Military
Tangled Webs: Knitting for espionage During Times of Conflict
When people think about espionage, the James Bond archetype usually comes to mind – mysterious aliases, cool cars, cold indifference, and nifty gadgets. What they don’t think about are the…
Read MoreA Changing U.S. Threat Environment
For decades, organizations in the United States have been accustomed to looking outward for threats. Prevention efforts were focused mostly on bad guys coming from outside the organization to attack…
Read More8 Lessons from Soldiers to Deal with Uncertainty and Stress
In this time of uncertainty, anxiety and fear, we look for tools to help us to cope. There are many lessons to be learned from our men and women in…
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 MoreThe Red Sea Diving Resort
Tales of crazy covert spy operations make great memoirs. Ex-Mossad agent Gad Shimron tells such a story about Operation Brothers, a mission that took place in the 1980s to extricate…
Read MoreWomen in Security
Ninety percent or more of the attendees at our security executive seminars are men. And those women who attend our training are usually security executives working at the highest levels…
Read More“Cuff him, Flipper!”
This week the U.S. Navy demonstrated the ability of its marine mammal force to counter terrorism. Specially trained dolphins and sea lions are able to help find submerged mines or…
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