Hidden executive protection
Whether in the US or on the streets of Bangkok, while protection may be required, open bodyguards or protection teams may not match the purpose of the trip. A certain clientele requires protection from a low profile, not wanting attention to be shown if there is an open team in close proximity at any time. Sometimes having an open team can highlight a status that makes someone a target where they may not have been before. Sometimes there is an increased level of risk, and additional protection is required. Whatever the reasons, in which the hidden executive protection can serve as a highly effective protection tool that provides and regularly releases the necessary security and safety.
Hidden executive protection is achieved through the use of a defensive observation command. Defensive surveillance is the creation of an unobtrusive security group around a person or group. Usually this group consists of highly skilled and experienced undercover operators, this team creates a protective bubble around the client in a secret manner.
The PST team will focus on the following to ensure the safety and security of the client.
1. Counter-observation
2. Protective intelligence
3. Protective Security Responsibilities
4. Fast reaction force
5. Ambulance
1. Counter-observation
The Security Observation Team (PST) will monitor those who can monitor the client. Their main goal is to occupy or control areas that would be used by hostile people or groups. Thanks to their skill set and experience, they remained hidden, identifying and evaluating any threats to the client.
What is counter-observation? This is the process by which a third party takes action to detect in a secret manner, wherever the person is and by whom.
Many people ask why people make me supervised?
Hostile people or groups need to gather information about their target. To increase the chances of a successful attack, it is important to know the arrivals and exits of the target, their habits and routines. What is their security, its strengths and weaknesses. What are the opportunities and threats? A hostile surveillance team will try to answer all these things and more. It is with this information that they can formulate a plan to more effectively attack their target and with a greater chance of success.
Surveillance can range from the rude and short-term that a burglar or occasional attacker can use immediately before his hostile action or at a high level, professional and extended surveillance, which can be undertaken by potential kidnappers.
Early detection of threats is vital to ensure response times. If you have time to react, the chances for a favorable exit are dramatically dramatic. It is simply an action against a reaction. Any aggressive force with the advantage of surprise and tactical planning is more likely to succeed. Their action takes place at the moment of their choice. Very few aggressors will attack, if they do not feel that they have an advantage, they do it at the moment of their choice, this is probably the result of a planned operation.
If enemies conduct preliminary surveillance, the PST will isolate them, determine the risk, and then respond accordingly by performing some or all of the following:
• If the threat is perceived as imminent, the PST can respond appropriately as trained defense personnel. Securing the client and removing them from the threat.
• Closing the client, reporting the threat and retrieving it to a safe place in a controlled and covert manner.
• Strive to monitor a hostile surveillance team for collecting information about them so that the necessary authorities can fully cope with this threat and completely eliminate this threat. Everything while ensuring complete safety and security for the client.
2.) Protective intelligence
Protection integration is another important tool for protecting an individual or group, as well as the process by which PST identifies, investigates and analyzes threats to a client.
This is an ongoing process, starting from the very beginning of the task and proceeding to the end. Both before and during the trip, the PST will warn of threats and analyze the risk. Preparatory preparation and planning are vital for minimizing and managing risks, it is through prudence and knowledge that PST can prepare and respond effectively.
Thanks to the protective intelligence, the protective PST security functions can be configured and adapted to ensure the highest level of security and safety for the client.
3.) Protective Security Responsibilities
Protective surveillance teams are made up of highly skilled defense personnel. Although not in their usual role of “Bodyguards”, they still act with the sole purpose of protecting the client from harm. The very nature of defensive observation requires the team to mix in their environment without being noticed by any hostile observation. This, in turn, gives a greater chance that enemies will abandon their guards and manifest themselves through their actions or repeated actions. This, however, means that the PST will be more distant from the client than the normal protection team.
They would have been there before not walking near the customer, where the “relationship” could be easily identified, but instead would be in close proximity. Close enough to react if the threat has created itself, but far enough to remain low profile and allow the client to continue their lives without the attention of the bodyguard team.
The security responsibilities of the PST are exactly the same as the protection team, simply without a closed briefcase and open nature. Their goal and the goal of their desire to be aimed at ensuring the safety and security of the client (and, if applicable, their families) at any time. PST will be dedicated to this, using their skills and knowledge so as not to harm them.
Exact definition of close protection:
The role of closed protection covers ALL aspects of protective measures that act in concert: physical and technical, combined with constant careful planning and reasonable operational procedures to deny / minimize the risk or threaten to kill / injure / or harm others in any way.
Richard J Aitch: Protection against closure: a closer look at the equation of protection. 2012
This definition addresses all aspects of protective measures that act in concert: physical and technical. We have just touched the physical side of things. What about technical? There are certain technical security solutions that, if used effectively, can help to ensure the overall safety and security of the client.
Technical observation and countermeasures vital to ensure that any enemies do not have access to limited and confidential information. Plans, routes, itineraries and meetings should be kept confidential. Mobile phones, hotel rooms, vehicles, conference rooms and computers should be safe from listening devices, hidden cameras and technical attacks. The client and their family may want to be tracked and monitored using hidden methods to assist in the event of a kidnapping or abduction. If a security team can quickly and effectively respond to a threat, the chances of a favorable exit are much more likely. Safer hotels can be hidden cameras, motion detectors and panic warnings. There are many technical security solutions that can be adapted to specific requirements and situations in order to work symmetrically with physical security.
4.) The Power of Rapid Response (QRF)
QRF makes it exactly its namesake; it is a force (in this case, a protective oversight team) capable of responding quickly in an emergency. The hidden nature of the team will be ignored during extreme situations in order to act as an emergency support team. Whether it is an assault team, medical support team or extraction team. The fact that they will be hidden until the last moment provides an additional level of advantage, surprising any hostile people or groups by placing them on the back foot.
5. Ambulance
The protective supervision team must have at least one qualified and experienced physician who has access to a medical kit with a complete trauma. This allows you to effectively and timely respond to any medical emergency. In some countries and areas, final pre-hospital care may not be available. In the case of emergency situations in medicine, the chances for a favorable exit increase dramatically if effective and timely medical care is provided.
Hidden executive protection without protection
Another form of covert protection can be used without the client knowing that they are protected. This is often used in cases of spouses or children who may be at risk of abduction or abduction, but do not know the risk for any reason, or caregivers require a greater degree of calm. For example, high-value people and celebrities may have teams with close protection, but their children or partners do not and do not want to. However, the risk still exists. Abduction and abduction pose a significant risk to these people.
Although it does not provide a level of protection, the Close Protection team is perfect for this PST requirement for this requirement, allowing the spouse or parents to completely calm down that their loved one is protected and protected by a highly professional team.
Executive protection, close protection, protective surveillance, bodyguards, wherever there is a permanent end point; that each customer will have unique requirements and that each security detail must be adapted to meet these requirements. As mentioned earlier, the only focus in this area is that the safety, security and safety of the client are first and foremost important.
