Posts Tagged ‘Executive Protection’
The JFK Assassination: When Protection Changed Forever
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 that changed protection forever. In this episode, the authors of The Lone Star Speaks: Untold…
Read MorePublic Figure Attackers in the United States, 1995-2015
In 2016 FBI Supervisory Special Agent Molly Amman and I completed a study of public figure attackers in the United States between 1995-2015. Our attempt was to update the work of the Exceptional Case Study Project (ECSP) conducted by Dr. Robert Fein and Bryan Vossekuil while with the U.S. Secret Service. We wanted to see…
Read MoreThe Risk Profile and Motivation Behind Fully Armored Vehicles
There are not many car owners who contemplate the glass longevity, degree of sunlight exposure, or whether or not Windex has been applied to the inside and outside of the windows. However, these are exactly the types of details that run through the mind of Mark Caldwell, Co-Owner of TAC Americas, Ltd. — a market…
Read MoreWhat Makes Someone Predisposed to Stalking and the Shifting Threat Landscape
Stalkers tend to exhibit similar behaviors and mannerisms — more or less an unhealthy fixation with an individual or group. But what causes or makes these individuals predisposed to stalking? The answer is not an easy one and it’s a topic that Dr. Reid Meloy, forensic psychologist, author, and co-founder of WAVR-21, has made it…
Read MoreGuest Post: Protective Intelligence within Executive Protection
As threats in the world become more resourceful, diverse, and determined along their pathways to violence or to inflict harm, executive protection (EP) practitioners must increasingly shoulder a heavier burden. It is no longer acceptable for protection managers and their consumers (protectees – those being protected) to rely on the reactionary expertise and capabilities of the…
Read MoreFormer CIA Special Agent Shares Perspective on the Timeless Practice of Executive Protection
The concept of close protection has been around since the beginning of mankind. When villages knew a threat was approaching, they designated one person (or a small group) to step forward and protect the community. While the field of protection (the resources, technology, and types of threats) has evolved dramatically, the craft of keeping people…
Read MoreWrong Place Wrong Time: Protective Intelligence While Working Overseas
Understanding global protective intelligence risks is essential to understanding your overall global threat assessment. Knowing who may be “dragging” a threat to your meeting is critical. Nation-State intelligence services exist to steal secrets — even yours. It’s no secret that the world is a dangerous place. Organizations with international operations and executives traveling abroad face…
Read MoreHow the Kidnapping of Exxon’s President Forever Changed Executive Protection
Even in the safest, most secluded suburbs of America, there is still potential for danger — and if you are a high net worth individual, this danger is compounded. After being surveilled for five months under executive protection, on the morning of April 29, 1992, the president of Exxon International was kidnapped and held for…
Read MoreExecutive Protection: The Fear of Kidnappings
From a historical perspective, the perception of the kidnapping threat has driven the creation of many, if not most private executive protection teams. Threat of kidnappings is very low for high-net worth families and CEO’s in the United States. Notorious kidnapping cases helped shape the public perception of the need for protection for the rich…
Read MoreBehind the Wheel: Secure Transportation in Executive Protection
In the world of executive protection, secure transportation is a fundamental need and is a crucial element to keeping people safe across corporations, government agencies, law enforcement agencies and military organizations. To be the best at providing secure transportation, one must understand the vehicles, dynamic driving techniques, as well as threatening situations from behind the…
Read MoreThe Role Of Protective Intelligence In Estate Security
Estate security is a critical element for corporate executive protection teams and their supporting protective intelligence programs. We realize that executives spend the majority of their time at the corporate office, their primary estate, as well as various travel destinations. Two of those are static locations and are often desirable targets for would-be attackers or…
Read MoreRecognizing the Critical Balance Between On-The-Ground and Remote Intelligence
My expertise is in protecting ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNIs) and dignitaries traveling internationally, with my company’s coordinated security and logistics services. Decades of experience has taught my team and I about the benefits of remote intelligence and the potential pitfalls when remote and ground intelligence efforts are not closely coordinated. In the following paragraphs,…
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