ABSTRACT

Uniting broad, time-tested security principles and the author’s 35-plus years of experience with international security, intelligence, and foreign affairs, Understanding Personal Security: A Guide for Business Travelers offers a detailed yet practical framework on which to develop personal security awareness and training programs. As a critical resource for any travelers who may need to make fast, smart judgements in high-risk environments, this book helps readers analyze threats, threat actors, and the common adversarial characteristics, as well as the function of risk as a differentiating principle. This versatile text blends abstract organizing principles with street honed instincts, becoming equally valuable to security managers with previous experience and those corporate or non-profit organizations with employees in developing nations.

chapter 1|6 pages

Important Personal Security Concepts

chapter 2|38 pages

Personal Security Principles

chapter 3|18 pages

When Travel Plans Go Sideways

chapter 4|46 pages

Kidnapping

chapter 5|28 pages

Patterns of Threat in the Environment

chapter 6|18 pages

Hotel and Residential Security

chapter 7|14 pages

Cybersecurity on the Road

chapter 8|14 pages

Shopping Malls, Sports Stadiums, Theaters, etc.

Soft Targets

chapter 9|28 pages

Risk Assessment for Personal Security

chapter 10|24 pages

Personal Security and Transportation

Securing Your Movement

chapter 11|10 pages

Managing Your Team’s Personal Security