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March 9, 2025

The Missing Link in Executive Protection: Why Protective Intelligence Services Matter More Now Than Ever

Those who have been in the business for some time will tell you that executive protection is 90% about preventing threats and only 10% about responding to them. Preparation is...

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May 24, 2024

Identifying Suspicious Behavior: Essential Pre-Attack Indicator Training for Executive Protection Agents

An article by Bob Duggan, Founder & President, Executive Security International Senior executive protection professionals will all agree that the number one goal when performing protective details is to prevent...

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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...

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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...

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March 6, 2022

Social Media Investigations and Monitoring for Risk Mitigation Purposes

The use of social media and the way it affects our lives and businesses have brought a new challenge to the security industry and the protective team’s responsibility. It gives...

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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...

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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....

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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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