Understanding Personal Security and Risk

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements *

About the Author *

Charles E. Goslin, CPP, CISSP *

Introduction *

Chapter 1 - Important Personal Security Concepts *

Concept of Effectiveness *

Concepts of Threat, Vulnerability and Risk *

Concept of Time *

Committing a security plan to memory *

Threat Agents and Threat Actors *

Chapter 2 - Personal Security Principles *

The Principle of Preparation *

Principle of Detection *

Principle of Deterrence *

Principle of Delay *

The Principle of Defense *

Selected Threat Actor Profile: Street Gangsters *

Chapter 3 - When travel plans go sideways *

Arrival at the Airport *

On the road: checkpoints and roadblocks *

Selected Threat Actor Profiles: Roadblocks and Military, Insurgents and Police *

Chapter 4 - Kidnapping *

Classifying Types of Kidnap/Abduction Operations *

Tip of the Iceberg: Keeping Kidnap Threat Trends in Perspective *

Measures to Counter the Kidnap Threat *

Recovering from Kidnap *

Executive Protection: Key Elements of a Program *

Selected Threat Actor Profile: The mindset of a Kidnapper *

Chapter 5 - Patterns of threat in the environment *

Cover of darkness *

Alcohol, Drugs & the Environment *

"Broken Windows" *

Natural Disasters *

Civil Disorder and Rioting *

Chapter 6 - Hotel and Residential Security *

Considerations when choosing a hotel *

Residential Security *

Selected Threat Actor Profiles: Pickpockets, Thieves and the World's Oldest Profession... *

Chapter 7 - Cyber Security On The Road *

"Darkhotel" Threat *

Foreign Intelligence Service Threat *

Identity Theft Abroad *

Chapter 8 - Shopping, the Sports Stadium, Theatres...Soft Targets *

Preparation *

Detection *

Considerations about the threat *

Response Countermeasure 1: Active Shooters *

Response Countermeasure 2: Suicide Bomber *

Selected Threat Actor Profiles: The Jihadist Suicide Bomber *

Chapter 9 - Risk Assessment for Personal Security *

Step 1: Asset Identification and Impact of Loss *

Step 2: Identify & Characterize the Threat to Specific Assets *

Step 3: Identify & Characterize Vulnerabilities *

Step 4: Assess Risks & Determine Priorities for You and Your Team's Protection *

Step 5: Identify unacceptable risks and determine Risk Mitigation priorities *

Chapter 10 - Personal Security and Transportation: Securing Your Movement *

Introduction *

Ground Transportation: Vehicle and Rail *

Air Transportation *

Chapter 11 - Managing Your Team's Personal Security *

Authority *

Communications *

The Team Briefing *

On The Ground *

Roadblock Protocol *

At the Hotel *

Managing Crisis Situations *

Conclusion *