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Russian SIGINT & Mobile Phones

The front line is not just a couple of kilometers of the front line. Do not keep phones turned on where artillery can reach. If you urgently need to call, use only one phone at a time within a 700-meter area.
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The Threat of Poisoning for Bodyguards & Close Protection Personnel

The vast majority of those in the close protection and bodyguard industry are trained to anticipate violence. Yet one of the most insidious threats they must also prepare for is poisoning—a method of attack that is silent, often invisible, and devastatingly effective.
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Meeting Security in Hostile Environments

Meetings should always be treated with caution as they are an easy way to set someone up for kidnapping, assassination, sexual assault or robbery!
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Who Is Watching You?

In nearly all burglaries, muggings, robberies, assassinations, or kidnappings the criminals or terrorists will put their target under surveillance to assess their target’s routines and the level of personal security.
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Self-Defense For Close Protection – Part 1

Use of force is a last resort and should be avoided at all costs, fighting is for amateurs. If you do get into a situation where you must use force, you want to end it quickly, and not to be rolling around on the floor trying to make your opponent tap out.
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Honey Traps – Warning!

Honey Traps are a spy and criminal tactic that has been around for as long as humans have, but still people end up getting extorted, kidnapped or murdered.
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Bodyguard or Little Bitch? – The Close Protection Business

While many may believe the close protection industry is all about being a warrior, living on the edge and protecting innocent people from evil, the reality is quite a bit different.
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Hostage Negotiations – “If they pay once, they’ll pay again”

In a kidnapping situation it could be up to you to deal with the hostage negotiations, here are some very basic guidelines for dealing with a very complexed situation. Hostage negotiations is something everyone working in the emerging markets or dealing with VIP clients should have a basic and realistic understanding of.
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Journalist, Activist & Whistleblower Security

Personal security for journalists, activists or bloggers can present some unique challenges as the threats can include harassment and arrest by local or state police, as well as threats from exposed criminals or opposing political parties
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