Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018.   In Vehicle News From AutomotiveNews. Com Tesla slammed over 'deceptive' Autopilot name in a letter to U.S. regulators Two U.S. consumer advocacy groups urged the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to investigate what they called Tesla Inc.'s "deceptive and misleading" use of the name Autopil...

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018.   In Vehicle News From AutoNews. Com Fear of autonomous cars rises after high-profile fatalities, AAA survey finds Consumer trust in self-driving cars has plummeted following high-profile roadway fatalities, with almost three-quarters of Americans now saying they are too afraid to ride in an autono...

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Monday, May 21st, 2018.    In Executive Protection News From CBS News Nannies Now Being Trained in Counter-Terrorism For more than a century, Britain's Norland College has been training professional nannies. But now, in addition to childcare, students are learning about terrorism, security, and how to avoid high-risk situa...

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Friday, May 18th, 2018.   In Vehicle News From Consumer Reports. Com Who Owns the Data Your Car Collects? Some information gathered can improve driving performance and safety, but it could also result in an invasion of your privacy   The questions of who owns the data and what can be done with it have brought the privacy d...

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, May 17th, 2018.   In Vehicle News From VentureBeat. Com DigiLens raises $25 million from Germany's Continental for its automotive holographic display The deal will give Continental an 18 percent stake in DigiLens. The two companies are now jointly developing "a waveguide head-up display" (HUD) for cars. The waveg...

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Wednesday, May 16th, 2018.   In Security News From WBALTV.Com More Maryland communities hiring private security guards While there are 16,000 sworn police officers in Maryland, there are nearly double that number of private security guards, and there are 740 active security agencies in Maryland. Their job is to be a visibl...

Understanding how, when, and where an attacker is likely to conduct surveillance as well as how to plan, manage and conduct effective surveillance detection operations is an essential tool for security providers.  If all or part of your duties requires providing personal protection, the ISDA suggests reading Carlos Marighella's book " The Mini-Manual of the Urban Guerrilla ".

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Monday, May 14th, 2018.   In Vehicle News A report from the  New York Times  found that dozens of people have been poisoned by carbon monoxide after failing to shut off the keyless ignition on their vehicles. Since 2006 at least 28 people have died and 45 others have suffered injuries from the gas after they thought they h...

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Friday, May 11th, 2018.  ===== In Vehicle News Dodge is expanding its police vehicle lineup, adding a new Pursuit version of its Dodge Durango SUV. The 2018 Dodge Durango Pursuit is powered by a 5.7L Hemi V-8, coupled with a full-time, active all-wheel-drive (AWD) system. This is the same powertrain combination most common...

In Vehicle News From the Drive. Com Cadillac Is Ending Production of the ATS Sedan Cadillac has confirmed that production is ending for the ATS Sedan and production of the ATS Coupe will continue into 2019. Production of the ATS Sedan is ending due to extensive plant upgrades, expansion and re-tooling to prepare for the next generation of Cadillac sedans. Cadillac's future sedan portfolio will con...

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Wednesday, May 9th, 2018.   In travel safety News Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Managua, Nicaragua (May 8, 2018) Event:   Civil unrest throughout Nicaragua continues to affect U.S. Embassy operations and hours.  The Embassy is aware of demonstrations planned for May 9, 2018 in Managua with advertised start times of 2:00 p....

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Tuesday, May 8th, 2018.  In travel and security tips New TSA Security Procedures   With the summer travel season on the horizon, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that it has completed the rollout of enhanced screening procedures for carry-on baggage as part of a greater effort to raise the b...

In Vehicle News From the Autoblog: 2019 Chevy Suburban RST Performance Package finally adds the big engine When Chevy introduced the RST trim level on the Tahoe and Suburban full-size SUVs, the Suburban was a little left-out when it came to the good stuff. Specifically, it wasn't available with the 6.2-liter V8 that could be added to the Tahoe RST. But that's been fixed this year with the 2019 Che...

Automotive News reports Cadillac's next all-new vehicle -- the XT6  -- is taking shape and taking to the road for testing. Spy photos indicate the luxury Crossover Utility Vehicle will have a north-south engine and rear-wheel-drive configuration. It's possibly based on the lightweight architecture of Cadillac's flagship CT6 sedan.   Speaking of Cadillac from Fox News reports CT6 sedans featuring t...

In Executive Protection News Diane Ritchey, Editor in Chief of Security Magazine, Security Talks stresses the importance of investigative skills for Executive Protection Success. For info and to read the article go to SecurityMagazine. Com .   In Vehicle Safety Tips Safelite stresses the importance of regularly replacing Wiper blades and gives examples how to tell if your blades are worn.   In Bus...

This podcast is brought to you by the International Security Driver Association. The International Security Driver Association serves its members by supporting an international forum of protection professionals who share their knowledge and experience for the education and benefit of the membership. ISDA represents all aspects of the Executive Protection profession from all parts of the Globe. ISD...

If you enjoy reading and are involved in the profession, ISDA Member Tom Taylor supplies you with a great reading and learning experience. Tom has authored a series of novels based on the EP profession. Tom takes the day to day tasks of a protection team and turns them into a page-turning work of fiction, that can be easily used as executive protection handbooks. We (ISDA) are a bit prejudice, but...

What is social media? Social media put plainly and simply is public conversations within established networks. These networks are made up of your friends, peers, colleagues, clients and potential clients. These networks or channels have various names such as Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare, LinkedIn etc. Each is unique and useful in varying degrees to executive protection and security businesses.  ...

Since the inception of the ISDA Executive Vehicle and Secure Transportation Survey in 2013, our data has shown the primary mode of secure transportation has been an SUV. And the most commonly used SUV is the Suburban which has always been on the top of the list, although in 2017 the Cadillac Escalade with its increased cargo and payload capacity, two features necessary for executive vehicles, took...

Ford Motor Company yesterday released its first quarter 2018  financial results. In the release Jim Hackett, president, and CEO of Ford provided an update to Ford's strategic framework, declaring one way that Ford will create long-term value is by: Building a winning portfolio and focusing on products and markets where Ford can win. For example, by 2020, almost 90 percent of the Ford portfolio in...

Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is a computer that takes over control of the vehicle when the vehicle's path is not what the driver intended it to be. For those of us who have lost control of a car, we know that it's that first twitch of the car that tells us that we are about to have an exciting experience. That twitch is information the car is sending to us. For some, interpreting this inform...

Cruise Control The primary purpose of cruise control, when activated is that it enables you to maintain a minimum speed of approximately 25 MPH or higher without keeping your foot on the accelerator. This can help reduce driver fatigue during long trips. But cruise control can be dangerous if used on winding roads, in bad weather or in heavy traffic. Your cruise control does not know the differenc...

  Monitoring your brand to look for who is actually working for your business on Facebook. Using the Facebook search you can enter the phrase People who work at "your company" and the results may surprise you. For example, People who work at International Security Driver Association. According to Facebook, there are 42 people who say they work at the ISDA, but they don't. Facebook doesn't really c...

Every day, somewhere in the world there are kidnappings for ransom. They are such a common occurrence that for the most part they are unreported by the mainstream media. In fact, each year, there are at least 15,000 to 20,000 kidnappings across the globe – and this number doesn't include unreported incidents. According to some estimates, fewer than 20% of kidnappings are reported to authorities. E...

Those of us who live in Winter-weather country, are just emerging from snow and freezing temperatures. And now there's a new problem to face:  potholes . Thanks to this Winter's freeze-and-thaw cycles, not to mention a few snowplows scraping the roads, we now enter pothole season. And that's not good news for those providing secure transportation. Potholes are a matter of safety and inconvenience....