Top Trends Within the Executive Protection Industry

1. Top Trends Within the Executive Protection Industry Created by: Rabia

2. Executive Protection, which is also known as Close Protection. • Close protection is the security offered to VIPs and other important individuals. • These individuals require security because of a varied number of reasons such as their profession, their past actions, their net worth as well as their affiliations and geographical location. Executive Protection

3. The need for executive protection has always been high. • With the passage of time, the requirement of these highly skilled security teams has increased constantly. In 2019, new trends have been seen to accompany the ever-growing executive protection industry. • This is major because of the fact that the number of companies that offer executive protection has increased. The need for Executive Protection

4. 1. Increased Professionalism • 2. Skill Enhancement of the Security Personnel • 3. Need for Innovation and Creativity • 4. Need for a New Operating System • 5. Need for Armed and Unarmed Protection Trends in the executive protection industry

5. Professionalism within the security teams has always been a point of concern in the executive protection industry. Because high-profile clients want 24/7 protection, this means the presence of security guards even in private places and situations. • This demands utmost privacy and the fact that those bodyguards act and stay like a robot. There have been a lot of instances in the past where leaked information or videos have surfaced through security personnel. This trend should be carefully followed and taught to all security personnel at the company. 1. Increased Professionalism

6. The increased competition in the executive protection industry demands smart and educated bodyguards. While being like a robot is important, the need for thinking and improvisation is also necessary. • In critical times, the security guards should be able to make decisions for themselves. Only this way the possibility of providing elite level protection is possible. 2. Skill Enhancement of the Security Personnel

7. All the old security strategies, tips, and tricks have been very common. It has become very easy for criminals to plan attacks in those security circumstances. In order to tackle this, new and innovative strategies should be made. For instance, the convoy fleet carrying the important personality has a number of similar cars in order to confuse the attackers. 3. Need for Innovation and Creativity