Applying Security Trainings in Real Life: How Preparing for Hostage Situations Saves Lives
One of the first lessons I learned as a young member of the rescue squad is that training saves lives. Stopping the bleeding, CPR, protection from smoke inhalation and other training we practiced saved lives every day. Later, as a police officer and special agent, that mindset was consistently reinforced in different situations, but especially…
Read MoreWhat Does it Mean to be Prepared? The Evolution of Emergency Readiness
Events such as 9/11 and COVID-19 have drawn great attention to the emergency preparedness equipment market. While it’s incredibly necessary to keep workforces and individuals safe, it often takes an unfortunate event to shift an organization’s approach to being prepared. Charles Mullenger, President and CEO of Ethos Preparedness, sits down with Fred to share his…
Read MoreOne Year Later, One Big Question Still Looms Around Jan. 6
This article was originally featured in Forbes Last year, in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riots in the U.S. Capitol, I penned a column and did several media interviews on the failures of security and the lessons that companies can learn from these events. One year later, new details about the Jan. 6 riots continue to…
Read MoreCorporate Security Lessons from an Ex-CIA Operations Officer
Marc Polymeropoulos is a former CIA Operations Officer who gave 26 years of service where he learned a great deal from the pressure of making decisions in some of the most stressful situations. He retired from the CIA in July 2019 at the Senior Intelligence Service level as one of the CIA’s most highly decorated…
Read MoreWhen Dogs are More Than Pets — Tactical K9 Service Dog Training from Devine K9s Founder
Dogs have been the greatest security asset since the need for protection was deemed necessary. Having the ability to detect the slightest sounds to something as monumental as identifying an IED beneath the surface, the bark from a dog is one of the most powerful signals for trouble ahead. John Devine is the Founder, Lead…
Read MoreHow Corporate Intelligence Teams Help Businesses Manage Risk
This article was originally featured in Harvard Business Review and was written by Paul R. Kolbe and Maria Robson Morrow of the Intelligence Project at the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School. In January 2020, a small team at the global financial services technology company Fiserv began closely watching early warning signs of a…
Read MoreWhy the Insider Threat Will Motivate Cyber and Physical Teams to Collaborate More Than Ever in 2022
This article was originally featured in IFSEC Global The convergence of cyber and physical security functions reflects the increasing interplay of digital systems and the physical world, and the growing consensus that a gap in one realm leaves the other exposed. But silos between the two security functions continue to exist. In some cases, it’s…
Read MoreBrad Taylor Provides an Insider View into the 16th Pike Logan Thriller, End of Days
Willpower is a core ingredient of many success stories. Staying focused on the end game and pushing away any barriers that stand in your way typically plays out a positive result. However, willpower is taken to a whole new level when under extreme duress, solving difficult problems that impact human lives. New York Times bestselling…
Read MoreReflecting On Failures That Led To Jan. 6 — And Getting It Right For The Future
This article was originally featured in The Hill No matter how many times we see them, the images from Jan. 6, 2021, stun — even one year later. A violent mob, bent on disrupting official election proceedings in Congress, overwhelmed and outnumbered the police force to storm the U.S. Capitol. Inside, masked men with zip…
Read MoreLeading in High-Stress Circumstances from a Former CIA Operations Officer
It’s not always in the forefront of their story, but all great leaders have faced adversity to succeed. Marc Polymeropoulos, former CIA Operations Officer, knows this lesson all too well after serving 26 years of service where he has learned a great deal from the pressure of making decisions in some of the most stressful…
Read MoreThe 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 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 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 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…
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