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A person or group of people
who professionally protect someone (known as their principal) from personal assault, kidnapping, assassination, loss
of confidential information, or other threats. A privately and formally employed person who is paid to protect property, assets
and/or people. Often, they are uniformed/plain clothed and act to protect property by maintaining a high visibility presence
to deter illegal and/or inappropriate actions, observing (either directly, through patrols, or by watching alarm systems or
video cameras) for signs of crime, fire or disorder; then taking action and/or reporting any incidents to their client, employer
and emergency services as appropriate.
 They may be armed, depending on the laws in their jurisdiction, and have expertise in unarmed
combat, tactical driving, and first aid. However, the most important skill for Executive Protection and Security Specialist
is the ability to assess a situation and decide how best to respond to minimize danger to his principal.
Most important
public figures are protected by several Executive Protection and Security Specialists who work as a unit (or even agency),
using sophisticated tactics. Less-important clients (or those with lower risk profiles) are accompanied by a single Executive
Protection and Security Specialist, who may double as a driver.
In multi-agent
units (like those protecting a celebrity or a head of state) one or more Executive Protection and Security Specialist may
specialize in specific tasks, such as: communications/communications protection operation of physical security measures (regarding
premises, transport vehicles and personal armor) intelligence, threat/vulnerability/risk assessment and analysis chemical
detection, crowd screening and control and other disciplines.
 The Executive-Protection
and Security Specialist Training program is an integrated academic and practical
training curriculum consisting of hours of training in executive protection, dignitary and personal protection, anti-terrorism,
celebrity and armed/unarmed security. The program is an intelligence based protection program with a special emphasis on corporate
and international protection specialists; the program also covers civil police, and military protocols in the principles of
personal protection. The career objective of this training is to prepare the graduate for a professional occupation in corporate,
executive, celebrity, dignitary and uniformed protection. Other career alternatives include chauffeur, courier services, hotel
and casino security, industrial and private estate protection.
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