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Pinkerton launches executive protection training program

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 31, 2017 – Pinkerton, a global provider of corporate risk management services and solutions, is offering individuals interested in pursuing a career in executive protection with the unique opportunity to gain knowledge of how to successfully plan, implement and execute executive protection details during its Executive Protection Training Program this fall. August [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:29:59-05:00August 4th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Pinkerton launches executive protection training program

The case for increased executive protection in the aftermath of Alexandria

Matthew Parker, CEO of Independent Security Advisors, LLC, has been active on LinkedIn, has several executive protection seminars coming up and in a recent piece, makes the case for increased dignitary protection in light of the ambush shooting in Alexandria, Va., where members of Congress were targeted:   With the June 14th shooting of Steve [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:39:58-05:00June 30th, 2017|News|Comments Off on The case for increased executive protection in the aftermath of Alexandria

More than a bodyguard: Executive protection pros dispel misconceptions

Global Secret Intelligence Services, http://007skills.com/bodyguard_12.html BY JOEL GRIFFIN, SecurityInfoWatch: One of the most critical but often misunderstood aspects of any large corporate risk mitigation strategy is executive protection.   High-level executives often serve as the public face of their respective organizations, thus making them a target of scorn and even physical intimidation.   [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:25:33-05:00November 19th, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on More than a bodyguard: Executive protection pros dispel misconceptions

Security guard stabbed in eye, intruder shot at model Miranda Kerr’s home

From ABC7: MALIBU, CA -- An altercation at the Malibu home of supermodel Miranda Kerr on Friday morning left an intruder shot multiple times and a private security guard stabbed in the eye, authorities and neighbors said.   Deputies responded at about 11:13 a.m. to a call of a person with a gun in the [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:24:13-05:00October 21st, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Security guard stabbed in eye, intruder shot at model Miranda Kerr’s home

Security officers: Do you want to “get ahead” or “just get by”?

IFPO board member Chris Hertig. Chris Hertig, IFPO Board member and retired criminal justice professor, makes the case for seeking a security certification in this excellent essay titled "Just Getting By" I did “the most important thing of the day” and had lunch with some old colleagues last week. These guys have done [...]

By |2016-06-03T09:40:14-04:00June 3rd, 2016|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Security officers: Do you want to “get ahead” or “just get by”?

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