A roadside bomb was used in the attempted assassination of the Syrian Prime minister. News reports are saying that there are multiple fatalities. An excerpt from a news report “At least 19 people, including one of Halqi’s bodyguards, were killed and 25 others were wounded in the attack, local correspondent Abdullah Mawazini told RT. Syrian media reported that up to 10 people may have … [Read more...]
Vehicle Centric Defensive Tactics
March 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Vehicle Defensive Tactics Course is for the practitioner who needs to know how to protect themselves (or others) in and around a vehicle. The course was originally developed for a very high end government entity. The Atlanta Martial Arts Center and VDI will offer the training via an open enrollment program - the first open program will be April 13th for additional information contact Vehicle … [Read more...]
A collection of lessons learned from vehicle attacks
March 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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...]
The Protective Services Business Calls Many – But Chooses Few
January 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I took some liberties with the articles title - the phrase is a comment made at a conference - not an EP conference, a Photographers conference; I substitute the word “Photographer” with the words “Protective Services”. This article will take you to a Blog which will lead you to a video, which will explain the phrase. Watching the video will require some time and thought. At the end 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...]