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How to Become a Close Protection Officer

If you’re interested in pursuing CPO work, then it helps to be informed. Below, we’ll answer any aspiring agents’ burning question – how to become a close protection officer?   Contrary to what you might see on TV, it takes more...

Foiled Assassination Plot Against President Zelensky: Third in Days

According to Ukrainian officials, Kyiv allegedly received alerts to an assassination plot against President Zelensky. The report came from Russia’s premier security agency FSB, of all places, news outlets claim.    Oleksiy Danilov, Ukraine's Secretary of the National Security and Defense...

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...

Traveling Can Make You a Storyteller, Operator, and Better Person

When I started gathering material and making notes for my book, The Protected, it wasn't long before I realized that many topics and examples primarily arose from my travel experiences. Maybe this is why the famed Berber-Moroccan scholar and...

Advanced Levels of Close Protection Operative Training

No matter what tier of close protection operative training you have attended so far, there is always more to learn. From route reconnaissance to formations to vehicle search, the list is endless, if we are being frank. In fact, close...

Shots Fired at Democratic Mayoral Candidate Greenberg

With shots fired at democratic mayoral candidate Greenberg in Louisville, Kentucky, the democrat remains uninjured as the apparent target of a shooter who fired multiple times.   The politician was not directly hit, but the bullet did graze his sweater. Expectedly,...

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...

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,...

Operational Emergency Medical Plan: Is Yours up to Scratch?

When developing all operations plans, the "advance," as we know, is crucial to a successful job. A robust emergency medical plan is always part of these arrangements, regardless of whether the job is simply driving the client to a...

A History and Future of Excellence: Ronin South Africa

Established in 1995 on the southernmost tip of the African continent, Ronin South Africa is probably one of the longest-standing, internationally reputable close protection training providers worldwide. Ronin SA's CEO, Advocate Timm Irvine-Smith's background is quite multi-faceted. He has served...

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Protecting President Trump in a New Era of Executive Protection

In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks, the United States made significant changes to its national security...

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