Technical Threats in Executive Protection – Someone Else’s Responsibility or Time to Up-Skill? | Christian West

As a protection specialist, do you need to understand the
technical threat posed to your client of an increasingly
connected world? Does this fall within your lane or is it someone
else’s responsibility? 


Whether it’s on you or someone else on the team, some
responsibility still rests on your shoulders because you need to
be able to identify the threat so that you can be part of the
conversation to communicate how to mitigate or eliminate
it. 


This week we’re joined by Christian West to join the debate on
this emerging area of challenge and opportunity for EPs. We’ll
discuss whether this is a skill that should be outsourced to an
in-house expert or whether EPs need to upskill their technical
ability? We’ll also be looking at the tech inside the principal's
home along with stationary threats as well. We’ll be covering:


·      What do the uninitiated need
to know about the T-EPO role and how can we work smarter?


     How do we overcome the inherent
resistance to technology and ensure that we bring the rest of the
industry along on the ride?

    What threat vectors have emerged with
UHNW’s working from home and how can tech help to overcome that?

     Given the speed of development
in the tech sector, where are we going to be in 5 years’ time and
how can we prepare?



“We can't stop development. So, let's figure out a way of
working with it.”





More about Christian West:


Christian West has developed and managed protection programs in
more than 130 countries for high net-worth and Fortune 500
clients and has also directed security efforts for world tours
for major artists and the world’s largest IPO.


In addition to his ongoing efforts to professionalize the
executive protection industry through leadership roles in ASIS
and the IPSB, Christian is a sought-after executive
protection trainer and security advisor in Europe and the United
States. An active blogger who has written dozens of blogs on
executive protection, he is also the co-author of two Amazon
best-selling books on executive protection: Corporate Executive
Protection: An Introduction for Corporations And Security
Professionals and Public figures, Private Lives: An
Introduction to Protective Security for High Net Worth
Individuals and Family Offices 


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