The EDC Flashlight: A Ray of Safety in Your Pocket
SureFire EDC1-DFT Turbo. When it comes to enhancing your personal safety measures, one crucial tool often goes unnoticed — the flashlight. A flashlight, often seen only as a simple tool…
How to Deal with the Wrong Change Scam
Guarding Against the Wrong Change Scam The Wrong Change scam is a deceitful tactic that involves receiving incorrect change after making a purchase, with the goal of dishonestly profiting at…
AI in Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Collection
Pexels photo by Danny Meneses. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a crucial component of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) collection, providing a suite of capabilities that enhance the speed and accuracy…
Identifying and Responding to Pre-Threat Indicators
Pexels photo by Engin Aakyurt. In the complex world we live in, we cannot take personal safety for granted. The ability to identify and react to threat indicators is a…
Unleashing the Potential of Training Programs through Effective Evaluation
Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment ‘Red Currahee,’ 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, supporting the 4th Infantry Division, return fire during a platoon situational training exercise…
SERE: Essential Survival Skills for the Modern World
Capt. Allison Ohlinger, a 36th Airlift Squadron instructor navigator, uses a compass to navigate for her team during a survival, evasion, resistance and escape combat survival course at Tama Hills…
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) in Protective Intelligence
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) is the process of collecting information from publicly accessible sources. OSINT is different from research in that it applies the intelligence process to…
The Intelligence Cycle in Protective Intelligence: A Systematic Process
Secret Service agents executing a protective operation. Credit: U.S. Secret Service. Protective intelligence is a critical aspect of security operations that involves the identification, assessment, and management of threats towards…
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Navigating the Noise: Stoic Wisdom in a Digital Age
Navigating the Noise: Stoic Wisdom in a Digital Age by Donavon L Riley In the digital age, where opinions flood our feeds and perspectives clash on every issue, the words…
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From Bystander to Lifesaver: Emergency Medical Response is in Your Hands
Firefighters transport “patient” to ambulance during anti-terrorism exercise. Average response time for BLS ambulance in the U.S. is seven minutes. Someone who is severely bleeding can bleed to death in…