CORPORATE SECURITY and THREAT MANAGEMENT, a Protective Intelligence Program

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The Corporate Security & Threat Management Program (CSM) can be taken either as a 28-Day Residency or in Stand Alone short courses or seminars. In the case of Stand Alone Courses, Credit Hours are accumulated towards an ESI Certificate and Credential as a Corporate Security Threat Management Specialist (CSTMS). The student may assemble the list of courses that best suit their special interest from Corporate Security Program or from other ESI Core Programs. The combination of Corporate Security and Executive Protection Residencies lead to ESI's premier certification as a Certified Security Specialist (CSS). It is also possible to obtain the CSS Certification by completing 18 Distance Education courses ON-LINE plus either Corporate Security or Executive Protection Residency.

CORPORATE SECURITY & THREAT MANAGEMENT

3-Days

Todd Faubion,
Operational Security Consultant
Pinnacol Assurance

The Corporate Security and Threat Management course takes the principles of threat and risk management and applies them to the overall corporate security role, and introduces procedures to manage and intervene in situations where threats and acts of violence are directed towards any member of the company workforce. Discussion includes coworker harassment, customer or client threats, and the rising issue of domestic violence spillover.

This course teaches corporate security from a risk management perspective, and introduces the student to the challenges of operational security in a corporate setting. This course reinforces threat management as a primary proactive approach to mitigate risks, and drives a looping model of risk identification, mitigation, and incident response and business recovery. Discussion includes the nature of workplace violence; threat management in a five-component workable model; technology to receive, manage and monitor ongoing risk situations; training employees to respond should gun violence occur in the corporate work environment; and building a threat assessment team leveraging human resource, security, legal, and risk management perspectives.

Topics will include: training employees for the "what if" scenario; facilitating an efficient active shooter response by law enforcement; armed vs. unarmed guard contracts; and planning and administering mass casualty medical response in a corporate environment.

Students will apply their skills and knowledge of course concepts through individual and team assignments of actual cases, which highlight, the administrative, political, financial, and often frustrating issues facing the corporate security professional.

PROTECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
&
CASE STUDIES OF CORPORATE CEO STALKERS

2-Days

Greg Sherrill, Senior Vice-President
Heartland Investigations

The Case Studies of Corporate CEO Stalker Exercise is a unique teaching platform designed to present the student with an immersive, stress induced, Team Building Mission with different “Plug-Ins” that we introduce to the program in order to give it thematic coherence and a connection to the client. The Exercise is based on actual case studies of long term stalking incidents of corporate executives and how they were managed to a successful conclusion.

The students are given their own client case with all the incidents associated with the threat to an executive and their family. The Team is then asked to collect factual data, analyze the details and develop a Management Plan on how to handle the case that minimizes the danger to the client and to the corporation. The end goal of the course is to provide a platform whereby the individual student and the team will learn how to develop a Threat Assessment and a Management Plan based on structured analytical techniques. The course will illustrate guidelines for policy on how to crisis manage threats to officers and the corporation, when it is advisable to invite outside consultants i.e. psychiatrists, legal counsel and law enforcement agencies to facilitate a peaceful resolution

KIDNAP & RANSOM RESPONSE

1-Day

Daniel Johnson, Manager of Operations
Scott Schaefer
ASI Global Response

Daniel Johnson oversees Kidnap Response Operations for the Houston-based ASI Global Response (www.ASIGlobalResponse.com). As the dedicated response consultant for Travelers Insurance, Daniel and his team have responded to more than 100 kidnap, extortion and piracy events around the world. He is widely sought after to provide direction and insight to the corporate world regarding kidnap prevention and training, crisis management planning and response.

Daniel has been deployed as a crisis consultant for numerous kidnap incidents, including kidnaps for ransom, piracy, threat-related extortions, labor disputes, plant closures as well as customized crisis management planning events. Daniel’s deployment has included numerous locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

Frequently called on for speaking engagements, Daniel has given presentations to numerous civic and professional organizations, including Lloyds Underwriters of London, ASIS, HRM and the ORC on the topic of kidnap for ransom, threat extortion and piracy. Additionally, Daniel has been featured in interviews on NBC, ABC, FOX News, National Public Radio, the Austin American Statesman, The Houston Chronicle, the Business Travel Executive and the International Conference on Executive Security International sponsored by the ESI Alumni Association.

INTERVIEW and INTERROGATION
DETECTION OF DECEPTION

5-Days

This module is a 5-Day Certificate Course designed to teach the principles of interviewing for cause or for the solicitation of information from a variety of subjects. The course is comprised of two distinct but highly compatible components taught by two experienced intelligence analysts, Alan and Kaaryn Gough: Behavioral Analysis and Statement Analysis. Combining instruction with interactive and real-world scenarios, this course will give participants immediate and practical knowledge. Individually, each component will teach skills and provide tools to detect deception and gather intelligence from responses provided by subjects. Participants will ultimately learn how to combine both methodologies, resulting in significantly enhanced accuracy in analysis and a more comprehensive gathering of reliable information.

Alan Gough, President
Integra View Inc.

Behavioral Analysis

This course component is designed to teach the principles of interviewing for cause or for the solicitation of information from a variety of subjects. Through instruction and numerous interactive exercises, the participants will learn how to conduct effective interviews and analyze the results for maximum accuracy. Whether finding out "what happened", or discovering information not previously known, these techniques can be applied in formal and informal interview settings and in the analysis of other forms of subject statements or documentation.

Topics covered:

• Definition of Terms and Methodologies
• Focus on Behavioral Analysis and Linguistic Analysis
• Cautions Re: Expectations and Outcomes
• Factors Affecting Accuracy
• Factors Affecting Post Interview Analysis Stage
• Location of the interview
• Dynamics of Interpersonal Communications
• Relative Weight Given to Visual and Auditory Responses
• Filters; Language, Culture, Assumed Hierarchical Influence
• Designing the Questions and Structure
• Interviewer Attitude and Controlling the Agenda
• Interview Scheduling and Pacing
• Pre-Established [Mandatory] Questions - Personal circumstances
• Setting the Tone of the Interview
• Establishing a Baseline and Updating the Baseline
• Asking the 'Open' Question
• Observable Behaviors [Markers] and their Possible Meaning
• Marker Clusters vs. Single Markers
• Micro Expression Analysis
• Interviewer ‘Tactics’– Wrap up Questions – The ‘Colombo’ Moment
• Recognizing the Use of Countermeasures
• Recording the interview, Advantages of Video Recording, Audio Recording

Kaaryn Gough, Vice-President
Integra View Inc

Statement Analysis

This course component is a highly effective method of detecting deception and gathering information through the examination of a subject’s words, linguistic structure and content–what information a subject chooses to include and exclude–in a spoken or written statement. Employed by law enforcement, government agencies, legal firms, insurance companies and private industry around the world, statement analysis is a consistent and systematic method that has proven to be an invaluable investigative tool.

Topics covered:

• Defining and Understanding Deception
• Principles of Statement Analysis
• Pure Version Statement
• The Untainted Interview
• Pronouns
• Tenses: Present, Past and The "Faux" Past
• Social Introductions
• Time: Subjective vs. Objective
• Language Structures: Passive vs. Active
• Change of Language
• Indicators of Sensitivity
• Freudian Slips
• "Vapor Trails"
• Editing and Continuity: Logic Conflicts, Missing Information, Missing Time
• Verbal Manipulators

HANDWRITING ANALYSIS,
A Personality Profile Tool

2-Days

Barry Wilson, President
Anlance Protection Inc

The skilled Executive Protection Agent understands that Knowledge in both proactive and reactive skills is Power. They also recognize that the more Knowledge Based Tools they poses, the more effective they will be at devising and implementing a Protective Strategy that will successful defend their Clients.

This course in Field Handwriting Analysis will allow the successful student to ascertain the core personality characteristics of any individual. The training opens a window into the opposition’s attitudes, thinking patterns, emotions and character history which under normal circumstances could take months to uncover.

The Student should be prepared for an intensive course of both empirical and interruptive study taught through practical review of handwriting samples and scenario extrapolation.

Course of Study

• Basic Handwriting Analysis
• Introduction to Handwriting Analysis
• Basic Empirical Study - Major Elements
• Review of Introduction
• Basic Empirical Study - Detailed Elements
• Major and Detailed Elements
• Skills Test - Empirical Study
• Expanded Handwriting Analysis
• Review of Basic Empirical Skill
• Interruptive Analysis Skill
• Extrapolation Skills
• Organizational Documents and Commentary

PATTERN RECOGNITION ANALYTICS
FOR ASSET PROTECTION

2-Days

D. Anthony Nichter, ARM, CHE, CPP, CPS, CDTI
Forensic Witness

The focus of this course is to be able to use several tools to discover PATTERNS of commonality and distinction in ANY issue involving THREAT OF LOSS to a person, asset, business or activity. One of the main skill sets achieved in this program is to learn HOW to READ, COMPREHEND and ANALYZE real-world articles, texts and reports, and then write an ANALYSIS for an intended end-user.

Pattern Recognition Analysis is an integral tool of a comprehensive security strategy to protect vital assets and enterprises from formal and informal criminal networks or gangs; predatorsoperating alone; and internal and external perpetrators of workplace violence. Using this analytical process to detect and assess adversaries of all types helps the investigator to take the guessing out of the risk management process. This method allows the end-user to move from theoretical speculations to real-world applications.

This course will present a method for taking information that is known to the analyst about any particular strategic, operational or tactical set of facts and then process that data for the purposes of predictive modeling. This strategy includes information qualification, collection and collation. From that trilogy, the process continues to frequency and severity quantification, prioritization and finally solution implementation.

This course is for practitioners, managers, teachers, and students of intelligence analysis in both the public and private sectors. The techniques taught relate to strategic, open and closed information sources as well as tactical managers in military, law enforcement, counterterrorism, corporate competitive intelligence and business consultants. This course will demonstrate an analytical methodology of taking known information about any given or perceived set of facts of strategic, operational, or tactical importance and offer a process of probability prediction.

TECHNIQUES OF ANALYZING
CRIMINAL & SOCIAL NETWORKS

3-Days

Colin Daugherty,
Former Gang Unit Officer

Intelligence Analysis

This course is designed to strengthen the understanding of corporate security personnel with the core analytical conceptsbeginning with the Intelligence Cycle, methods of Intelligence Collection, Report Writing andresulting in Policy Development. It’s goal to convey techniques develop by the military intelligence that can be applied to a corporate environment to mitigate organized criminal operations.

Social Network Analysis utilizes a technique for organizing information like Link Analysis, Flow Charts, Association Matrix, Time Lines and other analytic tools to tract the relationships between individuals, organizations, agencies, and businesses in order to form the basis for conclusions. The course introduces various Structured Analytic Techniques used by analysts from Structured Brainstorming, Nominal Group Technique, and Star Bursting. Students will also cover hypothesis generation and decision analysis tools such as SWOT Analysis. Social Network Analysis techniques are one of the most commonly used forms of analysis in law enforcement, corporate security loss prevention, investigation of narcotics network, organized crime, terrorism, fraud, and other criminal conspiracies.

The course will present a Structured Analytic Technique as a way of reducing the ambiguity of highly ambiguous situations that opens the process of analysis in a manner that makes it apparent to others. Techniques include Structured Brainstorming, Scenarios, Indicators, Analysis of Competing Hypothesis and Key Assumptions Check.

Students will build a valuable foundation in Intelligence Analysis and understand the distinction between a data collector and an Intelligence Analyst.

Finally the course will introduce the position of the OPSEC Manager and how it offers a strong basis to develop “Good Practices” for security departments.

Topics covered:

• Data Collection
• Open & Closed Sources
• Private and Public Databases
• Analytical Process
• Matrix Development
• Link Analysis
• Flow Charting
• Time Lines
• Activity Charting
• Financial Analysis & Money Laundering
• Commodity Flow Charting
• Inference Development & Recommendations
• Report Writing
• Evidence Preparation
• Oral Briefings

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT

2-Days

John Rose M.A.
President
Holston International Training and Consulting LLC

Workplace Violence Mitigation and Management- This course broadens the perspective and responsibility of the Executive Protector from a singular purpose to protect an individual to a philosophy and mission to provide a safe workplace place for all individuals associated with the organization. This perspective of mitigating Workplace Violence at the macro level for the organization will enhance the Professional Protector’s value to the entire company’s mission to keep their executives, staff, customers, and visitors safe from violence in the workplace.

Topics covered:

• History and statistical significance of Workplace Violence as a risk.
• Typologies of Workplace Violence.
• Mitigation Strategies for each Typology of Workplace Violence
• Pathway towards Violence in the Workplace
• The recognition and disruption of individuals on the pathway towards violence
• The Threat Assessment and Management Team role in Workplace Violence Mitigation
• Having a plan and reporting protocol in place for Workplace Violence Mitigation

IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING AGGRESSION

1-Day

John Byrnes, CEO
Center for Aggression Management

Essential to any successful Corporate Security is the ability to reliably PREVENT the next violent attack. Predominantly, Corporate Security focuses on Crisis Management, Threat Assessment or even Conflict Management. But Crisis Management is an investment in a crisis that already exists; Threat Assessment is an assessment of a threat that already exists; and Conflict Management presupposes conflict. There is no PREVENTION in these methods of approach! Even those who train as First Responders are responding to a crisis that has already occurred! Preemptive Intervention must be based upon factors that can be MEASURED, increasing the opportunity for PREVENTION. Incidents of workplace violence or threats against an employee, whether from inside or outside company property is a growing concern, and a legal responsibility, for corporate security departments.

Come learn the unique and proprietary methods that permit professional security to foresee the precursors of aggression and violence, which permit the opportunity to reliably PREVENT the next violent incident. Learn about our unique and proprietary Primal (adrenaline-driven) and Cognitive (intent-driven) Aggression and the continua that binds them. In this workshop, you will learn the Judicious Interview; an application of scientific cause and effect principles, a means to affirm and prevent the actions of an emerging aggressor.

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BEHAVIORAL INTELLIGENCE and
CLUES TO DANGEROUSNESS

1-Day

Bob Duggan, President
ESI

ESI has taught this course for 30 years, and believes it an essential skill set to any Protection Specialist. Starting with an archive of film clips of assassinations, attempted and successful, this course will train the student to identify the precursors of assault or pre-indicators of violence. The goal is to enable the student to replace casual observation of generalities with the study of detail, to recall it systematically and to develop the capacity to make accurate descriptions. The Behavioral Intelligence and Clues to Dangerousness course will concentrate on the identification of facial expressions with the primary emotions based on the research of Dr. Paul Ekman and other behavioral scientist. A Protection Specialist that is capable of identifying facial expressions and body gestures as the precursors of assault or aggression is armed with the capacity to Anticipate, and Preempt the Attack on Principle.

Topics covered:

• History of Assassinations
• The Two Second Rule
• The Precursors to Assault
• The Inherent Logic of Assault
• Observable Movements
• Body Language
• Facial Expressions
• The Blink and The Adaptive Unconscious
• Pre-Emptive Intervention

PERSONAL COMPUTER SECURITY

1-Day

Kelly Thompson, Owner, General Manager
Thompson Computer Services, LLC

This course covers the international criminal operations behind current computer and network security threats, and goes in-depth into how social engineering plays a significant role in propagating malware today. The student will learn how to protect individual PCs from malware, as well as methods of protection for corporate networks from both internal and external threats. We will delve into the different levels of cyber criminal, from the individuals that find security holes to the people who profit from the stolen financial information, and how they work together as a large international network. We will review current cases and statistics on cyber crime, while looking at the history of the con artist and social engineering and how it has evolved to operate through current technologies. Finally, we will discuss methods of intelligence collection using the World Wide Web, to determine criminal background checks on individuals, research companies, and more.

Topics covered:

• Social engineering and con artists in the information age
• Malware propagation techniques
• Data protection / backup
• Why network end users are not more careful with company data and how to protect against data theft
• How to secure corporate networks and teleworkers
• How to combat spam and phishing
• How Botnets are managed to do the bidding of cyber criminals
• Regulations and compliance related to information security
• How to research the best software for personal computer protection
• Current threats in the ever-changing security landscape
• How to use the world wide web to do background checks on individuals and companies

AVIATION AND AIRPORT SECURITY

2-Days

Rich Roth, Executive Director
CTI Consulting

This ASC Certificate course begins with giving the student an understanding of the history of civil aviation security and the evolution of legislation that regulates civil airways and airports. The course will examine the impact of the attack on the World Trade Center September 11, 2001 on aviation transportation security. The student will learn ASC’s Notification Procedures, Review of Security Functions, Access Control, Challenging and Escorting, Corrective Actions for Non-Compliance and Audit Checks. The student will learn the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) role in regulating aviation security as well as policy interpretation and accepted compliance measures. Aircraft operator and passenger screening procedures will be examined in detail. The student will learn how to apply a security Program to airports, contingency plans, identifications systems and access control.

All airports are required to have an Emergency Plan. Security personnel must have a procedure of how to respond to a hijacking and criminal acts aboard an aircraft or in the airport. The student will learn threat procedures in the event of a bomb incident, and other security related incidents. Students will learn how to compose an Incident Report and the coordination with TSA. The students will learn the roles of Federal and local law enforcement agencies i.e. FBI, ICE, Customs, and others.

Lessons include:

• Policy and Guidelines
• Security Directives
• Compliance – Inspection and Enforcement
• Intelligence and Operations
• TSA Regulations
• Standard Security Program – Aircraft Operator
• Foreign Aircraft Operators
• Standard Operating Procedures and Contingency Plans
• Identifications Systems and Access Control
• Role of Law Enforcement Agencies
• Screening Procedures
• Incident Responses: Hijacking, Criminal Acts
• Bomb Threats and Incidents
• TSA Special Agents
• TSI Watch
• TSA Security Command Centers
• TSA Policy, Operations, Intelligence

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