A well-thought-out and comprehensive risk assessment can make the difference between life and death in executive protection. But what is a risk assessment, and what are the key elements that make it up? Today, we’re diving deep into everything...

By Alan Saquella, Assistant Professor In the rapidly evolving world of security, law enforcement, and investigative sciences, professionals are increasingly turning to advanced technologies to supplement tried-and-true methodologies. One emerging innovation is behavioral assessment software, designed to enhance both pre-employment...

Protective operations haven’t changed much over the last two decades.  At its most basic level, you are paid to place yourself between your protectee and harm's way.  Simply put, your job boils down to “prepare for the bad guy,...

Understanding health issues and how they could affect a person's safety is just as important in Executive Protection as evaluating external dangers. In addition to external threats, a thorough threat & health risk assessment should include the inherent weaknesses...

What really drives the energy, if any, behind a risk assessment? Risk assessments are an important cog in the initial and recurrent security framework of any ad hoc or permanent security detail. For fixed assets, site risk assessments are...

Conducting workplace investigations can be a challenging and daunting task, especially when internal investigators have personal knowledge or relationships with the individuals involved. To ensure impartiality and objective fact-finding, organizations often rely on external sources for such investigations. Among...

When it comes to hiring executive protection or security professionals, employers have much to consider today than in years past. To start, they need to ensure a candidate has the proper qualifications and skills to fill the open position....

The first step to ensuring your employees are safe and sound abroad or during a business trip is to produce a decent travel risk assessment. If your company's workers are supposed to travel to high-risk countries, then recognize that...

A security risk assessment relates to identifying, assessing, and implementing essential security controls in applications. Apart from that, it serves to prevent the application of security defects and vulnerabilities.   An organization or a company can use a risk assessment to view...

A risk assessment is just what it sounds like. It is the cornerstone of preventative measures against workplace accidents and ill-health. Every year, millions of people worldwide are injured at work or have their health seriously damaged in the workplace....