Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast

Actor Will Ferrell  was involved in a severe car accident Thursday, April 12th, at 11:00 pm. According to a police report, a 22-year-old male driver was driving a 2007 Toyota northbound on Interstate 5 in Orange County around 11:00 p.m. The driver was in the second lane while Ferrell, two passengers, and their chauffeur were in the high-occupancy vehicle lane to the driver's left. They were in a 2...

Counter-Ambush Tactics for Security Professionals Via ISDA Member Thomas Pecora As security personnel working in a protective operations role, we are tasked to do everything we can to keep our protectees safe.  By far the best method to accomplish this goal is to adopt a predictive, preventative strategy for protecting clients based on the tenets of Detect, Deter, and Defend.  Read More ASIS Execu...

The Executive Vehicle and Secure Transportation Survey  has been conducted every two years since 2013. Practitioners who participated in the survey represent the corporate (37% of participants), high net worth (21%), and private security community (23%). The participants had an average of approximately 15 years of experience. Keep in mind that the survey indicates vehicles that are most commonly u...

Larry Snow with your security driver news flash briefing for Friday, April 13th, 2018. INRIX, a global  SaaS  and  DaaS  company that specializes in  connected car  services and transportation analytics, released a new study this week that finds parking is the largest cost of driving. Here is Tony Scotti, founder, and CEO of the international security driver association, to provide us more informa...

Larry Snow with your security driver news flash briefing for Thursday, April 12th, 2018. In light of the latest Facebook data scandal, here are a few tips on what actions you can take to control your Facebook data. All of these settings listed below can be accessed via mobile or desktop. On a desktop, click the down triangle on the upper right side of Facebook. From the drop-down menu that appears...

Larry Snow with your security driver news flash briefing for Wednesday April 11th 2018.     ISDA curates job opportunities for its members while doing that we came across one that had the title of -   Driver/Handyman/Security Professional.   Taking a look at the Primary Duties of the job it states that the applicant needs to have the skill, knowledge, and experience to supply Secure transportation...

Larry Snow with your security driver news flash briefing for Monday, April 10th 2018.   Hertz Asia Launches Hertz Chauffeur Website Hertz Chauffeur is now available from www.hertzchauffeur.com for bookings in Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Eoin MacNeill, Vice President, Hertz Asia Pacific, said: "The launch of the Hertz Chauffeur we...

Larry Snow with your security driver news flash briefing for Saturday, April 7th, 2018.  From Business Insider "The Environmental Protection Agency reportedly incurred $3 million in taxpayer-funded expenses for administrator Scott Pruitt's security detail and travel arrangements, according to news reports published on Friday." Tony Scotti, president, and founder of the International Security Drive...

In the current issue of Security Management Magazine, an article titled Behind the Wheel Stopping Distracted Driving, author Tory Brownyard shares insights on the liability of distracted driving and steps to monitor, create strategies and maintain documentation to deter or stop distracted driving. According to the Center for Disease Control, each day in the United States, approximately 9 people ar...

An article in Top Gear magazine depicting a day in the life of a Chauffeur in the UK piqued the interest of Tony Scotti, founder, and CEO of the International Security Driver Association and the age-old question of chauffeur vs. security driver.

Interesting information from ASIS. The ASIS Executive Protection Council has created Executive Protection Standards and Guidelines, which has been submitted to ASIS for review. Also, they will launch at least two Executive Protection Newsletters in 2018. If you are an ASIS member you can  log in to the forums to read the announcement from Bob Oatman . Years back a group of practitioners under the...