The Protective Intelligence Winter Podcast List
There’s something about winter that implies new beginnings with a new year ahead. It’s a time where I think about the information I am consuming and how my lifestyle has changed. With conference travel cautiously picking up, it has created the opportunity to listen more — specifically, listen to more podcasts. In addition to the…
Read MoreThe Protective Intelligence Winter Reading List
With 2021 coming to a close, and the first day of winter upon us, there’s no better time to hit pause and immerse yourself in a good book. Especially when you work in the world of security, safety and protection during a year where you’ve been pushed beyond your limits and faced with the unimaginable…
Read MoreStructuring the Unstructured: Using a Converged Security Operations Console and Integrated Research to Better Evaluate Threats
In my last post I discussed why it’s important for security teams to have the right data structure in place to gain more visibility of potential threat signals. Whether you’re missing information because of not knowing where to look, not having the right tools in place, or because you’re inundated with noise, it’s easy for…
Read MoreStudy Finds Increase in Cybersecurity and Physical Security Attacks Against Executives
In the art of protective and tactical intelligence, trends and analytics matter. Information and intelligence feed “living” threat assessments and should drive your cybersecurity and physical security strategy, coverages, and resources. Protection resources cannot be logically allocated to protect executives and companies without first understanding the holistic threat landscape. In the executive protection security space,…
Read MoreReal-Time Threat Detection: Gaining Situational Awareness to Inform Action
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Read MoreThe Presidential Daily Brief – One of the Country’s Most Controlled and Confidential Documents
What is the Presidential Daily Brief (PDB) and what is it used for? After personally delivering the PDB for more than a year to Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller, and occasionally into the White House during the Bush 43 administration, Dr. David Priess knows the answer all too well. In this…
Read MoreExecutive Targeting: Analysis into the Protection of Corporate Business Leaders
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Read MoreStopping Organized Retail Crime Starts With Connecting What You Know
Organized retail crime has gone digital, transnational, and increasingly violent — here’s how to stay ahead Retail theft has changed shape over the past several years. A single suspect walking out with a jacket under their arm has increasingly given way to coordinated events: a group hits your store in one city, then shows up…
Read MoreLeading a Global Intelligence and Threat Analysis Program for One of the World’s Most Well-Known Brands
Angela Lewis, Manager of Global Intelligence and Threat Analysis for The Walt Disney Company and Protective Intelligence Honors Thought Leader, is tasked with the massive job of understanding how geopolitical events and global security intelligence could impact The Walt Disney Company’s various lines of business. To do so she’s created one of the best protective…
Read MoreOvercoming Current Health and Safety Challenges in the Workplace
Take a look at these practical insights for strengthening safety protocols and creating a secure work environment. Feeling safe at work has taken on a whole new meaning over the past two years. The boundaries have expanded far beyond the badge swipe and have delved into the territory of hybrid work, health screenings and protocols,…
Read MoreAligning Organizations Around Security (and Against Workplace Violence)
Fred Burton shares with Forbes how organizations can create a culture of safety and security. This article was originally featured in Forbes This year, workplace violence has had a tragic impact on people and businesses across the country. In January, a pediatrician in Austin was murdered at her office. In March, a lone gunman opened fire inside a supermarket…
Read MoreHonoring Ontic Veterans on a New Mission of Serving Intelligence to Those Who Protect
On Veterans Day and as the United States Marine Corps celebrates its 246th birthday, we are honored to work alongside some of the best and brightest who have served our country. While Ontic has experienced tremendous growth over the past year, so too has the number of Ontic employees who served in the military, with…
Read MoreBuilding a Workplace Violence Prevention Program
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Read MoreOf Kidnappings, Lions, and Crocodiles
The October 16 kidnapping of 17 expatriate missionaries in Haiti has generated a great deal of press attention. Among the victims were 16 American citizens and one Canadian. The group is comprised of five men, seven women, and five children—including a toddler. The gang that conducted the abduction, 400 Mawozo, is no stranger to kidnapping.…
Read MoreA Private Investigator’s View into Managing a Targeted Threat
In this episode In this episode, Rob Kimmons, Owner of Kimmons Investigations, shares his decades of experience handling targeted threats and conducting high-stakes investigations. Building on his previous appearance, Rob dives deeper into the complexities of Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM), the types of cases his firm manages, and the skill sets required to handle…
Read MoreStructuring the Unstructured to Better Evaluate Known and Unknown Threats
Known threats can be easy to identify. They’re the pieces of information already on your radar: Employee-related incident reports, information obtained from open or closed investigations, events being planned, and known persons of interest (POIs). Unknown threats can be much harder to uncover, especially if you don’t know where to look or if you don’t…
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