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5 Essential Metrics and Methods to Prove Your Corporate Security Program’s ROI

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A Constant State of Crisis: How Corporate Security Teams Are Adapting to the New Normal

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How to Measure Your Risk Monitoring Activities

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Tomorrow’s Security Teams Need a Female Talent Pipeline

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6 Things to Consider When Buying a Case Management Solution

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Drones and the Law: Can They Hover Over Your House or Property?

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The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend: The Unification of the CSO and CISO

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A Physical Security Imperative: Critical Infrastructure Security

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Silos Are the Enemy of Managing Security Risks, Keeping People Safe

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Cyber and Physical Security Must Validate Their Value in 2023

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Securing Budget for Your Corporate Security Program and Earning Your Seat at the Table

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Preventing Workplace Violence: Early Identification and Intervention Go a Long Way

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Why You and Your Team Should Attend Ontic Summit 2023

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Developing a “Corporate Foreign Policy”: The Urgent Need for Boardroom Geopolitics Strategies

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Fred Burton’s Holiday Reading List

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Balancing Data, Leading By Experience

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How to Stop a School Shooting: Using Pre-Incident Indicators to Know When to Act and What to Do

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4 Ways Corporate Security Teams Can Better Respond to Rising Crime Rates

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Why Insider Threats Will Rise In 2023 (and How To Fight Them)

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A Unique Approach to Corporate Security in Biotech: A Q&A with Exact Sciences

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Reflecting on OSAC 2022

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Club Q Shooting in Colorado

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Using The Indications and Warning (I&W) Analysis to Manage Organizational Risk

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Reining in an Epidemic of Workplace Violence in Healthcare

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Why Corporate Execs Should Prepare For Heightened Polarization

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The Need for Nuance in Protective Intelligence Part 4: Extinction Rebellion

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2022 Midterm Playbook: Risk and the Corporation

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Proving the Value of Security: How to Avoid the ‘Break Glass Now’ Label

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Growing Role of HR in Enhancing Workplace Security

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How Security Teams Have Expanded Their Duties

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Legal and compliance teams: Where do they fit in the physical security picture?

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Cyber-Physical Convergence is Happening, But Not Fast Enough

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Messing With Their Heads: Manipulating and Detecting Hostile Surveillance

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What’s a Threat? That Depends on What Your Job Is

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Using Insider Threat Awareness as a Risk Management Strategy

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Implementing Modern Investigations and Case Management Software

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6 Measures Safety, Security and Protection Leaders Can Take To Be Proactive During Volatile Times

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Strategies for Human Resources and Security to Work as One to Enhance Workplace Safety

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How to Build Situational Awareness Faster in Your Organization

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Corporate Stances, Potential Blowback and Security Strategies

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The Great Conversation: The Tail Wagging the Dog

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A Connected Approach to Integrated Research

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Casualties of War: Global Conflict’s Threat to Business Is a Call to Arms for Cross-Functional Teams

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Personal Observations on the Evolution of Protective Intelligence

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How Real-Time Critical Intelligence Helped This Fortune 200 Company Monitor for Threats

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OSINT Goes Mainstream: How Security Teams Can Use Open-Source Intelligence To Help Companies Understand Risk

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Physical Security Teams’ Impact Is Far-Reaching

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Managing Risk Teams Through Multiple Crises: L.E.A.R.N While You Lead

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6 Considerations For Legal and Compliance Teams As Physical Threats Escalate

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What Corporate Security Can Expect After the Uvalde and Buffalo Mass Shootings

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Wildfires: Why GSOCs Need to Monitor This Ever-Present Threat

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Taking Sides: Securing Executives and Operations Amid Unrest

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Threat Assessment 101 for Corporate Security Teams

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The Protective Intelligence Summer 2022 Podcast List

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The Protective Intelligence Summer 2022 Reading List

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For Business Resiliency, Detect Threats in Real Time

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Protective Intelligence 201: Mind the Gap Between Strategic and Tactical Intelligence

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The Great Conversation: On the Intelligence Autobahn: Riding Toward the Future of Security

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: History, State of Affairs and Ramifications

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What Does It Mean to be a Next-Generation Executive Protection Program?

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The Often Underestimated Role Legal Plays in Corporate Security

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How Security Professionals Can Manage Threats From Extremism And Covid-19 Backlash

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Insider Threat Management: Tackling Your Organization’s Most Critical Risk Vulnerability

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Lessons Learned from the Nonprofit Approach to Actionable Threat Intelligence

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Physical and Digital Executive Protection: Synchronizing Domains

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Why Does This Threat Matter and What Happens Next?

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New Physical Security Tools, Information Overload, And The Big Picture For Corporate Teams

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Addressing Workplace Violence in a World of Hybrid Work

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Avoiding Surprises and Taking Action to Build a Protective Intelligence Program

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Charting an Intelligence-Connected Highway to Navigate the Security Road Ahead

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The global focus, and local reality

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Leading Through Crisis: Lessons from Salesforce Security Leaders

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The Convergence of Physical Security and Cybersecurity – What Will It Take?

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Proving the Value of Corporate Security in Your Organization

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The Security Professionals’ Dilemma: Does Talking About Safety Make Employees Feel Unsafe?

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The Great Conversation: The Chief Legal Officer’s Strategic Partner: Security

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How ‘Widening the Aperture’ Can Transform Your Corporate Security Program

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Breaking the Bias for Women in Security

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Danger Close with Jack Carr | Oleg Tolmachev: Standing Strong in Ukraine

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How to Avoid the Single Point of Confusion Pitfall

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Companies Are Adopting New Security Tools, but Could Still Miss the Big Picture

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Managing Intelligence Activity During Times of Turmoil

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A Recap: The 2022 Ontic Summit

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Imagining the Unimaginable: A Letter From Executive Director Fred Burton

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Placing Bomb Threats in Perspective

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Thinking Strategically About Protective Intelligence Programs

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Applying Security Trainings in Real Life: How Preparing for Hostage Situations Saves Lives

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One Year Later, One Big Question Still Looms Around Jan. 6

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Corporate Security Lessons from an Ex-CIA Operations Officer

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What You’ll Learn at the 2022 Ontic Summit

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How Corporate Intelligence Teams Help Businesses Manage Risk

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Why the Insider Threat Will Motivate Cyber and Physical Teams to Collaborate More Than Ever in 2022

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Reining in workplace violence in healthcare: What strategies work?

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Reflecting on failures that led to Jan. 6 — and getting it right for the future

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Reflecting on 2021 and Planning for What’s Next

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2021 Year in Review: How the Ontic Platform Met the Needs of the Corporate Security World

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The Protective Intelligence Winter Podcast List

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The Protective Intelligence Winter Reading List

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Structuring the Unstructured: Using Real-Time Threat Detection and Integrated Research to Better Evaluate Threats

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Study Finds Increase in Cybersecurity and Physical Security Attacks Against Executives

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3 Ways Retail Security Teams Can Better Protect Shoppers and Employees

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Leading a Global Intelligence and Threat Analysis Program for One of the World’s Most Well-Known Brands

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Overcoming Current Health and Safety Challenges in the Workplace

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Aligning Organizations Around Security (And Against Workplace Violence)

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Honoring Ontic Veterans on a New Mission of Serving Intelligence to Those Who Protect

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Of Kidnappings, Lions, and Crocodiles

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Structuring the Unstructured to Better Evaluate Known and Unknown Threats

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Working Smarter to Protect Family Offices and High-Profile Individuals

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Establishing a Proper Employee Termination Procedure to Mitigate Insider Threats

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Ontic Protective Intelligence Podcast Playlist: Executive Protection

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The Role of a Chief Security Officer – Perspectives from Fortune 200 Leaders

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A Commitment to Disrupting the Top Physical Security Threats

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Disruption. Innovation. The Ontic Way.

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Workplace violence considerations for businesses and citizens

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Going Beyond Security to Put People First — Honoring Keith White

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Pushing the Limits and Lifting Others Along the Way — Honoring Kristin Lendardson

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The Protective Intelligence Fall Reading List

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The missing ingredient in protective intelligence: threat assessment

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Introducing the Ontic Center of Excellence

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The Imperative for Human Resources and Security to Work as One

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Ontic Protective Intelligence Podcast Playlist: Corporate Security

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Ontic Welcomes SIGMA Threat Management Associates to the Family

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The Protective Intelligence Fall Podcast List

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Executive Risks Intensified Throughout Pandemic, Study Finds

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Security at Sporting Events — What Goes Into Protecting Fans, Athletes, and Stadiums

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Fred Burton – Most Influential People in Security 2021

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Ripples of Sept. 11: Afghanistan, counterterrorism, and concerns for corporate America

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The attack cycle, mass shootings and lone wolves: What companies should know

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Building an Insider Threat Program: 3 Secrets to Success

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3 Questions to Understand and Analyze Any Threat

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Why Does Convergence Matter? A Q&A with Bob Hayes, Founder of the Security Executive Council

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The Great Conversation: Surfing the Data Tidal Wave — Risk Intelligence Moving from Analog to Digital

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Managing Increased Cyber-Physical Security Threats in a Hyper-Connected World

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American Companies Are Not Prepared for Physical Threats

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Revealing the Most Prevalent Physical Security Threats at U.S. Companies

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Physical Security Threats And Office Reopenings: Four Issues Every CEO Needs To Plan For Now

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Understanding the Clear and Present Dangers: A Letter From Executive Director Fred Burton

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The Cyber-Physical Threat Connection Demands Attention

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Discovering Important Security Lessons in Unexpected Places

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The Great Conversation: Confronting the Fear of the Surveillance State

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Digital Transformation and the Evolution of Corporate Security

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The Protective Intelligence Summer Reading List

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Three Pillars That Will Shape the Future of Investigative Intelligence Platforms

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A Driving Legend — Tony Scotti, Protective Intelligence Pioneer

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Three Questions to Answer as We Return to the Office

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What It Means to Be a Protective Intelligence Analyst

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How Companies Stop Insider Threats Before They Occur

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How-To Guide: Assessing an Executive’s Digital Footprint

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How is Ontic 30 Days In?

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The Need for Executive Travel Security in the Era of COVID

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What It Means to Be an Executive Protection Agent

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Considerations for Personal Safety and Small Office Protection

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The Great Conversation: The Digital Transformation of Protective Intelligence within a GSOC

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Supporting Mental Health in a Time Where Corporate Security Teams Need it Most

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Making the Business Case for an Insider Threat Program

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Protective intelligence lessons from the U.S. Capitol riot for companies

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As Athletes Play, Bad Actors Can Prey: Why Protective Intelligence is Needed in Sports

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Scott Stewart’s Lasting Impact on Protective Intelligence

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What I Learned from Protecting a
Pro-Sports Team Owner

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What Do Continuous Monitoring and Protective Intelligence Have in Common?

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A Tribute to Clint Hill, Protective Intelligence Honors Pioneer

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Ensuring Fleet Driver Protection in the Era of COVID-19

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The Great Conversation: Capturing the Mind of the Risk Leader and Transforming Protection

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Focusing on the HOW Behind Mass Violence

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The Case Files: Nasim Najafi Aghdam

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Protective Intelligence Honors: Q&A with Cynthia Hetherington

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Protective Intelligence Honors: Q&A with Meredith Wilson

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Introducing Protective Intelligence Honors

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Physical Threats Are Rising: Key Compliance, Legal Issues for GCs

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Gaining Deeper Insights Beyond Social Media Threat Intelligence

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Before the IPO: When to Think About Security

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Getting Proactive with Protective Intelligence

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What is Executive Protection? A Complete Introduction

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Preparing for the Unexpected

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The Case Files: Robert Gregory Bowers

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The Great Conversation: Inside the Mind of a Protective Intelligence Thought Leader

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Elevate Your Threat Hunting Approach by Identifying Anomalies and Patterns

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Guest Post: Public Figure Attackers in the United States, 1995-2015

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How Do Domestic Threats Impact Corporate Security Operations?

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Three New Insights to Inform Employers’ Approach to Privacy and Security Training

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Media Roundup: Fred Burton’s Perspective on the U.S. Capitol Riots

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How Companies Can Mitigate Vaccine Transportation And Delivery Risks

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2020 Reflections from our
Co-Founder and CEO

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Top Seven Corporate Security Lessons from the Capitol Riot

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How Threat Detection Has Evolved Since the Giffords’ Mass Shooting

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2020 Year in Review: Ontic by the Numbers

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When Hiring Drivers, Proper Vetting Is Vital For Safety And Compliance

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What Your Security Team is Missing by Overlooking the Dark Net

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Top 5 Security Analyst Interview Questions to Prepare For

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Guest Post: Protective Intelligence Tips for Sole Practitioners

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Why Enterprises Must Rethink Employee Safety in a Remote Work Environment

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Challenges Facing Security Industry and Historical Inflection Points

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Guest Post: Protective Intelligence within Executive Protection

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New Cyber Vulnerabilities and Solutions in the Work-From-Home Environment

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A Call for Change in Physical Security

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A Veteran’s Perspective: Ontic’s Mission and the Parallels to the Marine Corps

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What is “Protective Intelligence?”

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An Effective Protective Intelligence Investigation: Unraveling the Michigan Plot

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How to Identify Those Who Pose a Threat From Those Who Make a Threat

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The Case Files: Gabrielle Dee Giffords, Former U.S. Representative

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Limiting Business Liabilities Through a New Era of Protective Intelligence

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Wrong Place Wrong Time: Protective Intelligence While Working Overseas

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Implications of Domestic Violence for Corporate Security in the COVID-19 Era

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Terminations & Layoffs: Understanding & Preparing for Ex-Employee Backlash

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Executive Protection: The Fear of Kidnappings

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How to Recruit and Select a Protective Intelligence Analyst

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Addressing Workplace Threats in a Virtual Environment

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The Delivery Man Ruse: An Effective Method to Kill

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Surveillance Detection: You Can’t Find Surveillance Unless You’re Looking For It

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Protective Intelligence: Mobile Applications are the New Norm

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The Definitive Protective Intelligence Reading List

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The Future Art of Protective Intelligence: Why I Joined Ontic

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Growth, Progress and Future Hope: Ontic Raises Series A

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COVID-19: The Invisible Enemy Will Cause a New Shift in Security

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Maintaining Security Vigilance During a Crisis

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New Incident Management Solution Now Free to Ontic Clients

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Ontic’s Commitment to Business Continuity & Employee Safety

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The Terrorist Attack Cycle Remains Unbroken

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How Protective Intelligence Teams Are Evolving

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The Impact of AI & Machine Learning on Investigations

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Protective Intelligence: ROI, Cost Savings, and Risk Analysis

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OSINT Investigations: Intelligence In Executive Protection

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On Threat Information Sharing Within The Protection Community

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Protective Intelligence Trends As We Enter 2019

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How Protective Intelligence Can Prevent Armed Assaults

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The Versatility Of Protective Intelligence

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Threat Intelligence Resources

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Active Shooter Situations & Why Your Organization May Need A Protective Intelligence Program

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Part II: An Introduction To OSINT Research For Protective Intelligence Professionals

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Part I: An Introduction To OSINT Research For Protective Intelligence Professionals

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The Role Of Protective Intelligence In Estate Security

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How Do Protective Intelligence Analysts Support Security Programs?

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Protective Intelligence And Surveillance Detection

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An Introduction To Machine Learning For Protective Intelligence Professionals

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10 Challenges Undermining Your Protective Intelligence Program

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Recognizing the Critical Balance Between On-The-Ground and Remote Intelligence