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Why Hire a Female Close Protection Operative?

When looking at recent gender statistics in close protection, it is apparent that this industry is still male-dominated. Thus, this article explores why this is so and the potential benefits of engaging a female close protection operative. To start, let...

How to Transition From Overt to Covert Protection

Covert protection (CovPro) is one of many tactical solutions available to mitigate risk. It is a highly specialized close protection niche utilized in situations requiring a specific approach. For instance, when: The principal requires security without a visible presence, ...

Executive Protection Companies in 2023: Choosing the Best

We live in the age of overflowing social media posts and photos of security professionals claiming to be the best in their craft. So, it can be tricky to tell the difference between EP firms that deliver on their...

Case Study: The Killing of Adolfo Lagos

Clients often want to feel powerful, and they want to have armed people taking care of them. The reason is that they think that unarmed people are not security enough and that they will not be able to react...

Real-Life Scenarios in EP: Security Driving Training

We invited Pablo Ortiz-Monasterio, one of Mexico's most prominent faces in executive protection, to discuss security driving training. In fact, he shares some of the most eye-opening insights into the everyday skillset that every driver must have! Pablo Ortiz-Monasterio, AS3 Driver...

Making Travel Safety and Executive Protection Work Together

I spend a lot of time traveling, specifically overseas. Transitioning from a large government agency that provided and managed everything I needed during protective travel to a public sector position was eye-opening when I no longer had those resources....

When a Celebrity PR Campaign Undermines Security

Security is often seen as something done 'to' people rather than 'for' people. Despite the progress, it still struggles to be seen as the profession it is. In fact, those involved are not perceived as the respected professionals they...

Ethical Considerations for Executive Protection Teams

Protection teams and entire armies from diverse cultures have historically adhered to moral standards for conduct that would benefit them for the duration of their lives and determine their success. Taking a retrospective, humanity's understanding of the goals and...

Security Precautions for the World Cup in Doha

I got a call yesterday from a friend who is a well-traveled contract EP professional in Southern Florida. He panicked because he had accepted a contract position on a travel team supporting a company CEO attending the World Cup...

How Physical Access Control and EP Create New Value

When EP Wired reached out to me with the opportunity to write about physical access control, I was initially stuck. Like many in the access control industry, I had not thought about the executive protection industry very much as...

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Navigating the Ethical Tightrope: Middle Managers, C-Suite Unethical Practices, and Corporate Crime Risks

A complex and prevalent challenge exists surrounding middle managers' reluctance to address the destructive impact of unethical practices organized...

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