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The Drawbacks of Second-Hand Body Armour

I remember the conversation I once had with a fellow security professional vividly. We discussed the different risks and threats our colleagues and friends face every day they go to work. The increasing level of violence, the fact that...

Where to Find the Right Close Protection Job Opportunities

It's brutal out there. The job market is as demanding as ever. However, with the rise of the need for proficient security comes the increase in close protection job opportunities. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Employment...

How Do Security Companies Make Money?

The way in which security firms generate income is often the direct result of the varied services they render. And those are plentiful. So, it isn’t difficult to say how do security companies make money. Whether that be guard...

Gunman Shot Four in West Hollywood

Early Saturday morning on the 400 block of N La Ciénaga Boulevard, an unidentified gunman shot four in West Hollywood. It all started inside the Nice Guy restaurant and lounge, when singer Justin Bieber was hosting an after-party following...

Blunt Force: The Underreported Threat of the Security Professional

What is 'blunt force,' and what type of injuries result from blunt force impact? Please let me answer this question in the shortest possible way, without throwing some hyper-intellectual medical terminologies at you that I don't understand myself. So instead,...

Apple CEO Tim Cook Allegedly Stalked, Threatened, and Harassed

Apple CEO Tim Cook allegedly stalked by a possibly armed woman who trespassed his home on two occasions. As it be, a superior court judge in Santa Clara County granted a temporary restraining order against the accused 45-year old...

Cut-Resistant Fabrics: Protecting Arteries, Nerves, Muscles, and Ligaments

It was on 13 March 2011 when my friend Craig Wylde was brutally assaulted. Having previously served as an Infantry soldier in the British Army, Craig ultimately became a prison officer at the Category A (high security) Frankland Prison,...

Social Engineering: Preying on Our Humanity

I often find myself asked the same question: what is the most difficult type of attack to detect but easiest to launch? My answer is always the same: social engineering. Social engineering can be generally defined as the use of...

Medical Oversight: No Longer a Luxury Item

At the recent IPSB Close Protection Conference in Las Vegas, Fred Burton from ONTIC stated that the most likely threat an EP specialist will encounter is medical.i Thankfully, the Global War on Terror (GWOT) is cycling down bringing many...

Understanding the Role of a Close Protection Team

A close protection team is a precautionary group there to reduce the risk of danger to the person needing protection. The operatives who form the team are responsible for defusing any aggressive situation involving the individual who hired their services, i.e.,...

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In Executive Protection the Sky Isn’t Falling, but the Mission is Expanding 

This weekend, an individual, described by authorities as mentally unstable, attempted to breach the Secret Service security perimeter during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington,...

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