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Intelligence Gathering: Front Line HUMINT Considerations I think since human beings first learned how to talk, they have been spying and telling tails on each other. The only thing that has changed with intelligence gathering from the time Sun Tzu wrote his classic book “The Art of War” in the 5th Century BC and today is the technological advancements that only really started to develop in the 20th century. The basics of HUMINT tradecraft, personal security, and recruiting informants, etc. are still very similar if not the same as in the times of Sun Tzu and earlier. The information and...

Threat Assessments: For Close Protection & Security Management The Threat Assessment is the most important of all the procedures carried out in any close protection, security or business operation but even the most basic threat assessments are regularly overlooked. The reason for a threat assessment is to identify anything that might threaten you, your team and your overall operation. People carry out basic forms of threat assessments all the time: Which bars are safe to drink in, where is it safe to walk at night, do I need locks on the windows of my home etc. A threat assessment must ...

Close Protection: Luxury & Hostile Environments This book is relevant to those in the close protection business as well as private investigators, journalists and those working in hostile environments. The contents of this book are drawn from my experiences in the close protection, security and investigations industry over the last 35 years. What I am providing here is the real-world perspective, not the classroom or the perfect world perspective. I have always questioned what I have been taught, which has got me into plenty of arguments over the years. But without questioning things, how ...

Counter Terrorism & Terrorist Attack Response It’s sad that with events in the world today I feel there is a need for everyone to have the basic knowledge of what to do if they are caught up in a terrorist attack situation. In my counter terrorism book, I cover tactics and procedures for dealing with bombings, active shooter, knife and vehicle ramming attacks. I regularly encounter reports from clients and in the media of terrorist attacks where casualties could have been minimized by taking simple precautions and procedures. At Risks Inc. we understand the impact that crime and terrorism...

Social Navigation A Practical Survival Guide For Human Interactions These days I consider myself a Gypsy, a Nomad, a Bedu, and a wanderer, who views patriotism, nationalism, and social conformity as pathetic, since they are just the inventions of other humans’ imaginations. I understand many people have to, and need to, live structured lives, in structured environments that they have been assigned to, but I find it sad that so many will live without realizing anything about life. Maybe my views are simplistic, maybe they are just tribal, or maybe they are just the result of 200,000 years ...

Caribbean Security Threats: A threat assessment for islands of the Caribbean This book was written in 2018 and talks about the multitude of security issues affecting the Caribbean and the problems stemming from the criminal state of Venezuela. Most people’s view of the Caribbean and its more than 7,000 individual islands is that of a tropical paradise: blue seas, white sand beaches, and palm trees. To some extent this is accurate, but what most tourists and visitors either don’t see or are prevented from seeing is the real situation. The Caribbean has always been and continues to be a ...

Home & Office Security: Protection of Residencies & Businesses Home and office security is something that is usually taken very lightly, most believe putting in an alarm system and maybe a camera or two is all that’s required. It is common knowledge that one of the favored places for criminals and terrorists to target a victim is when they are in, entering or leaving their residence or businesses; home and office security must be taken very seriously. Home & Office Security: Protection of Residencies & Businesses covers simple and effective plans and procedures to help you to secure your ...

Travel Security: Personal Travel & Vehicle Security Travel Security: Personal Travel & Vehicle Security is a no-nonsense security guide for the international or domestic traveler. The book high-lights essential travel security issues and gives the reader simple, proven and effective solutions. This book is applicable to those who travel for business or recreation, weather you’re a backpacker, entrepreneur or corporate attorney traveling to an emerging market, or a family taking your yearly vacation this book will help you to identify and avoid potential security and safety issues. This ...

Vengeance - The Art of Pain A savage attack on a Syrian family led by a British Jihadi in the early stages of the Syrian Civil war in 2013 leads to a bloody manhunt across Europe that not only seeks revenge but also the truth. The team hired to track down and punish the terrorist must use their unconventional skills and intimate knowledge of Europe's criminal underworld to cut through a cesspit of lies and deception to inflict a ruthless retribution on those guilty that is beyond their comprehension of terror. From the dust of Syria, the manhunt leads to the suburbs of Antwerp, to the hills...

Kidnap & Ransom - The Essentials of Kidnapping Prevention Kidnapping is a crime that has been around since mankind first learned to walk and I expect will be around for as long as mankind exists, in some form. The crime of kidnapping is a very much a gateway crime that on a basic level involves violence, extortion and in many cases sexual assault. When dealing in the emerging markets the criminals that are usually involved in kidnap for ransom are professional, organized to some degree and ruthless in the extreme. Over the past two decades kidnapping for ransom and hostage taking have ...

REGLAS MEXICANAS “A life without pain, is not a life” Reglas Mexicanas is a dark, violent and technically accurate story that not only takes the reader into the world of drug, firearm, and human trafficking on the U.S. & Mexican border, but also into the mindsets and motivations of those involved. Reglas Mexicanas, to some extent, is based on factual events and focuses on the Mexican war on drugs and illicit trafficking trade from the perspective of those actually involved. The book highlights the personal issues faced by the Mexican police, the corruption and hypocrisy of the US ...

Investigative Journalist Security Staying Alive to Tell The Truth I initially compiled this book in 2017, at the request of someone who was active in promoting the rights of journalists who are targeted for their political affiliations and their anti-corruption investigations. This book will highlight potential security threats and provide simple and effective advice on how to protect yourself, your families and your associates. Sadly, these days the rights of journalists, activists, bloggers and those who believe in freedom of speech in general, are being eroded, usually in the name of ...

Protecting Your Loved Ones: Security Awareness for Parents & Adults This book has been written to give parents and adults guidance on how to enhance the security and safety of their loved ones. The information in this handbook is simple, common sense, easy to apply and has been proven to be effective. These days the threats to a person’s personal security and safety are extremely varied and for a parent looking after small children or teenagers the threats they need to be aware of are constantly developing. This handbook will help you be aware of, and be able to identify potential ...

The Shoot: An Assassin's World A Chinese Bitcoin dealer, money launderer and playboy scammed the wrong person and will pay the ultimate price in return, his downfall initiated by one of his favorite prostitutes. A professional hit-team is dispatched to ensure this scam would be his last. For the assassins, killing the Chinese Bitcoin dealer is just a formality, the difficult part is remaining anonymous, avoiding the police, Turkish Mafia and staying alive after the shoot. The Shoot is a technically accurate crime fiction thriller set on the Island of Cyprus that will give you an insight ...

The Collectors: Death is Easy, Life is Hard From the frigid winter of Northwestern Europe to the tropical heat of the Caribbean and Miami, our story will take you into the world of crypto currency theft and underworld debt collection. After the robbery of a Mafia run crypto currency mining operation in Latvia, that left one man dead and $18 million missing, investigators find a trail that leads to a computer server in Tel Aviv and two gay realtors in Miami. Of course, the victims of the robbery want their ill-gotten funds returned, and scores settled, so the debt collectors are dispatched. ...