Category: Bodyguard Lessons
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Free Courses & Tools for Security Professionals — Because Sharing is Caring
Here’s a list of free tools and courses we’ve collected over the years for security professionals, perfect for using your downtime to build skills and stay ahead. Feel free to share, and if you know of other great tools or free training not listed here, drop them in the comments and help someone else grow.…
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When bodyguards become the risk
This is another great example of when the bodyguards refuse to learn and thus, become the risk. It’s one thing for civilians to overlook digital footprints. But when trained EP agents repeatedly ignore known vulnerabilities, that’s not merely a mistake, it’s a significant security failure. And unfortunately this isn’t new. In 2018, Strava’s Global Heatmap…
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Free Webinar by Mellon360 – From Connections to Contracts
Do you want to learn how to market yourself properly in the security industry and go from Connections to Contracts? Mellon360° Marketing For Security is hosting a FREE 3-hour webinar on a topic that’s often overlooked—or misused—in our industry: Marketing for Security Professionals
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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 is a great example of how C-Suite executive’s safety can affect not only their personal wellbeing, but also can drastically affect a company’s reputation and…
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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 a threatening or embarrassing situation before it becomes a reality for your client. Now, we all know that the majority of EP schools are highly…
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How to eliminate some ”new guy” mistakes in EP (certificates, association memberships, licenses)
Even though I addressed this subject over twelve years ago, the same still rings true. In the world of executive protection/close protection, there are already so many distractions, pitfalls, and misunderstandings that I believe there is a veritable need to, again, address the distinction and perceived necessity surrounding certifications, licenses, and memberships/associations that so many…
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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 the entire world the ability to look into people’s lives with the mere push of a button. Scandals are created, secrets exposed, and lives ruined.…
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Contract Management for Security Providers
One of the biggest challenges that the majority of the security companies will have to deal with is not so much being able to obtain a contract, but to be able to properly maintain that contract once it’s signed and done. We are all quite aware of how many times the intricate contracts for various…
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