Indonesia Security – Business Travel Security and Safety
Indonesia Security and Safety: Ranked as the 4th most populous country in the world. With a population of over 265 million, Indonesia is famous as a holiday destination but is becoming an increasingly important destination for business travellers. As such, business travel security and safety is a topic many need to be familiar with. The […]
12 000 to 15 000 People Are Held Captive Every Year
Are you aware that up to 2,000 people around the world are currently being held against their will in one form or another? What’s worse, somewhere between 12,000 and 15,000 people are held captive every year for ransom or as hostages. The fact is, the risk is ever-present whoever and wherever you are, and being prepared to […]
Secure Transport: How a Security Driver Increases Productivity for Executives
Secure Transport can be seen as a “nice to have” not a “need to have”. For many organisations, the return on investment for hiring a security driver for senior executives is judged to be high enough to justify the expense. One of the main reasons for this (though not the only one) is that transportation […]
Getting the Edge on Life – Interview with Rhys Dowden
Can mindset really help travellers and security operatives respond safely to uncertain circumstances? This post summarises a podcast interview with former Australian Special Forces soldier and hostile environment security expert, Rhys Dowden, about the benefits of a prepared mindset. He explains his holistic approach to confidence in any situation and his tips for getting the […]
Who Needs a Bodyguard and How Do You Hire One? – Part 2
Last week we published a blog post, Who Needs a Bodyguard and How Do You Hire One? – Part 1, and podcast episode outlining the ins and outs of hiring a bodyguard or executive protection agent. In the second and final part of the series, we dive deeper to answer the question of who needs a […]
How to Protect Executives and Board Members Against Hostile Shareholders and Protesters
Google “shareholder meeting attack” and you’ll be amazed at the number of stories that come up. Most of them are about non-violent attacks – protest groups, people launching hostile bids, or shareholders complaining about executive salaries or positions. But, violent or not, looking at the Google results (and reading this blog post or listening to […]
Gold Coast Security Firm search for Aussie in Malaysia
Gold Coast Security Firm Panoptic Solutions on International Search Case Private security team members from Gold Coast Security Firm Panoptic Solutions are helping in the hunt for a missing Aussie in Malaysia who says she hasn’t touched her bank accounts. Panoptic Solutions operations manager Ben Hosking, coordinating the search plan from the Gold Coast Security Firm, whilst […]
Jakarta Bombings ABC Radio Interview
At approximately 1030 hrs, local time, on 14 January 2016, what is believed to be a cell of five terrorists launched an attack on Jalan Thamrin in Central Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. The Jakarta bombings centred on the Sarinah shopping mall and office tower. The attack commenced with an assault on a police post […]
The Psychology of Risk — An Interview with Dr Gavriel Schneider
We take a deep dive into the psychology of risk and the influence it has on our planning and response mechanisms. In this post (and this podcast episode) we interview Dr Gavriel Schneider, an expert on integrated risk management and safety and security. How do high levels of comfort and safety affect our attitude toward risk and how […]
Gold Coast Security Companies — 8 Tips to Hire Quality
With so many Gold Coast security companies, one can find it a challenging task to identify the one which provides a professional service. If events and organisations such as the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games & Olympic Committee have questions from the public surrounding the quality of security providers (Skene, 2017), how does the layperson or […]