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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.

Vehicles Used As Weapons

Religious extremist whether Al Qaeda or ISIS have long called for the use of Vehicles as Weapons even going back to 2010, when we saw an article in Inspire Magazine titled, “The Ultimate Mowing Machine.”

Protective Tactics for Attending High-Risk Meetings

Arranging and attending high-risk meetings is an easy way to set someone up for kidnapping, assassination, sexual assault or robbery. Because of this, meetings in high-risk situations can be extremely dangerous and should always be treated with caution whether you are attending for personal business reasons or with a client.

Other Side of The Desk

The nuances of each detail vary, and the protection packages are tailored to fit them. For instance, each and every day, educational institutions are presented with their own unique set of security challenges.

Unfortunately, the US, as well as other countries, has experienced too many tragic incidents on school campuses. While these incidents are usually carried out against individuals without personal protection, what happens when there is a Protective Detail in the area? If we looked at the differences between school security personnel (also known as “resource officers”) and executive protection, would there be a clear distinction from the perspective of teachers and faculty of the educational institutions? How is close protection viewed when it comes to halls of education? How does the staff feel about an armed EP professional on the school ground or even in class?

Workplace Violence

Awareness & Prevention Workplace violence has quickly become a growing concern for employees …

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Serena Hotel Attack

Serena Hotel Attack 20 March 2014 At approximately 2055hrs, on 20 March 2014, the Serena …

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Do you know what you are?

Who are you? Or more specifically; What are you? Are you an employee, an independent contractor, a …

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Mental Body Armour – Have you got your Kit on?

You wouldn’t dream of going on a job without appropriate physical protection and risk …

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Vehicle Security Tips

How to Stay Off the 'X' Providing protective services requires a mind set that differs dramatically from the norm. This line of work demands a forward-thinking anticipation of what might occur and developing solutions on how to mitigate those risks. How does …

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Understanding the Fan Dynamic

Fan: A person who is enthusiastically devoted to something or someone, such as a band, sports team, book, or entertainer. As many working the entertainment sector of the industry, the lifeblood of every celebrity, every recording artist and every actor or …

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Building Global Cyber Maritime Defence Standards

Shipbroker Clarksons confirmed its computer systems were breached in a major cyber-security attack. Today, more than ever, cyber security has to be the number one priority for the shipping industry. Naval Dome will be working with key stakeholders to establish global cyber maritime defence standards and guidelines

Surveillance Tips for Investigations & Protective Intelligence

Surveillance is a skill learned best through experience, however tactics and techniques can also be improved via tips and tricks from seasoned practitioners. This article contains some very effective tactics, techniques and procedures for conducting surveillance investigations, for both private investigators as well as for protective intelligence assignments.

Focus on: Afghanistan – March 2013

Focus on: Afghanistan - March 2013 Significant Events At least one Afghan civilian and a foreigner residing in Kabul have been injured during an explosion in District 15, Kabul.  A magnetic IED attach to a Toyota Surf detonated at the front gate of …

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Experiences Of Being A Hostage and Living With The Shia

An Interview with Peter Moore On May 29, 2007, IT consultant Peter Moore and four bodyguards, all British ex-servicemen, were kidnapped in Iraq. Mr Moore was working for an American IT company, Bearing Point, in Baghdad, setting up a data system at the …

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Managing Spinal Injury

Continuing the series of articles on the safe management and treatment of a medical emergency, Prometheus Senior Instructor, Kate Owen, discusses the management of spinal injuries. Spinal trauma and spinal cord injury can have a life-changing impact …

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Fire Safety in Executive Protection

Are you neglecting the planning for a serious threat? As I was pondering what would be the subject of my next article, I browsed through past issues of circuit magazine. What I found to my surprise was that there were no articles on fire safety matters. In my …

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Obtaining & Maintaining Non Residency and SED

Obtaining & Maintaining Non Residency and SED (Seafarers Earning Deductions) 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 overseas is the …

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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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Hypothermia in Trauma

This article will cover: Why casualties need to be kept warm How we normally keep warm and how casualties lose heat What can be done to minimise heat loss Why casualties need to be kept warm As warm-blooded animals, we keep the core …

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Stress and Self Care

Let’s face it – everyone gets stressed out from time to time – whether they care to admit it or not. 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 …

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