Mini-Manual of the Urban Guerrilla by Carlos Marighella
Mini-Manual of the Urban Guerrilla by Carlos Marighella
Protection Manager Use Case
Recently in our 9 Day Executive Protection Training Program, we began the implementation of Asgard Technology Group’s Protection Manager. Here are some thoughts from users…
LifeHack: How to Leverage Google and Modify Your Search
For most tasks, a simple Google search will produce an effective result. However, sometimes it will not, especially when conducting more specialized searches for protective intelligence, etc.
What many people don’t know is that Google has very specific search tools and term modifiers for just about everything you may want to search for or eliminate from your search. So if you’re not getting the results you want from Google, read the tips below to help you get relevant results.
Staff to Patron Ratios: How many security guards do I need?
Security staff can have a positive or negative impact on an event or business operation, but they will be the first and last contact that your patrons encounter. As such, security are a vital representation of your event and of your leadership. Combined with an appropriate “hospitality mindset” and appropriately managed, security staff will contribute positively to the safety, security and success of your event. So, with the defined importance of suitable and sufficient levels of trained staff members, how is the decision made to answer “how many security guards do I need?”
Zello and Voxer Walkie-Talkie Apps: Instant Private or Group Voice & Multimedia
Two-Way Radios and Communicating in Protective Services have several key limitations: line of sight/interference, encryption and multi-device requirements. With Zello or Voxer, as long as you have GSM/CDMA signal (cell tower reception) or WiFi you can alleviate those issues and communicate like never before.
Clean Glass For Safety and Security
As per one of my OCD fixes is clean glass on vehicles, I recently conducted an informal side-by-side test with two products, Rain-X and Adam’s Glass Sealant, to see which would perform better and last longer while also assessing ease of use.
Protective Intelligence: Modern Tools for a Traditional Task
Many protective service providers and law enforcement agencies have protective intelligence units that conduct investigations, manage threat assessments and provide tactical, operational and strategic analysis of the information they uncover. However, they may fail to utilize the contemporary collection and analysis methods used by today’s intelligence professionals but rather lean on the standard criminal investigation processes they have always performed.
Personal Protection: How to Be Your Own Bodyguard
As current threats develop and old threats evolve, everyday people are subject to complex issues in which the overwhelming majority are unaware of and/or unprepared to face. Not everyone can afford private protective services, so what can they do to better protect themselves and become their own bodyguard? In this article, we’ll discuss increasing your own survivability and that of those you love and protect.
Protective Intelligence & Preventive Investigations: An Intelligent Solution
Enjoy “Preventive Investigations: An Intelligent Solution” on protective intelligence; the cover story of the January 2017 issue of Security Management Magazine
Executive Protection Travel Pack: Things to Consider
As is common with us all, we love our gear and we can’t get enough. A common discussion in our Facebook group, The Protective Security Group, is travel gear and equipment. While not meant to be a comprehensive or ‘cookie-cutter’ list, below I share a typical packing of my ‘go-bag’ which I hope you all find useful; at least as a good baseline to add or subtract from for your travel needs.