Posts Tagged ‘Executive Protection’
Working Smarter to Protect Family Offices and High-Profile Individuals
No detail is too small when evaluating the activity that surrounds high-profile individuals and their families. Whether it be their morning coffee shop routine, their children’s activity level on social media, or how to keep an appropriate distance from crowds at philanthropic events, there is a great deal of risk to mitigate on a day-to-day…
Read MoreFamily Office and High-Profile Security: Three Ways to Elevate a New Standard of Protection
Three actions to consider include:
Read MoreFormer Female Secret Service Agent Tackles Some of the World’s Most Challenging Investigative Missions
Dr. Mary Beth Wilkas Janke’s journey from the Secret Service to working in executive protection in places like Lima, Peru and Haiti are not for the faint of heart and are captured in great detail in her recent book, ‘The Protector: A Woman’s Journey from the Secret Service to Guarding VIPs and Working in Some…
Read MoreExecutive Risks Intensified Throughout Pandemic, Study Finds
This article was originally featured in ASIS Security Management. The scenic neighborhood of Pleasure Point Drive in Santa Cruz, California, was shockingly disrupted in the early hours of 1 October 2019 when Tushar Atre was dragged from his home by three assailants. By 9:00 a.m., the namesake and then-CEO of tech company Atrenet was found…
Read MoreSecurity at Sporting Events — What Goes Into Protecting Fans, Athletes, and Stadiums
If you’ve ever been to a sporting event, you’ve experienced the age-old somewhat thorough bag check and metal detector walk through. I’ve often gotten to the other side of those security checks and thought to myself, “did they even look in my bag?” In reality, this “protocol” only breaks the surface of entertainment and sports…
Read MoreMoving Beyond Cameras to Protect a High-Profile Executive
A Female Perspective in the Male-Dominated Field of Executive Protection
From a very early age, Denida Grow had a calling to protect others. Fast forward a few decades and she is one of the foremost leaders in executive protection, breaking down barriers for women in the field by providing training, opportunities, and setting an example for women and men alike. In this episode, Fred and…
Read MoreHow-To Guide: Assessing an Executive’s Digital Footprint
A key element involved in understanding the threats, vulnerabilities, and associated risk to an executive is the assessment of their digital footprint. The ultimate goal is to surface what information is available online for a savvy adversary to exploit. This information could range from details about the executive’s travel movements, satellite imagery of their home(s)…
Read MoreHow to Assess Your Executive’s Digital Footprint to Identify Threats
This checklist will help you enhance your understanding of:
Read MoreWhat It Means to Be an Executive Protection Agent
The instinct to step forward and protect leaders when danger is on the horizon has been around since the beginning of mankind. It has evolved into the field of executive protection, or close protection, to keep corporate leaders and high-net-worth individuals and their families safe. In movies, we see agents wearing black suits, disrupting threats…
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How to Assess Your
Executive’s Digital Footprint
to Identify Threats
In this 45-minute webinar, you’ll learn valuable insights about:
Read MoreBehind the Scenes of the JonBenét Ramsey Investigation
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 way of a true psychopath — such as the unidentified individual who murdered JonBenét Ramsey…
Read MoreAs Athletes Play, Bad Actors Can Prey: Why Protective Intelligence is Needed in Sports
This article was originally published in Athletic Business. Last year, Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana was at home with his family when he discovered an intruder trying to kidnap his granddaughter from her playpen. Fortunately, Montana and his wife were able to wrestle the 9-month old out of the woman’s arms before any serious…
Read MoreTaking Back Control of Online Reputation and Privacy
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 critical role that online reputation and privacy plays in protecting executives. Given the recent…
Read MoreBefore the IPO: When to Think About Security
Most CEOs of companies undergoing an IPO don’t know what they need. Understand the holistic threat before buying security software and systems. When it comes to physical security systems and programs, many get sold a Cadillac when all they need is a Chevrolet, so work with a trusted vendor. Over the years, I’ve been asked…
Read MoreWhat is Executive Protection? A Complete Introduction
Executive Protection (EP), also called Close Protection (CP) or executive personal protection, refers to private risk mitigation and security measures designed to ensure the safety of individuals (principals) and their families. Principals may require executive protection services due to higher personal risk related to their employment, geographic location, net worth, affiliations, or status. Classic attack…
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