October 12, 2023
Looking for What You Don’t Know — An Inside Look into Security Details for Presidential Candidates
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In this episode
In this episode, Fred Burton sits down with Cynthia Marble, Senior Director of Threat Management Operations at Ontic and former senior supervisor on the Secret Service Presidential Protective Division, to unpack the nuances of Secret Service protection for presidential candidates and former presidents. Cynthia shares insights into the timing and scope of protection, the complexities of securing high-profile figures, and what it takes to maintain a zero-fail security mindset.
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Looking for What You Don’t Know — An Inside Look into Security Details for Presidential Candidates
What you’ll learn
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Timing for assigning Secret Service protection to presidential candidates, and how long former presidents receive protection
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Challenging aspects of her work and the unimaginable parts of securing even the smallest event to ensure every day is zero fail
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The most critical thing to look for when conducting a threat assessment
More about our guest
As Senior Director of Threat Assessment and Management at Ontic, Cynthia is responsible for managing threat assessment training and program development for workplace violence prevention, insider risk, and executive protection teams. Prior to joining Ontic, Mrs. Marble was the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for Training Operations at SIGMA Threat Management Associates, where she oversaw all training, threat assessment consultation, and violence prevention program development throughout the U.S. She is a nationally recognized leader in threat assessment, protective intelligence investigations, national security, executive protection, and global security operations. Prior to her private sector career, Mrs. Marble dedicated over 26 years to the U.S. Secret Service with assignments including Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Presidential Protective Division and Special Agent in Charge responsible for the Houston, Austin, and Mexico City offices. She also served as the Director of Threat Policy Coordination in the National Security Council Office of Combatting Terrorism. In 2011, Mrs. Marble was appointed to the Senior Executive Service, and in 2023 was named an SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100.
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