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By Evan Levitt The traditional model of executive protection has changed. In today’s work-from-anywhere world, executives no longer spend most of their time behind corporate walls, surrounded by access controls and reinforced protocols. Instead, their calendars—and risk profiles—are split between home offices, regional...

I thought I’d wait to write this article on travel security, specifically the air travel segment since there was so much erroneous and outrageous response to the recent aircraft collision between the US Army Helicopter and a commuter aircraft...

Satellite phones have countless different applications, from remote travel, and expeditions, to protection, security, and more. They’re an invaluable tool in any executive protection kit and knowing when, why, and how to use them can make or break your...

I’ve read several online articles over the last few weeks outlining Executive Protection leadership models, protection “secrets” and AI-written EP management models (yes, we know you use AI to write articles).  I thought it might be refreshing to discuss...

Incident Command and the Failure at Butler, Pennsylvania  By Steve Hooper, Professor  Event and Timeline  The crowd was gathering as they weathered the high late afternoon temperatures, unusual for the Butler, Pennsylvania area. Security was typical, a combination of state, local, and...

Latest Assassination Attempt on Former US President Two months after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt, a gunman managed to remain hidden for nearly 12 hours at the edge of the golf course where Trump played on Sunday, despite the...

Security at the Paris 2024 Olympics is a massive undertaking, and it is handled by thousands of professionals. With more than 13.5 million expected visitors, France is taking every precaution possible to ensure the athletes and spectators are protected....

Operational Guidelines for Executive Protection Agents at Fixed-Based Operators (FBOs)  As Summer quickly approaches, protection teams are seeing private aircraft use increase to accommodate vacation travel. Corporate teams have already seen sharp increases in travel internationally with COVID restrictions lifted...

Slovakia's Prime Minister, Robert Fico, has been shot five times in an assassination attempt that has shocked the country. Following the attack, the Prime Minister was hospitalized and the Slovakian deputy Prime Minister, Tomáš Taraba, said that Fico was...

Firstly, allow me to share a humorous anecdote from my own experience while working in protection services across Asia, around twenty years ago. It happened when I was an operator in the Security Operation Center at the Nokia Factory...