Basics of Building a Tactical “Go Bag”
For military, police, and security professionals, the career demands that we are prepared to respond to a variety of threats and that we have the right equipment on us or with us to adequately respond. […]
Executive Services
Protective Intelligence Fundamentals and Challenges
What is “Protective Intelligence?” To the executive protection analyst plugging away in a 24-hour operations center, protective intelligence is one thing. To the security consultant with an MA or MS in psychology, protective intelligence means […]
Becoming A Trusted Advisor. What Does It Take?
I had the honor of speaking at a Protective Security Council conference during which I heard an oft-repeated question among other executive protection practitioners in attendance, and incorporated into a number of other conference seminars […]
A Physical Security Primer For Executive Protection Professionals
One of the most underrated and unused security assets is the skill set that executive protection professionals bring to the task of designing and implementing physical security plans and programs. That may come as a […]
The High Cost of Not Doing a Hotel Advance
It is a common practice that hotels around the world require guests to use or show a room card for entry, especially late at night. It is also common for competent protection specialists to give […]
How to avoid mangling press coverage of your CEO and company
Recent press appearances by officials in the limelight offer a stark comparison about how press coverage should be done and how to mangle it. Governor Chris Christie, responding to allegations that a bridge lane closing […]
VIP Press Coverage and Executive Protection
The media frenzy spawned by the BP oil well spill and the government’s response to the disaster reminds us that the security agent plays an integral role in managing the way a story gets reported […]
PRINCIPAL PROTECTION; Lessons Learned
PRINCIPAL PROTECTION; Lessons Learned The Evolution of Protective Operations by R.E. “Rick” Colliver Available now from Varro Press Protection, like any other process, is evolutionary. And we should agree that a large part of any […]
Leadership in Executive Protection
What is leadership today? What has happened to the so called leaders of the industry? Who really makes the decisions that affects the lives of the people that we protect? Has the profession sold out? […]