CEO Personal Security

Research and control measures

It began by researching the threat background, the geopolitical status of the various countries they resided in, and the crime rates around their homes to establish the likely threat to that person and their family. Once we had that data, it was necessary to examine what control measures they had in place, such as their movement predictability, Executive protection staff, transport options, and commercial and domestic physical security reviews. All this research allowed us to establish the likely risk to that person and their family.

With the client’s assistance, we then established an asset criticality table. Effectively, this tells us what the critical assets are. In just about every case, the protection of the family is the top priority. The priorities that follow can be anything from data protection to art collections, vehicles, wine cellars, Jewellery, etc. The table then moves down to High, Medium, and Low priorities.

When we know the risk and the impact the loss of a specific asset would have, we review the current control measures to determine if they are sufficient or require changing to mitigate the current risk and provide adequate asset protection.

In this case, much of the attention was required to be focused on the domestic residences. Significant investment in security measures had been made in the past, and much of the security infrastructure was high-end; however, there were glaring vulnerabilities exposed.

For example, the perimeter was protected up until a certain point. Still, outbuildings had been located by walls blocking CCTV, bypassing Perimeter Intrusion detection systems (PIDS) and providing a climbing opportunity for the adversary to gain access to the rear of the house undetected. Likewise, at the house, some locks were insufficient to prevent even a mild attack.