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Delivering Value in a Corporate Security Strategy

Advising on matters of security is a technical sales game. And if fortune would have you succeed in this industry, you will quickly understand that selling a corporate security strategy to your client is ultimately an exchange of value.  What...

Newest Facebook Data Leak and the EP Industry

Out of the blue, a user of a low-level hacking forum distributed personal data and phone numbers of hundreds of millions of Facebook users. Now everyone with an internet connection has access to them for free. It seems that...

The Safety Trap of “Shirking Responsibility”

If the storming of the Capitol Building on January 6th was a lesson learned in not taking seriously the threat of political unrest, then the April 2nd attack - where a man rammed his vehicle into a barricade and...

EP Practitioner Diversification – A Necessity in the Modern World

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past year, you know that the Covid-19 pandemic has decimated industries worldwide. As a matter of fact, travel was among those heavily affected. With global travel at an all-time low, the...

10 Ways to Use Manpower and Time Effectively During the COVID-19

During COVID-19, we are witnessing a truly global crisis on two levels. Firstly, the people affected directly and indirectly by the virus, whether through sickness itself or forced from their jobs. Secondly, many industries are suffering as a result of...

The Residential Security Plan (RSP): In House or Contract Out?

The age-old question in security is, do we conduct business with in-house assets or contract out? The debate is endless, and each option has its pros and cons. There are thousands of companies that provide residential security for private...

Stay in your lane: 4 words to live by

"Stay in your lane!" - Jared Van Driessche I used to hate hearing that statement. It used to boil my blood every time I heard it. Now it's a creed that I live by. A mistake that I made professionally was thinking...

Being Kidnapped

If you are caught in a kidnapping or hostage situation the most dangerous time will be is the first ten to fifteen minutes as the kidnappers will be very nervous and will have to let everyone know they are...

EP Operations: The Answer to Every Question You Don’t Ask

Several years ago I was listening to an audiobook on business that had this one piece of advice: the answer to every question you don’t ask is always no. To this date, I can’t remember the name of the...

Combatives Training for the Protection Professional

For the past few years, I have noticed a trend in the executive protection world for practitioners to become more and more focused on their soft skills. Now, no one can overstate the value of soft skills. But at...

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Pacific West Academy Interview with Founder Oded Krashinsky, and Instructor Matt Cheun

Oded Krashinsky When was Pacific West founded? Pacific West Academy was founded in the years following the September 11 attacks, during...

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