Tag: executive protection
Diversified Protective Services expands executive protection services
March 10, 2026SSN Staff
LOS ANGELES — Diversified Protective Services, a security firm headquartered in Los Angeles, has announced the expansion of its Executive Protection Services, with a specialized focus on the entertainment and film industry.
The company said it is positioned to deliver tailored protection solutions for actors, executives, production teams, and high–profile industry professionals. Diversified Protective Services employs a team composed exclusively of former and current sworn...
Stratos EP debuts with a smarter take on executive protection, company execs say
March 4, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Stratoscope Holdings is formalizing what its leaders say has been missing from the executive protection (EP) market: a strategy-first, vertically integrated program that complements a client’s lifestyle, while quietly scaling to shifting risks.
With the recent launch of Stratos Executive Protection (Stratos EP), Founder and Managing Partner Dan Donovan and Head of Business Development Joe Bongino argue that today’s lone-actor threats...
Flashpoint’s PSC promises dynamic data collection to suit operational needs
September 12, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Are we exposed? What’s the impact? How do we respond? Those are the questions that threat intelligence firm Flashpoint hopes to answer using its new Primary Source Collection (PSC) guide.
The company says the guide, titled “Upgrade Your Threat Intelligence: Gain the Primary Source Advantage,” changes the equation in data collection by sourcing data from closed forums, private messaging channels, fringe platforms and ephemeral spaces. This...
Allied Universal’s Glen Kucera talks current executive protection landscape
July 23, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
NEW YORK—Despite the growing adoption of AI and other advanced technologies, there might not be a more swiftly changing sector in the security industry right now than executive protection, says Allied Universal’s Glen Kucera.
Security Systems News spoke with Kucera, president, Enhanced Protection Services, to learn more about how recent events are driving this change.
SSN: You recently said that executive protection is more than glorified driving. Could you elaborate...
Show, don’t tell
July 23, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
Let me just say that in these fraught and uncertain times, I am absolutely thrilled to write a security blog discussing two chuckle heads caught on kiss cam.
Yes, you really can’t escape it this week, the workplace drama is strong! And I think everyone was happy for some distraction. If nothing else the shock and realization on the faces of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot as they were caught in elicit embrace at a Coldplay concert will give me a warm little...
Security strategies shift as executive threat landscape evolves
July 14, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Spending on executive protection services is surging in the United States, driven by a rise in politically motivated violence, most recently in Minnesota.
The shootings in Minnesota in June, which resulted in the deaths of a state representative and her husband, follow the assassination of a UnitedHealthcare CEO in 2024.
In response, companies have significantly increased their investment in executive security. An Equilar study of S&P 500 companies found:
The...
DSI Security Services announces strategic partnership with Buckhorn Advisors
July 10, 2025SSN Staff
DOTHAN, Ala. — DSI Security Services has announced a strategic partnership with Buckhorn Advisors, a security advisory firm founded by Todd Kreisher.
DSI stated that the partnership marks the official nationwide expansion of DSI’s Executive Protection services.
Buckhorn Advisors offers specialized expertise in risk consulting, including travel risk assessments, site security assessments, corporate investigations, training/security plan development, and executive protection. Through...
Verkada launches executive protection offering
April 25, 2025SSN Staff
SAN MATEO, Calif. — Citing recent violence against visible public figures, Verkada is launching its new Executive Protection offering.
Working closely with channel partners and security teams, Verkada said it will bring its enterprise security solutions with risk advisory services to address the security needs of high-profile individuals and their families.
“In today's increasingly connected world, we've seen an unprecedented shift in the kinds of threats that face high-profile...
Hanging by a thread
December 11, 2024SSN Staff
To paraphrase a popular children’s cartoon of the past few decades, “If I had a nickel for every time I discussed an assassination on this blog, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.”
Last week, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was gunned down by an assassin on his way to an investor meeting. I could lay out the moral implications at great length in this blog, but that’s not terribly important...
Allied Universal acquires Elite Tactical Security
April 11, 2023SSN Staff
IRVINE, Calif. – Allied Universal is expanding its reach in the Las Vegas market with guarding services and explosives-and firearms-detection canines, courtesy of its acquisition of Elite Tactical Security.
The security and facility services company referred to the acquisition as a strategic expansion of their services in the region. “We are excited to expand our presence in the Las Vegas market, North America’s preeminent destination for exhibitions, events and entertainment,”...