This is a collection of articles that appear on Security Driver - I have put them all in one place for easy viewing Lessons learned from the attack on US Embassy personnel in Mexico by Joe Autera - Larry Side - Tony Scotti Originally posted November 20, 2012 - A unique lessons learned from an incident where all survived. http://securitydriver.com/11/lessons-learned/ Lessons … [Read more...]
Miscellaneous Ramblings of an Old Man Part Four
January 16, 2013 by 3 Comments
This all started a year and a half ago, as a platform to express my heightened sense of sarcasm (it happens when you get old). The Ramblings have taken on a life of their own, receiving many views and comments. Some of the comments have provoked lively discussions. This is the fourth set of ramblings. My Ramblings A quote from Theoretical Physicists Steve Hawkings - The greatest enemy of … [Read more...]
The 85% Rule Part Two
December 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
In the LinkedIn Group Executive Protection Network a member responded to our article “The 85% Rule” with a question - Why do the numbers from 85% to 50%? - Our Response was that the variance is due to definition of in and around a vehicle, and the time frame used to gather data. The numbers - From the book “Just 2 Seconds” by De Becker, Taylor and Marquart, their data shows that 43% of … [Read more...]
LESSONS LEARNED
November 20, 2012 by 4 Comments
The recent attack on US Embassy personnel in Mexico provides a unique lessons learned from an incident where all survived. These are our thoughts and lessons learned from the incident Basics Although the Embassy personnel found themselves in a bad scenario (in the kill zone) the combination of a skilled driver and armored vehicle saved their lives. The armored vehicle did its job, absorbed the … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned from Two Assassination – by Scott Stewart of Stratfor
November 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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...]