First Female Suicide Bomber
It may seem that suicide bombers are an artifact of our modern age, a product of a world that has become more violent over the last century. While there is…
Read MoreNew CCTV Operator Training
CCTV today is ubiquitous, so many businesses and municipalities (and homeowners) use cameras; they are everywhere. But when it comes to CCTV training, it’s almost always around learning to use…
Read More10 Benefits of Red Teaming
1 Red Teaming is an excellent training tool. It teaches skills to security officers that enable them to handle threats on an ongoing basis so that when the officer…
Read MoreUpdating OSINT Cycles
In the wake of the information explosion and the dramatic changes in open-source intelligence we’ve experienced over the last decades, the traditional intelligence cycle used in OSINT is no longer…
Read MoreBetter Security Officers
Security officers are minimum wage workers. Their typically lower pay is often cited as a reason for high attrition rates and the unfortunate, sometimes disparaging impression that security officers are…
Read MoreThe Power of OSINT
Last Saturday, a devastating terrorist attack led to multiple casualties during a hate crime against a Pittsburgh synagogue. The man Robert Bowers, aged 46, accused of committing the attack had…
Read MoreSixteen Years of Predictive Profiling
Back in 2002, I was driving with a colleague to see a client in Palmdale, California, a couple hours’ drive outside of Los Angeles. This was only a few months…
Read MoreAge of Fear?
[S]ince love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved. —Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince, 1513…
Read MoreSafety Act
After an active shooter event or act of terrorism in the U.S., victims and their representatives often file suit against just about anyone they can. In the case of the…
Read MoreUnder-trained Guards
Ask a private security company manager about officer training and they will tell you that of course, their guards are fully trained. What kind of training does the average security…
Read More