent because of the recent social-economic climate change within the UK.

Protecting Politicians

As recently as January of this year a man was jailed for a string of threating abuses against Mark Prisk, the MP for Hertford and Stortford. Perhaps the most worrying aspect of the story around this attack is that Prisk was so fearful that he failed to attending a hustings. He is not the only MP who has had to change his course of action due to threats. In February last year Diane Abbott, who was suffering cyber-attacks claimed she was fearful of walking the streets of her own constituency.

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