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March 9, 2025
CEOs Under Attack – The Growing Risks for Corporate Leaders
This article was first published in Chief Executive Officer The recent assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has cast a spotlight on the vulnerabilities faced by many corporate leaders and...
Read Briefing →November 30, 2022
Operational Communication for Close Protection Operations
In the world of security operations, one of the most critical areas is communication, which involves constant cooperation and vital information sharing between top-level executives, their respective EA/P/A, the GSOC...
Read Briefing →April 8, 2022
Russian Oligarchs Keep Getting In Troubles by Instagram Selfies
In our latest interview with expert Nick Barreiro, Chief Forensic Analyst of Principle Forensics, we discussed the security risks from any/all social media platform postings and how someone can obtain...
Read Briefing →September 21, 2021
Executive Protection Agents in a Rare Interview with a Retired Paparazzi
It's not very often when we have the ability to interview and learn from our adversaries. While most efforts are seemingly focused only on physical attacks, they do not give...
Read Briefing →June 9, 2021
The challenges for protecting Public Figures- The Macron Incident
The challenges for protecting Public Figures- The Macron Incident. The latest incident with French President Emmanuel Macron being slapped by someone in the crowd has once again fired up the...
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May 1, 2021
Marketing tips for Executive Protection Agents
Marketing tips for Executive Protection Agents....
Read Briefing →November 25, 2020
Things to consider before you hire an Executive Protection team aka Bodyguards
Things to consider before you hire an Executive Protection team aka Bodyguards. At some point in your careers, you will most likely find the need to retain, or at the...
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June 30, 2020
Female Bodyguards
''Female Bodyguards are in high demand!'' I am sure you have heard this before but as a female Close Protection Operative, you are still struggling to find a job. There...
Read Briefing →April 17, 2020
Who is guarding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby?
Lately, many news agencies have tried to write about the protection detail of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby, based on ”insiders” and revealing names of companies and protectors assigned...
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November 13, 2019
Confidentiality: Personal Choice or Professional code of conduct?
Recently, a young lady, new to the industry, raised a question on a social platform questioning the practice of, or if it is acceptable for, people in our industry to...
Read Briefing →December 30, 2018
Executive Protection – Realities of the Industry and the Ugly Truth
Let’s talk about the real world of Executive Protection with all its fantasy myths and all its brutal truths. Many newcomers in our Craft have a completely different idea of...
Read Briefing →October 21, 2016
Women in the Executive Protection Industry/Female Bodyguards
Addressing some misperceptions about women in the Executive Protection Industry...
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