Security Expert Blog

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...

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...