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The Life of an Executive Protection Specialist

An executive protection specialist is responsible for protecting the lives, reputations, and even the family of high-profile clients. Not many people are willing to put their life on the line for the safety and well-being of others. However, that...

When Security Fails

Lack of compliance, weak links, and shirking responsibilities — these are some of the reasons for common security fails. The fact remains, most security breaches are preventable. Or, at the least, they should be. It’s not easy to create a dynamic process and implement...

Attempted Assassination of a Ukrainian Diplomat

Early on Wednesday morning, in the village of Lesniki, an attempted assassination of a Ukrainian Diplomat, Serhiy Shefir, took place. What’s described by news outlets as a show of intimidation of the highest echelon power left one man critically...

Ground Transportation Security: Preparing for the Unknown

Delivering ground transportation security services is a vital part of executive protection and international travel. It is the process of extensively vetting professional drivers and trained specialists to provide safety to clients. The expectation is to meet the standard...

Ariana Grande’s Security Attacked by Knife-Wielding Stalker

A frightening scene occurred this week with Ariana Grande's security attacked by a man. As the media report, he showed up at her Hollywood Hills home with a weapon.      The pop star, like many other Hollywood A-listers, has been staving off her share of stalkers and...

Personnel Reliability and Your Executive Protection Team

Recently, I watched a TV series called The Enemy Within. It focused on a disgraced CIA Officer whose supervisors charged him with treason for sharing classified information with a terrorist. One of the episodes highlighted a CIA Close Protection...

What Is Red Teaming and What Are the Benefits?

First, we'll cover the basics and unpack an otherwise loaded question — what is red teaming? The term red team refers to an organized group of authorized persons who simulate a potential cyber-attack to exploit any capabilities that exist and could...

What It Means to Be an Executive Protection Professional

These days, it seems that anybody who has partaken in a two-week course in a classroom or disused car park is calling themselves a CPO, an executive protection professional, or an EP specialist. I receive resumes daily. And sadly, the...

CEO Protection: The Benefits of EP

CEO protection is unquestionably a priority that concerns the entire C-suite and organization involved. So let's consider the many benefits of EP. After all, it's not a question of whether these high-profile and high-net-worth individuals need executive protection. But more...

Hero Bodyguard Injured in Floyd Mayweather Shooting

Three years after the horrific event that left him seriously hurt, bodyguard Greg La Rosa recounts how he saved the legendary boxer from a drive-by shooting.  Bodyguard Takes Bullet in Floyd Mayweather Shooting  April 9, 2018, Floyd Mayweather Jr., accompanied by his entourage, was targeted...

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Executive Protection Organizations Worldwide — IPSB

For the fourth issue in our Executive Protection Organizations Worldwide series, we talked with Chuck Tobin, a Member Board...

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