Individual security – this time P
ersonal security is a unique and sensitive service. It requires highly trained officers and a level of flexibility that allows clients to live
their normal lives while feeling completely safe. Those that need personal security often face constant threats to their privacy, finances and physical safety.
Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown has added another layer of complexity to all security services.
Each client’s personal security service, however, should be moulded around their specific needs, from workplace to home, travel and cybersecurity. Close protection also requires specialists since no two assignments are the same. Highly trained security specialists will operate in high-profile environments, catering to specific security threats.
Service providers need to work with individuals to assess their own threats and concerns. Every situation requires a slightly different response, so an in-depth risk assessment should be central to the process. And this will encompass more than what most think of as a traditional bodyguard service – there are protective and counter-surveillance measures that provide a high degree of security without any noticeable changes to life.
Security providers and personnel are having their innovation and skills put to the test like never before. Extra considerations include how to balance social distancing by implementing procedures to minimise the risk of contamination and infection, and placing an even greater focus on conflict resolution skills, all whilst still delivering an effective service to protect clients’ people and assets.
Knowledge is power
Security, in all forms, starts with experience and expertise in intelligence. Nowhere is this more obvious than in protection when travelling – a detailed scoping of the landscape can vastly increase preparedness, allowing you to put in place the measures which help to overcome possible threats.
Having security professionals in place at your destination can provide rich, on-the-ground knowledge of the threats across a locale which allows travellers to make the best decisions for their personal safety: from the basics of where to stay and how to travel, to the local culture and customs, political concerns and upcoming events which may impact upon travel plans.
The personal security provider would be on hand to provide clients with a full brief of the destination before travelling, so as to offer the highest possible level of safety and comfort throughout their travel.
Knowledge, experience and intelligence sit at the heart of effective personal security. The adage ‘knowledge is power’ holds true and, whilst access to a high degree of intelligence might be designed to ensure security, it may well have lessons that clients can apply in their life more broadly, from their travel to and within local cities and events, to helping to increase their situational awareness at home and within their personal interactions with others.
Naturally, effective intelligence sits alongside the strategic use of technology. Simple technological security solutions can add a layer
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