Finally, a book for both public and private sector protection professionals who are required to manage protective operations with a minimum of headcount and budget, in an increasingly complex and demanding environment.
As the title suggests, this book is about the lessons learned through several thousand years of trial-and-error, creating and adopting best-practices, striving to provide protection for persons of public interest and others at risk.

Inside the Bubble is a new book authored by ISDA Member Mark James. Mark came to the Protective Services Profession via the corporate community. He is a former corporate executive and performance consultant to Fortune 500 companies and now executive director of a full service protection agency, Panther Protection.

Although Mark is emphatic that his book is not about “Protective Services”, and we agree, it is a book that should be read by all security practitioners.

If you are relatively new, or have been in the profession for some time; whether you are a sole practitioner looking for the next job; a security provider looking for the next customer or client; or a trainer looking for the next student…

YOU OR YOUR COMPANY ARE A BUSINESS!

This will be the 103rd running of the Indy 500, so we thought we would do a simple analysis of the track and the drivers;…

This article was originally posted in the November 2015  ISDA Member Newsletter. Considering a recent Fox News broadcast entitled – “Al Qaeda magazine calls for…

One of the first “vehicle assassinations” was that of Tsar Alexander II in Russia. He was one of the first victims of an assassination in…

State Dept.: 60% of ‘Mishaps’ Involving U.S. Armored Vehicles Overseas Were Preventable My Thoughts This is not only a problem for the State Department overseas, it…

ISDA member Deni Athena was recently interviewed by the BBC. Deni is indicative of the ISDA membership, and we are proud to have Deni as…

An attack on the principal is a time, distance relationship. Moving the principal, driving or walking is managing time and distance. If there is an attack…

Two topics of discussions that dominate social media, both in the U.S. and abroad are certification and the state of training in the protection industry. In reality, the two subjects cannot be separated. IMHO – The job market wants, and will support, a certification that meets standards set by respected industry and government organizations. Those who supply job opportunities welcome a certification that withstands the scrutiny of the corporate, legal, and insurance community. Nonetheless, there are still global job markets in the protection business where certification, insurance risk, and liability are not major concerns.

Mikes’s experience in the profession dates back to the late 80’s early 90’s. At that time a group of like minded professionals got together and formed the Tactical Response Association (TRA). The association was made up of active police – military – government – corporate and private security practitioners. Mike came on board to manage the Association and within a few years, in the era of no emails – no social media, he grew TRA to about 800 members.

ISDA member Steve Collins is the creator of the original R.E.A.C.T System and author of ‘Think Safe, Act Safe, Stay Safe with R.E.A.C.T’, one of the bestselling books on Self Defense and Personal Safety ever published. He is also the author of the books ‘Avoiding and Surviving a Knife Attack’, and ‘REACT Survival Files’

This is an article from a ISDA, and Quarter Century Club (QCC) (actually much closer to Half Century) member Ed Devlin. Back in the early 70’s and 80s, Ed was one of the first Scotti School instructors. A Quarter Century back (1990) Ed was in Saudi, conducting a training program when the first Gulf War broke out.

On August 21st  the International Security Driver Association (ISDA) conducted the first in a series of Constant Learning Programs for the protective services community. ISDA…