Groundwork

All research begins with a question. Ours was simple: “What are organizations doing to protect their top people?” The answer is deceptively complex—in part because of the vast range of corporate environments that exist, and in part because of the absence of central governing bodies or regulation around executive protection. Based on survey results of more than 400 practitioners and interviews …

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Thank you to everyone who helped make Groundwork’s appearance at the 64th annual Global Security Exchange in Las Vegas, NV a rousing success last month. Keeping busy with a steady stream of visitors to its new, expanded exhibit, the Groundwork team was proud to unveil its new portal at this year’s event, complete with Live Ops view—a critical part of …

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Up to 85 percent of attacks on principals happen in or around a vehicle, says Greg Threatt of Threatt Protection Services in a recent Security article, What to Look for in Travel Security and Executive Protection Services. Threatt concludes that having a security-trained driver is paramount to a successful executive protection program. Learn more in the Security Magazine article How to …

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As part of the learning agenda for the 2017 ASIS International Seminar & Exhibits event, Groundwork Managing Director, Clay Hendon, joined Dillon Twombly, Dataminr’s Vice President & Head of Corporate Risk Sales, onstage to discuss the use of social media-generated information in corporate security organizations in a session titled, “Social Media Trends and Implications for Corporate Security.” The well-attended program …

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