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Ex-G4S Security Contractor and Double Murderer, Fitzsimons, Secretly Extradited from Iraq

He admitted shooting the men but claimed it was self-defence, saying they had been out drinking and the other two tried to kill him during an altercation. He later claimed he was suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Matty Blythe – From Super League Rugby to Bodyguard Training Director, via Iraq.

There are loads of fundamentals and characteristics that close protection shares with rugby league. There’s a lot of planning and preparation with video sessions, and you need to think about X, Y and Z before you think about A, B, and C in both. You’re always planning for the worst-case scenario, and you need to know the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition.

Kevin Hart Blames Woman Knocked Down by His Bodyguards

“When you walk the streets of New York you don’t assume the risk that an overzealous bodyguard will throw you to the ground and brake your face,”

Hero bodyguard throws himself in front of client after motorbike hitman opens fire

A man on a motorbike cruises into the hotel grounds and pulls up close behind the SUV when the bodyguard places himself between the woman and the attacker.

Industry News November 2019

Industry News November 2019, 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.

Close Protection Officer Reportedly the Cause of Royal Split

Mr Flowers, 36, is said to have become too close to the royal and the friendship is believed to be the reason the Princess has fled the Arab kingdom and is now in hiding in London and awaiting a divorce hearing.

Napoli stars hire bodyguards as they fear revenge attacks’ from club’s ultras

Napoli’s first-team stars are in the process of hiring bodyguards as they fear they could be the subject of revenge attacks by their own fans.

Bodyguards at Iraq embassy told ‘not to speculate’ on death

Bodyguards at Australia’s embassy in Baghdad were told not to speculate about what occurred in a room where their colleague Chris Betts was fatally shot in 2016.

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.

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.

WHY AMERICA MUST BAN ASSAULT RIFLES

I was a seventeen-year old military recruit when I was issued my first rifle. That marked the beginning of what would amount to nearly forty years of carrying firearms professionally. Twenty-three of those were in the military, including nearly twenty years with the SAS, followed by almost seventeen years of commercial security work.

Gap Training – What Most Practitioners Overlook

Many industry practitioners understand and embrace that continuing education is a necessity in a highly competitive, rapidly evolving industry such as protective services.

Yet, there is a commonly overlooked issue which leaves gaps for most. When selecting training, do you find trendy topics, or do you train to fill your gaps?

Should protection officers be trained in unarmed combat?

Protection officers worldwide who have extensive unarmed combat training will unreservedly answer this question with; “Of course!! How can a protection officer not have any self-defense or unarmed combat training! How can a protection officer not know how to physically protect?”

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The Great Escape

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Global Risk Roundup – October 2018

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