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CARVER: Criticality vs Accessibility

CARVER: Criticality vs Accessibility

The relationship between criticality and accessibility has been studied habitually by military, law enforcement and security personnel since the Vietnam war. Criticality and accessibility are only two of the six factors measured using the CARVER model, which has been an accepted methodology in the security industry since its inception. CARVER is an acronym used by industry professionals to assess overall client risk and is comprised of the following elements: Criticality, Accessibility, Recuperability, Vulnerability, Effects and Recognizability.

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What is TSCM?

What is TSCM?

A growing risk due to technological advancements, Technical Surveillance Counter-Measures (aka bug sweeps) is a process which protects against a serious concern for those with valuable or proprietary information or other at-risk individuals who need to protect their private information.

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EP Gear Webinar

EP Gear Webinar

Within modern “executive protection,” there are a lot of different varieties of clients, various genres of service fields, and all kinds of agent personalities and backgrounds, etc. But one thing that we all enjoy across the spectrum is gear. In this webinar, we will discuss various types of on-the-job equipment, ranging from go-bags and med kits to attire and holsters. This webinar is free.

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Advice for Dealing With Reporters

Advice for Dealing With Reporters

At some point in your career, you may be contacted by reporters as a protection agent or as an investigator for information relating to a topic in which you may not want to discuss, or you may be ethically opposed to commenting, or perhaps you are not legally allowed to discuss due to an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement). Here are some tips on handling these occurrences.

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Use What You Have! – 10 Essential iPhone Skills

Use What You Have! – 10 Essential iPhone Skills

I heard a joke recently: imagine someone from 100 years ago time travels to today and asks what people do with handheld devices that give them instant access to almost every bit of data in the world and instant connectivity to anyone globally…and the answer would be ‘we watch cat videos and argue with strangers on social media’…

As funny as that is, what I find not funny is how common it is for people to be unaware of how to use the tools they have. These essential skills apply to iPhone users, but I am sure there are similar tools available to the Junior Varsity team….I mean Android users. 👍🏻 

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