Tag: celebrity protection
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Event Security for High Profile Individuals
In the last months, we have seen many videos from what one may label a ‘failed’ security operation where public figures were attacked or embarrassed during their public appearance at an event. Protecting high-profile individuals during an event or public speech requires very careful and detailed planning. Despite the big challenges for the security team,…
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The Rise of Boutique Security
A New Era of Personalized Protective Solutions for Individuals, Families and C-Suite Executives In the glossy pages of lifestyle magazines, we often read about the latest trends in fashion, travel, and luxury. However, there’s a new trend that’s quietly making waves among the elite, and it’s all about security. Not just any #security, but boutique…
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The Necessity of a Client Questionnaire for Executive Protection Operations
One of the most important and basic functions that a majority of the companies who provide executive protection services are failing miserably to obtain, is the client questionnaire. How many of you have been called by a company to provide services and you found yourself with not enough information about the client, besides a name…
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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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The importance of Emotional Control in the Workplace for Executive Protection Operatives
Usually I write articles based on my experience as a security professional but this one will be addressed from another perspective. That of the person who has a degree in Psychology and has also spent many hours studying behaviours. I would like to combine my two educational backgrounds and discuss how specific behaviours can negatively…
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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 are many misconceptions regarding our role in the industry. In this article, we will try to address some.
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What kind of a security business leader are you?
Over the last 10 years, I have written a few hundred articles and granted interviews related to protective work within our industry. I have almost always addressed topics of interest from the perspective of a Close Protection Operative or directed advice or opinions toward the CPO. As threats change with the times, the topics of…
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Interpersonal skills for security professionals
You paid thousands of dollars for training and thousands more on equipment, firearms and clothing. Add in the cost of travel, hotels, meals, time off of work and other expenses and you are finally qualified for work, according to you. But what does the Client value in a protector? It may be no surprise that…
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