Nigeria is facing a massive kidnapping problem to which the police and military are failing to respond. There are no official statistics but in 2020 alone, approximately $20 million was paid out in ransom. Throughout Nigeria every week, hundreds of Nigerians, mostly students, are being kidnapped…

The opportunity to travel around the world is one of the advantages of being a Global Protection Specialist®. However, with this comes the need to be aware of the differences in the customs and etiquette from one culture to another. What may be perfectly innocuous in one country may be extremely…

According to the FBI, corporate espionage, also known as economic, industrial or financial espionage, is a serious problem that costs the American economy hundreds of billions of dollars per year and can put national security at risk. With the recent closing of the Houston Texas Consulate of the…

The pandemic has brought a new set of complications to executives. Around the world, companies have had to shutter businesses, lay off or furlough workers who have had to file for unemployment benefits. Billions of dollars have been lost in revenue and it’s unclear how much more will be…

We are living in a new world. Many executives never expected that they would not be able to fly or go to the office every day. Who would have thought that cities like San Francisco would be under an order to shelter in place?  What seems like just a moment ago, executives were…