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There’s no question that parenting looks a lot different than it did in the 60s and 70s. There’s one well-known term that has surfaced — the idea of the helicopter parent. Many parents today are overworked and stressed by the…
There is no shortage of accomplishments in Carol Leonnig’s career as a reporter and investigative journalist; however, the release of her book Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service, rises to the top. From the JFK assassination…
Most of us associate the polygraph with what we see in movies — a nervous witness sweating and communicating in short, fragmented sentences with eye contact dodging left and right. For those familiar with the test, this scenario is just…
The feeling of knowing you are being observed from afar by someone with ill intentions is unequivocally a worst-case scenario. Whether the pre-operational surveillance takes place over days, weeks or months, there are few things that can stand in the…
If you’re in trouble, even in the most intricate of situations, there’s a high likelihood that Frederic (Fred) Piry can think of a way out. With a background working in Mobile Security Deployments (MSD) — the 911 for diplomatic security…
If you’re a protection officer, chances are you’ve read a Jack Carr novel (or six) while in a down room or taking a break in a follow car. Whether you’re in the field of protection, a retired officer, or want…
Time and time again, the attack cycle begins with pre-operational surveillance — oftentimes involving some degree of digital stalking. How can we proactively minimize risk for our executives? In this episode, Fred Burton and Rich Matta, CEO of ReputationDefender, discuss…
The last time you checked into a hotel room you may not have thought to check the clock radio, outlets and lamps for bugs, or recording devices used for eavesdropping. This effort is commonly referred to as technical surveillance counter…
When patients seek medical care, they trust that any recommended prescriptions will help them cure or prevent an illness. However, time and time again, the distribution system for compounded drugs leaves room for error — with drugs being made too…
Whether you remember where you were when JFK was assassinated or have read about it since, we can all agree that there are many elements that remain unclear. Decades later, witnesses are sharing new details and angles to the case…
