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Zelenskiy Denies Ukraine’s Involvement in Alleged Kremlin Drone Attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has refuted Russia’s claims that Ukraine was involved in a drone attack on the Kremlin, which was allegedly aimed at killing Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskiy stated that Ukraine fights and defends its territory, not attacking Putin or Moscow. The Kremlin reported that two drones were used in the attack but were disabled by Russian defenses.

Bodyguard Saves Japanese PM from Pipe Bomb Attack

A bodyguard has been hailed as a hero for his quick-thinking actions during a suspected pipe-bomb attack on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Video footage captured the bodyguard kicking away a metal object as it landed near Kishida
before positioning himself between the Prime Minister and the device, shielding him with a collapsible, handheld ballistics shield.

AlertEnterprise Reveals First-Ever Guardian AI Chatbot Powered by OpenAI ChatGPT

AlertEnterprise has unveiled its first-ever Guardian AI Chatbot powered by OpenAI ChatGPT. The chatbot will make its global debut at the ASIS Europe and ISC West trade events. Built on OpenAI’s GPT-3 platform, the Guardian AI Chatbot aims to provide security operators with instant access to critical physical access and security insights through quick questions and prompts.

Transferable Skillsets from Nightclub Security Professionals

In fact I would venture to say that one should almost seek out the experience before pursuing some of those paths. I say this because within the walls of that club you encounter such a vast amount of people, cultures, and potential threats, and to meet all these challenges, the nightclub security professional must be well equipped and prepared physically and mentally. In order to get the best out of these encounters it’s important to understand the skills required, and the skills that are being developed every time you step behind the velvet rope.

Protective Medical Services

As protectors, the Executive Protection (EP) community is comprised of “Alpha-type” personalities who are well skilled and tend to focus on the “direct action” skillsets of the EP mission, the so-called “hard skills”. But EP is more. It is full-time customer service also. EP agents serve their clients and their family members in a variety of ways, many of which were probably not envisioned while on the shooting range. Driving course or dojo.

Hostile Surveillance Threats

The average citizen has security concerns and can benefit from an understanding of the concepts of surveillance countermeasures that enhance personal protection. However, the application of surveillance countermeasures without a sound perspective regarding the threat-specific surveillance techniques they are intended to defeat can be counterproductive, and potentially dangerous. For this reason, the practitioner of surveillance countermeasures must think like a surveillance operator in order to anticipate how an operator would act based on specific circumstances.

The Impact of Street Crime on the Security Professional

Did you know: Historically, street crime increases, proportionately, with population growth? Crime in England is accelerating, and according to police figures, the London murder rate has now surpassed that of New York for the first time in modern history. Not only does this place the general public at risk but arguably, it exposes the front-line security operator to even greater danger.

What is Tour Security?

Tour Security is often thought of as a rather niche and unique area of security protection. Using the format of a question and answer session, Miguel DeCoste will venture to answer ‘what is tour security’ and how does it differ from other forms of security provision.

No Cutting: Get To The Back Of The Line

Having traveled to over 30 countries, building executive protection and estate teams, embarking on 10 major worldwide tours and transitioning from field agent to Director of Security. Despite my successes, I’ve still felt like a student at best, but now finally considering myself a Specialist. Naively, many young protectors are eager to consider themselves “specialists” without undergoing the proper mentorship and gaining the practical experience needed to hold this title.

Colombia, A Chance for Peace?

In Colombia, A Chance for Peace BOGOTÁ – The world’s longest-running armed conflict could …

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Leveraging Technology in Industry Hiring

Increased global connectedness through technology is fast becoming the norm these days. Video …

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Security and Technical Debt Collection

You cannot work in close proximity to technical people, particularly those who build systems, for …

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Train Hard, Fight Easy!

For me, the last three months has seen some well earned time off and a chance to get over to …

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Clients Should You Trust them?

In theory, when providing close protection services, you should show unflinching loyalty to your clients, but will they show you the same level of commitment in return? I am fortunate as the clients I tend to work with are those who understand that I will …

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So, You Want To Be A Celebrity Protection Agent?

Careful what you wish for… but wishing is not enough The celebrity protection business has allowed me the ability to travel the world and it’s taken a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. I've had to make financial and personal sacrifices to get where I am at in …

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Introduction to Steganography

All the techniques of steganography share one core concept, trying to hide a message. When children draw stick figures as secret messages to each other, they are practicing steganography. Modern steganography is usually a lot more malicious. It is used in malware command and control and the exchange of illicit information and material. If you do not know where to look it is frighteningly hard to detect.

The Rise in the Use of CCTV in Court Proceedings

An estimated 5.9 million CCTV cameras were in operation throughout the UK in 2016, making the British public one of the most surveilled in the world. Only Beijing has more CCTV cameras than London, where the average person will be recorded on camera 300 times in one day.

Protecting War Correspondents

The Most Dangerous Job in the World It looks exciting on the TV, glamorous even. Journalists, dressed in blue flak jackets and helmet, crouching behind a vehicle as gunfire rains down on a nearby building. But warzones – like war correspondents – are …

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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 …

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TOOLS OF THINKING

TOOLS OF THINKING [Excerpts from an upcoming copyrighted book] Everyone Thinks! Or Thinks They can Think! But are they using all their tools? PROBABLY NOT!! Why Do We Think? To Gain Knowledge To Be Creative To Make Decisions To Understand …

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A Medics Experience

How the industry has changed and evolved The role of the medic working on the ground in hostile environments has evolved enormously over the last 15 years. For the purpose of this article I will use my experiences in Iraq as this is where I am at …

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Obtaining & Maintaining Non Residency and SED

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, working overseas in hostile environments is the one for you. There are many companies who are hiring …

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Cyber-Security Offshore

The New Virtual Battlefield? Our reliance on Information & Communications Technology (ICT) is stemmed deep in our everyday lives in the modern world and the Maritime and Offshore Oil & Gas industries are no different at all. Whether it’s the internet …

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Medics in Iraq – Experience on the Ground in Iraq

The role of the medic working on the ground in hostile environments has evolved enormously over the last 15 years. For the purpose of this article, I will use my experiences in Iraq, as this is where I am at the time of writing. In the early days of …

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FIRST AID FOR CLOSE PROTECTION

The pace of life on the Close Protection circuit is ever increasing, as are the demands placed on CPOs, who always need to remain one step ahead of their clients to ensure even the shortest operation runs smoothly. CPOs meet these demands and those of …

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