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There are a lot of concerns these days about social media and security. Most of this has to do with the security of personal data. Can hackers get into our accounts? What do companies big and small know about us? How are they using it? How securely are they storing it? These are legitimate concerns for everyone, whether you’re a highly prominent CEO or a busy high school student, and there are things we all can do to improve our online security. We’ll even include some general social media safety tips in …
We’ve been getting an increasing number of questions about critical incident response teams (CIRTs) from existing and potential clients. This is natural due to the many active shooter incidents reported not only in schools but also in public areas and workplaces. There is even a website called Mass Shooting Tracker that documents this disturbing trend and reported in 2018 more than 2,000 incidents in which four or more people were shot since 2013 in the U.S. alone We do this as executive protection …
Clients have different needs, and not all clients are asking for the same solutions when it comes to handling global security operation centers (GSOCs). Some are opening GSOCs for the first time and want to start in the best possible way. Others have been running GSOCs for years but express a distinct lack of enthusiasm for the way their GSOCs perform. All are looking for something different than the corporate GSOCs we all knew 10-20 years ago. As an EP company, we’re already providing some of the key …
When working with high profile or high net worth clients, executive protection professionals must accept that the media simply come with the territory. A clear understanding of how the media operate to access the principal is key to ensuring the principal’s well-being and privacy. To treat everyone involved with the press the same fails to account for how various media outlets work, what their aims are, which methods they’re willing to employ, and their agendas. An accredited reporter from a mainstream …
When corporations consider adding intelligence analysis programs as part of their security efforts, it’s only natural to pose hard questions about return on investment (ROI). It’s easy to put a figure on what the intelligence program costs, as this is essentially the analyst’s salary and related expenses, but how to calculate program benefits? Can we put numbers on the savings good intelligence analysis generates? Could security intelligence analysts go beyond reducing costs to actually increasing …
As executive protection professionals, it’s our mission to protect our clients from all manner of threats. In an increasingly connected world, we must also help protect their data and their privacy. Now that the Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming increasingly integrated all around us, it’s time to consider the consequences of the IoT devices rapid proliferation in hotels. For executive protection professionals, the increased use of the IoT in hospitality settings will impact how we do advances and …
As corporations continue to expand internationally, they are sending more staff to more places than ever before – including destinations associated with elevated travel risk. And as we can tell from the kinds of inquiries we increasingly receive, those responsible for handling corporate travel and security issues often find it difficult to know when what kind of travel risk mitigation is appropriate for where, for whom, and for when. In this blog, we take a close look at the five questions we get from …
Operational readiness is the most fundamental prerequisite for any protective effort and has consequences for practically everything we do as an executive protection company. In this blog, we will be discussing how our understanding of this all-important concept is evolving – and encourage everyone in the executive protection industry – colleagues, competitors, and customers – to join us in this continuing discussion. Just what is operational readiness? And how does it compare to operational optimization? …
In this blog, we will be discussing some other aspects of the broader concept of protective intelligence in executive protection. First, we want to reach across the gap that exists between the intelligence community and the executive protection community and point out that although what we do and how we use intelligence are different, there are also important similarities. We can and should get better at learning from each other as we continue to improve the practice of protective intelligence. Second, we …
Executive protection practitioners have a wholly unique perspective that differs from many others who use screening devices, including security providers at airports, sports arenas, and other facilities open to the general public. Since they protect individuals, most often corporate leaders or high net worth individuals, the focus of private sector executive protection companies is naturally narrower than those who provide security for an entire stadium or office building. And when providing risk …
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