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Kevin Dye

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Unchanged Adversaries & Evolving Tactics: How Threats Impact Today’s Leaders 

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With America’s central focus on the violent murders of Iryna Zarutska and the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the industry conversation of “threats” has once again taken over professional Executive Protection (EP) forums.  I use the word “professional” loosely because...
CSO / EP managers

The Dunning-Kruger Effect and The Implications in Executive Protection 

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Executive Protection (EP) often conjures a wide range of mental images, from traditional bodyguards to contracted tactical Protective Security Details (PSD) and everything in between.  This image is largely shaped by Hollywood portrayals and amplified by self-proclaimed industry “influencers”...
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Managing Ad Hoc Protection Teams During Major Events 

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At the end of every summer, while America’s attention turns to football and long holiday weekends, many U.S. protection professionals are actively preparing for significant major events.  Among these is the United Nations General Assembly, affectionately referred to as...
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Medical and Hospital Surveys During Protective Operational Planning 

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If you spend too much time on YouTube, or worse, believe the constant stream of tactical PSD fantasy being pushed, you might think Executive Protection (EP) is all about skinny-jeans-wearing operators toting M4s while glaring menacingly from behind aviator...
Cybersecurity

Predictive But Not Protective: Where AI Benefits and Falls Short in Executive Protection 

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There has been a lot of discussion in Executive Protection circles about the responsible use and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI).  Recently, at the Board of Executive Protection Professionals’ Executive Security Operations Conference in Orlando, Florida,  I had the...
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The Challenges of Protecting Aging Protectees and an Older Population 

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Everyone reading this is getting older (3 seconds in fact if you got this far).  Age impacts everything we do.  While it affects us all personally, it also significantly influences our protective operational coverage.  In 1925, the average life...
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Threat Assessment Teams and Their Value to Protective Intelligence for Executive Protection  

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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,...
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The Challenges in Seeking a Career in Executive Protection  

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If you're thinking about a career in Executive Protection (EP), it's essential to evaluate both the advantages and potential challenges of the industry as part of your decision-making process. To those unfamiliar with the field, this job appears attractive,...
CSO / EP managers

The Value of Trust and Confidence in the Digital Age of Executive Protection

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 You don’t need to look much farther than the constant feed of news headlines to see interviews of “former” bodyguards detailing salacious personal information about their former celebrity clients. Blackmail plots by former bodyguards like Markus Fritsche or tell-all...
Corporate EP programs

Corporate Security Responses to Organized Protest Activity 

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Protest activity has always been an effective force for social change, often challenging the status quo and raising awareness for a wide range of issues.  It has also been destructive when peaceful assembly moves into confrontational gatherings.  In recent...
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Operators See Risk, Leaders Decide: Who Really Controls Protection? by Elisha Yakubu Balami

By Elisha Yakubu Balami. SRMP-C, SRMP-R, PCRC. I have seen risks clearly identified, well documented, and calmly ignored. Nothing happened...

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