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Close Protection - a dying art?

Close Protection - a dying art?. Benedict N. Weaver , M.A. (Oxon), CPP. Close Protection. what is it? why do you need it? how do you do it?. Overview History Threats Solutions Conclusion. History. 1840 Irish Special Branch 1864 United States Secret Service 1933 Waffen SS

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Close Protection - a dying art?

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  1. Close Protection- a dying art? Benedict N. Weaver, M.A. (Oxon),CPP

  2. Close Protection • what is it? • why do you need it? • how do you do it?

  3. Overview History Threats Solutions Conclusion

  4. History

  5. 1840 Irish Special Branch 1864 United States Secret Service 1933 Waffen SS 1974 22nd Special Air Service

  6. assassination

  7.  political assassin  contract killer  lone crank

  8. Threats

  9. kidnap • extortion • vigilantism • perception management • cybercrime • organised crime • competitor malpractice

  10. Knowledge • Wealth • War

  11. knowledge • value • networks • secret

  12. knowledge • disinformation • interception • corruption

  13. wealth • speed • digital • intellectual

  14. wealth • gated communities • personal security • mobility

  15. war • United Nations • arms trade • refugees

  16. “you may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you”Leon Trotsky

  17. targets • people - influential - high net worth - whistle blowers

  18. targets • property - buildings - assets - intellectual

  19. targets • information - knowledge - research - competitive edge

  20. Solutions • identify • neutralise • monitor

  21. company policy • intelligence gathering capability • physical security procedures • k + r insurance

  22. Close Protection brainpower not firepower

  23. anti-kidnap systems design • crisis management planning • political risk analysis • competitive intelligence • vetted and trained professionals

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