Again Stratfor is at the tip of the spear. They not only supply useful information but supply lessons learned that are invaluable. The most recent is Lebanon: Lessons from Two Assassinations | Stratfor As important as the data is the comment by the author Scott Stewart “This failure does not mean that protective security measures are useless in an environment such as Lebanon or fatalistically … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned from Two Assassination – by Scott Stewart of Stratfor
November 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Another CLASSIC Assassination
October 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Got an email from old friend Skip Carroll (very old friend), Skip has spent time in Yemen, and Iraq. The email was about the recent assassination of a Yemeni security chief that worked at the US Embassy in Sanna. What Skip pointed out was the hit was another CLASSIC Assassination – The time & place was predictable, at the home, in the morning, on the way to work, and of course prior to the … [Read more...]
Surveillance Detection
June 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
History shows that Surveillance Detection is not only the best protection it may be your “only” protection, and the higher the risk the greater the need. For a majority of the top 100 Fortune 500 companies this program is mandatory, in the security business that’s called a clue. TSVDI Surveillance Detection Program … [Read more...]
The Book – Carlos Marighella’s Mini-Manual of The Urban Guerilla
November 8, 2009 by 1 Comment
Since the mid-sixties Carlos Marighella’s Mini-Manual of The Urban Guerilla has been must reading for terrorist groups throughout the world. The book has been around for years and emphasizes the importance of pre-attack surveillance, and describes the attack planning process in detail The good news is that we have their pre attack planning process in writing – the bad news is that we ignore … [Read more...]
The 85% Rule
This is a phrase you see often in books - magazine articles – on power points presentations - “85 % of all attacks against the principal happen in or near a vehicle” - the number may vary, but never lower than 50%. So how much of your time and training is spent planning to protect the executive while in a vehicle? And what skills do you need to accomplish that goal? The question becomes … [Read more...]