Surveillance – Integrated Protective Concepts LLC

Date:Posted By:IPCLLCCategory:Awareness, Corporate Security, Intelligence, Personal SecurityTag:Adversary Tactics, Crime Prevention, Individual Skills, Protective Intelligence, Risk Assessment, Surveillance

Adversary Perspective – Simulation or Out of the Box?

Adversarial mindset is important to any security program whether you are protecting a Fortune 500 company, critical infrastructure, a high net worth person or yourself. We discussed some of the elements of using adversarial mindset here: http://iprotectiveconcepts.com/4-steps-to-taking-the-adversarys-perspective-and-enhancing-your-security/. I should empathize at this point I am mainly looking at protection against physical threats and not looking…

Date:Posted By:IPCLLCCategory:Corporate Security, Personal SecurityTag:Adversary Tactics, Behavioral Analysis, Elicitation, Situational Awareness, Social Engineering, Surveillance, Suspicious Behavior

3 Neglected Skillsets for Security

Today we are going to venture a little bit into the realm of corporate security. I realize that many readers may not be as interested in this area and are focused more on individual protection. No need to worry as two of the skillsets we are going to discuss are also very applicable to personal…

Date:Posted By:IPCLLCCategory:Personal Security, Travel SecurityTag:Crime Prevention, Individual Skills, New Markets, Surveillance, Vehicle Movement

Self Driving vs. Hiring a Driver: the Pros & Cons

One of the questions for expatriates and many travelers is whether to hire a local driver or drive themselves. There are pros and cons associated with both choices and its important to recognize and consider them when making a decision. This discussion focuses on expatriates and travelers in developing countries where this decision is much…

Date:Posted By:IPCLLCCategory:Awareness, Personal SecurityTag:Individual Skills, Protective Intelligence, Situational Awareness, Surveillance

Time + Place Predictable

One of the main factors to reduce the likelihood of being a victim of a targeted attack is to not be time and place predictable. This is especially true for “at-risk” personnel who are more likely to be specifically targeted. What do I mean by at-risk personnel? These are people that because of their profile,…

Date:Posted By:IPCLLCCategory:Awareness, Personal SecurityTag:Crime Prevention, Individual Skills, Situational Awareness, Surveillance

Surveillance Detection & Personal Security – Part 2

When using surveillance detection principles as part of your personal security program there are two levels that can be used: passive and active. In an active program you would design an implement surveillance detection routes (SDR) that include preplanned stops and movements designed to cause anyone that might be following you to inadvertently expose themselves. …