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The Placement Of Residential Security Systems

The Placement Of Residential Security Systems

Placing up security cameras can be a legal battlefield if you’re proven to be violating the law. Here are the things you need to know legally when considering the placement of residential security systems around a property

Vehicle Security Tips

Vehicle Security Tips

When considering the threat to a principal, the most significant are likely to occur while in transit. Additionally, the majority of incidents on protected individuals occur in, or within close proximity to, their vehicle. Therefore, vehicle security is paramount and should be heavily reflected in your training hours, research and protective intelligence.

Taking A Domestic Client Abroad

Taking A Domestic Client Abroad

8 Things to Remember   As the designated protection you may have to create a plan for taking a domestic client abroad. If so, here are 8 things to consider before you set off. 1.The Advance: In some third world countries, the advance can be more challenging to effectively execute; that said, never go on […]

Surveillance Detection For Countering Terrorism

Surveillance Detection For Countering Terrorism

The ability to detect suspicious activity early in the planning phase is the primary means of defeating a terrorist attack. Thus, surveillance detection (SD) has become critical to successful intelligence collection, counter terrorism and security operations. By applying effective surveillance detection to security and counter terror operations we can effectively detect and prevent terrorist attacks in the planning phases, reduce the number of attacks and allow for safer operations in high risk environments.

Suited for Duty

Suited for Duty

When it comes to a wardrobe suited for duty, rule number one is, you don’t buy it, you acquire it over time.  In most cases, unless you have unlimited resources this will be a slow build for most agents.  To help you in developing a work-ready wardrobe I have put together a list of important considerations to help you get the essentials for good fit and function.

Body-worn cameras gain global appeal

Body-worn cameras gain global appeal

  16 June 2016: Police forces from LA and London to Moscow and Sydney are accelerating the use of body-worn cameras with over 1 million in use by 2021, says a new Beecham Research report published this week. At the same time, the report points to new applications of body-worn cameras including use by prison […]

Hostile Environment Surveillance Process

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.

Hostile Environment Surveillance Operations

Hostile Environment Surveillance Operations

A look at Hostile Environment Surveillance Operations     As a result of the privatization of Iraq in 2003 and the dramatic growth of private security operations in politically unstable and hostile environments, close protection professionals are finding themselves working in increasingly diverse environments that require highly specialized skills and training. One of those specializations […]

Surveillance Detection & Global Business

Surveillance Detection & Global Business

Surveillance Detection & Global Business     As we continue this series of articles discussing surveillance detection (SD), it is only natural that we explore the use of SD by global business to mitigate and prevent attacks on their businesses.   The National Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism reports that around 20% of international […]

Hostile Surveillance Detection

Hostile Surveillance Detection

Hostile surveillance detection is one of the few security techniques that preempts danger. As the name suggests it is the art of identifying an individual or group that is attempting to obtain intelligence by placing your client under surveillance. Its main advantage as a security tool is that it is proactive rather than reactive.

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