Make no mistake, risk management is big business and every professional risk expert is in great demand. This demand is set to continue as one of the growth areas of the security business sector. International risk experts generally all agree that business personnel and fixed valuable assets will continue to pose a significant security risk to every company’s plans for increased growth and expansion. Furthermore the British American Security Expert has been quoted on record that terrorist organisations will continue to target corporate businesses as they present a softer target for attack.
There has been a significant increase in the number of business personnel being targeted for abduction, kidnapping for ransom and kidnapping just so the kidnappers can gain the oxygen of global publicity which fuels every contemporary terrorist campaign.
Many risk experts are advising business personnel travelling overseas to increase their own personal security instead of becoming solely reliant on professional security and executive protection teams to provide security for them. Yes for sure, some business personnel absolutely have to employ risk experts and risk management security professionals. Read more...
Computer networks are a boon to business enterprises which operate from multiple locations. The ever increasing speed of communication networks makes it easier for organizations to deploy several bandwidth hungry applications over the network and this also includes video and audio conferencing solutions. In addition to these, there are enterprise business applications like ERP, CRM and Supply Chain solutions which use enterprise network as their backbone. Read more...
Close Protection security industry is facing a huge crunch of trained bodyguards, as the demand for trained manpower picks up drastically. Most of the bodyguards and close protection security professionals come from a military background and are military trained. However, as close security professionals, they are needed to perform many complex personal and corporate security tasks, which need specialized training.
The enrolment in close protection training academies has shown an upward trend as more and more professionals have realized the need for specialized training. The range of Close Protection Courses offered by different institutes and academies includes a whole set of long and short duration certificate and specialized courses. As close protection officers, bodyguards are expected to perform a variety of tasks right from providing close personal protection to personal security planning and surveillance. Read more...
Computer networks are a boon to business enterprises which operate from multiple locations. The ever increasing speed of communication networks makes it easier for organizations to deploy several bandwidth hungry applications over the network and this also includes video and audio conferencing solutions. In addition to these, there are enterprise business applications like ERP, CRM and Supply Chain solutions which use enterprise network as their backbone. While all network applications provide flexibility in the business environment, networks come with their own risks. It is important that all data is secured against hacking and virus attacks. Secondly, the network access systems also have to be made intruder proof so that no external agency or individual is able to enter into the sensitive data area. Read more...
A recently conducted survey on buying and investment patterns of business organizations and residents showed a tremendous increase in their budget allocations for security systems and security products. This is a true indication of how important the security of business assets and residential premises is considered by both businesses and residents. After series of terrorist attacks in the USA and many other countries, the awareness about anti terror and security measures has increased considerably in many parts of the world. Read more...
What is Identity Theft?
It’s a crime often perpetrated by criminals who target your home or business with the intention of stealing your personal information in order to steal your finances.
Modus Operandi Read more...
- Criminals often assume identities of Water Board, Gas, and Electric, Telephone, Council Workers, Police Officers, Sales Representatives and Property Repairers.
- One burglar distracts the property occupant while their hidden accomplice steals your property.
- Distraction burglars often work in teams of 2 to 4 people.
- Offenders rarely drive up to your property. They generally park some distance away close to a major road.
I hope you find the following lesson plan information from the security training syllabus of the law enforcement and bodyguard association international LEBAI useful.
Lesson: Understanding how to construct a safe Operations Room
for the Executive VIP Protection Team.
Access Control is Everything
BODYGUARDS PERSONAL COMMANDMENTS.
1: Believe nothing , no matter who told you or where you read it unless it agrees with your own logic.
2: Trust no one.
3: Expect the Unexpected.
4: Loose lips sink ships.
5: A secret shared is no longer a secret.
6: People who listen to what others say of them will never have peace.
7: If the dogs are barking at your heels, you know you are leading the pack.
8: Learning is like rowing upstream. Advance or lose all.
9: Speak with your mouth shut.
10: The truth is more important than the facts Read more...
A recently conducted survey on buying and investment patterns of business organizations and residents showed a tremendous increase in their budget allocations for security systems and security products. This is a true indication of how important the security of business assets and residential premises is considered by both businesses and residents. After series of terrorist attacks in the USA and many other countries, the awareness about anti terror and security measures has increased considerably in many parts of the world. Read more...
Maintaining ones privacy in today’s Big Brother society is notoriously difficult. Add the instant response time of internet search engines to requested personal information searches, and you will begin to understand how difficult it is to retain your privacy. This is a particularly contentious issue for a busy privacy manager tasked with providing risk assessments and security for International corporate executives.
It was with this problem in mind that I wrote this top 5 privacy expert security tips for corporate executives from the privacy expert article. Following these privacy tips will ensure your personal security measures will improve significantly. Read more...
Know The Limitations of Close Protection Agencies
After nearly 20 years of active involvement in all aspects of extremely high risk close protection security as a close protection bodyguard and instructor of close protection courses for hundreds of close protection agencies in 42 different countries. One of the best kept close protection security tips is to know the limitations of close protection related close protection agencies. I cannot stress how important this is. I have frequently listened in to fellow close protection trainers working full time direct for various close protection agencies informing trainee close protection about how their close protection courses is the best in the world and how their protection bodyguard are the elite forces of the close protection security sector. Read more...