The world is changing and with it, travel and the business environment. The Executive Protection (EP) profession must also evolve and adapt to provide answers to new and evolving challenges. For example, EP agents are no longer just security agents; they have to be able to provide competent guide services and first-class first-aid.
Continue reading to discover the main challenges facing EP agents and the profession as a whole.
World Cup 2018 kicks off in Russia this week, and will most likely be an exceptional experience for most. However, you should be aware of some security and safety concerns that may impact your travel to Russia, including: anti-western sentiment, hooliganism, racist violence, intimidation, intolerance towards the LGBT community, organized crime activity, petty crime, corporate and national espionage and terrorism, just to name a few.
Spies are trained to fit in and not be noticed. They adapt to gain the target’s trust, thereby enabling to be in a position where they can harvest the information they need. Spies can be trained professional operatives of foreign countries, they can be amateurs such as aggrieved employees who are looking for ways to harm their employer, or they can be competitors who are trying to learn about the latest new product or trade secrets.
Effective security of trade secrets requires a continuous cycle of Prevention, Protection and perhaps even Prosecution.
The honest answer is that we continue to be in the depths of uncertainty with no clear pathway presenting itself.
The spate of recent active shooter incidents has resulted in tragic dead and wounded, and has spawned an array of lawsuits. Whether you have live music at a strip mall saloon in Sand Point Idaho, or present Cirque du Soleil in Reno, there exists the same likelihood you will be subjected to claims of negligence when something bad happens to people on your property.
There has been a global avalanche of data privacy legislation. This torrent of regulations has become mind boggling. In this paper, TAL Global’s Larry Dietz gives you a toolbox of 20 Questions that will help you in your ongoing journey to data privacy preparedness.
In our practice, we work with High Tech Corporations, Financial Institutions, NGO’s and High Net Worth Individuals. We come across a wide variety of concerns, from workplace violence to fraud, extortion and most recently we have had a number of cases involving a new phenomenon: Virtual Kidnapping.
It appears that hate crimes are on the rise. On May 11, 2020, it was reported that New York City…
Threats to organizations and people continue even as most organizations are operating on reduced staffing levels and under a cloud of uncertainty.
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