Executive protection has become a basic requirement for almost every major organization across the United States. Many big companies spend millions of dollars on security just to keep their top executives safe. This important personnel plays a key role in the company’s rise and fall, which is why they are protected by hiring the best private security that a company can…
Public perception is that bodyguards are only for famous people, but this is no longer necessarily the case. With the decreased cost and increased availability of personal protection, it is now more accessible than ever. Certain positions, increased attention, and particular situations may call for the use of personal protection. How do you know if you need a personal bodyguard?…
By Haley Samsel – On Election Day this week, a small group of voters with disabilities was able to cast ballots on their smartphones using blockchain technology and a user-friendly app. But despite the progress made on making voting easier for people with disabilities and military personnel serving overseas, election security experts say the technology poses several security issues. A…
By Reis Thebault – She woke to her ex-boyfriend standing at the foot of her bed. At first, he said nothing. He stood there, she later recalled to a court, staring and silent for what “seemed like an eternity.” He then told her, low and quiet, “You’re lucky it’s just me and not a robber or a bad person to do…
By Haley Samsel – As TikTok, a video sharing app, has attracted over 110 million downloads in the U.S., legislators like Sen. Chuck Schumer have called on the intelligence community to investigate how ByteDance stories Americans’ personal data and how the company may be censoring politically sensitive content. Now, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a…
By Nicolai Due-Gundersen – As Syria’s Bashar al Assad should know, Putin’s friendship does not come for free. In exchange for supporting Syria’s embattled president, the Kremlin has demanded significant control of Syria’s hydrocarbon fields through development contracts and preferential treatment for future energy deals. The Kremlin’s presence in Syria has been unofficially bolstered by the Wagner Group, a private military firm…
By: Eliyahu Kamisher – Before he can hoist a suitcase filled with $385,000 from the back of an unmarked Chevy Suburban in Silver Lake, Keiko Arroyo first has to set aside an AR-15 rifle draped over his left leg, step out from the passenger seat, and avoid an electric bike perched alongside Sunset Boulevard. While his partner, James King, keeps…
By Julie Turkewitz DENVER — It’s nighttime at the Herbal Cure, a south Denver marijuana shop and grow house tucked into a parking lot beside the highway. Inside is a marijuana bounty: thousands of dollars’ worth of cannabis plants, boxes of marijuana-infused chocolate, jars of $360-an-ounce weed with names like Frankenberry, Lemon Skunk and Purple Cheddar. Chris Bowyer, a lanky combat…
