The initial suspicions seem to be correct. The suicide attack against Iraq’s Sunni deputy prime minister is now seen as an inside job. Get this. It appears to have been carried out by a member of Deputy Prime Minister Salam al-Zubaie’s own security detail who was a distant relative who had been arrested [...] Read more »
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Iraq Deputy Prime Minister Attack “Inside Job”
March 26, 2007 executive protection » Add the first comment.
Buying Time for Principal Evacuation
December 6, 2006 executive protection » Add the first comment.
“We found that the bodyguards engaging [shooting back at attackers] can buy 10 seconds, during which the evacuation team should be able to get the principal well clear of the kill zone. “ Leroy Thompson
Police Less Lethal Instructional DVD Online
October 9, 2006 executive protection, self-defense, training » Add the first comment.
Now you can get the same new ground control curriculum that is being included for law enforcement officers in New York State. It includes techniques that are starting to be taught at the most elite law enforcement agencies in the nation. The Less Than Lethal Police Defensive Tactics program is a highly effective defensive tactics [...] Read more »
Rise of private security in future
April 9, 2006 executive protection » Add the first comment.
“However, I predict that after the first detonation [of a terrorist bomb] at a crowded shopping center, private security in the future will play a major role in reactive defense of commercial establishments. As a result, private sector security will require a much higher level of professionalism and the ranks of security forces will [...] Read more »
Executive Protection More than a Gun
October 14, 2005 executive protection » Add the first comment.
“Organizations often turn to law enforcement officers when seeking someone to protect their executives. They do so primarily because law enforcement personnel are trained to use a gun. But an executive protection specialist must be much more than a hired gun. “Security professionals must educate top management regarding the need to get beyond this ‘guard [...] Read more »
Security Spending Up
September 23, 2005 crime, executive protection » Add the first comment.
U.S. companies spent an average of $1.03 million on security in fiscal 2004, up 22 percent from $844,982 in fiscal 2001, according to security report by an ASIS-affiliated foundation.
Private Security Saves New Orleans Museum
September 19, 2005 executive protection » Add the first comment.
The fact that the New Orleans Museum of Art, which holds a collection of some 40,000 pieces worth a total of at least $250 million, was untouched by looters during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is a testament to the foresight to hire private security guards. The museum’s principal insurer — Axa Art Insurance Corporation [...] Read more »
Private Security Contractors Head to Gulf
September 8, 2005 executive protection » Add the first comment.
Companies in the Gulf Coast region are hiring private security contractors to deter looters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. One security contractor executive says that his company has been flooded with requests to provide security for commercial clients in the Gulf Coast region.
Big Money for Security Contractors in Iraq
July 29, 2005 executive protection » Add the first comment.
The Pentagon estimates there are 60 private security firms with as many as 25,000 employees in Iraq. Some elite personnel make $33,000 a month.