Protection Specialist/Consultant/Adviser Qualification & Preparedness

Who should attend?
A unique opportunity is offered to active Protection Operatives, Protection team leaders, Directors, Managers, Specialists and Consultants from the Private/Civilian and the Governmental sectors who understand that advancement and training never ends and wish to upgrade their status in the International security industry.
Their professionalism is expressed by an ongoing pursuit of knowledge and the attempt to acquire a wide a range of up to date skills relevant to the defined protection mission as we know it today.

Insight
With Terrorists, separatists, fundamentalists and criminals trying to capitalize on the advancement of growing nations, as they strive to achieve economic development through foreign investment, a significant lack of sufficiently secure and safe conditions prevents and even jeopardizes economic developments and corporate expansion. Nowadays even sports events have become security risks requiring professional protection.
With this increase in the amount and scope of threats, Businesses and Public, State or other bodies realize that in our times the job of the Protection consultant/adviser is crucial for the success of any organization.

The Protection Specialist has numerous responsibilities and though his action will depend on his organization’s character, activities and location, his job will always inevitably involve detecting the weak points of the organization and securing them. His duty is to prevent any harm to his organization through all means placed at his disposal.
There is a steadily increasing need for services related to the protection of assets and VIPs such as experts, engineers, journalists, people with sensitive knowledge and facilities holding sensitive or valuable materials and assets. Countries, companies and organizations worldwide are currently re-establishing themselves in order to fill the void in the security field.

With the restructuring of business and government policy to fit the modern, globalized international environment, the threats of both crime and terrorism have followed suit and have also become globalized.

Security therefore, has taken the forefront in international, governmental and corporate strategies and the need for qualified Protection Consultants, Advisers and Specialists is paramount. Both governments and private companies are developing methods and tactics to stay one step ahead of these threats and the role of these professionals is the key to success in doing so.

Today companies and government agencies will only make decisions and choices of action after consulting these security professionals and including them in all steps of the decision making process. This is especially true for operations and interactions in areas which are regarded as 'High-Risk' zones.

ISA Proposal
The State of Israel and its citizens have unfortunately been forced to cope, for many years, with myriad security problems which other nations have only begun to face in more recent times.
As a result of this reality, we have had to develop (and continue to develop) unique security concepts, up-to-date security methods, modern techniques, sophisticated tactics, efficient instruction methods and cutting-edge security and safety equipment, in order to successfully deal with the different tasks which confront us in the various sectors, both governmental and  civil/business one.
The objective of the International Security Academy -Israel, which holds professional and business relationships with many colleagues around the world, is to share this know-how and practical experience which has been accumulated by both Israelis and our foreign colleagues the world over, thus contributing to the development of the International economy by assisting in the prevention of Crime and Terror wherever in world it chooses to rear its head.
To obtain this objective we have freed ourselves of all possible barriers, Such as Religion, Language, Political Conflicts, etc. and wish for all participants to not bring such issues to the table in the interest of the security of the world as a whole.

Participant achievements
1.    The Seminars will serve as an asset for Protection Managers. They will gain knowledge and understanding of the functioning of terrorism and terrorists:
-    Who are they?
-    How do they operate?
-    How do they gather intelligence/prepare for actions?
-    What are the various Modus Operandi of different terrorist groups
-    How can they be stopped?
2.    During the Seminars, the participants will get acquainted with unique Israeli protection concepts, up-to-date methods, modern techniques, sophisticated tactics and State-of-the-art security and safety technologies.
3.    Seminar participants will gain a new outlook on the design and implementation of integrated protection plans, covering all aspects of Doctrine, Human Resources, Technology and Procedure.

Information, Data, Intelligence & Knowledge
Protection
An extensive seminar that will provide an overview of intelligence gathering and countermeasures, which covers strategic and tactical intelligence as the Israeli intelligence specialist from the civil and law enforcement communities understands it, as well as the broad issues involved with competitive intelligence and countermeasures.

AWARENESS
Information/intelligence is a "Progressive Force" in the business "Battlefield".

The vision of information/intelligence is at our fingertips, at any given time or place, which both induces and slows down processes. It is the dream of each and every businessman and organization, whether public or institutional.

Everything begins when information/intelligence falls into the right or wrong hands, and thus influences the process of decision making.

Information/intelligence of this kind can lead to the rise or fall of corporations and organizations, may hinder business transactions, or alternatively, may give a critical advantage to the opposition and competition.

The Nightmare of any leader/manager/owner is the threat of infiltration of competitors from outside into one's inner-circles and into the home environment – discussions, decisions, professional secrets, conversations, phone calls (linear, cellular, fax), bids, computer, vehicle and relations with home & family.

The major and immediate advantage in the competitive intelligence world is the placement of prevalent, tight security of information/intelligence ones business or organization, able to identify  and nullify the numerous and varying threats of which we are unaware in our everyday routine, thereby preventing tremendous damage to ones business, organization and to oneself as a manager/owner, on the personal level.

Critical information/intelligence is worth a lot. Companies, institutions and organizations invest vast sums in two parallel channels:
•    Keeping existing information/intelligence from leaking out, thus preventing a significant advantage to the opposition
•    Obtaining information/intelligence in order to gain an advantage over the competition/opposition, according to the universal saying:

"The best defense is offense".

THE CONCEPT
Security in terms of protection and collection of information/intelligence can be defined as an array of protection circles. At the core of this array is a combination of procedures, skills and advanced technologies. The outer circles must account for all aspects of physical security, including entry control, communications control and infrastructure (linear, data, cellular), computer systems and network infrastructure, departmentalization, employee control, guest control, internal and external maintenance control as well as issues such as organizational awareness and employment of tools for gathering information.
The ability to recognize and define imminent threats to the assets one is protecting, and to decide on an appropriate operational response is essential.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
True professional experience in the field of information/intelligence protection is both rare and unique. Our professional experience has been accumulated through years of service in various branches of the Israeli security establishment, including:
•    The Israeli Security Agency (Secret service “Shabak”)
•    The “Mossad”
•    Private businesses
•    Political organizations

SYLLABUS
Competitive Intelligence Gathering & Protection

Module 1 - “HUMINT - The Human Side of Intelligence”
This module will focus on the human factor in the collection of intelligence. It will cover both open and clandestine sources of information.
•    Open sources of information include newspapers, magazines, commercial news clipping services, court transcripts and filings, libraries, and public records.
•    Clandestine sources will analyze the history and current status of undercover agents, their recruitment, training, management, evaluation and control.
•    Before the gained information can be put to work for the organization’s relevant departments, verification is necessary to ascertain its accuracy.
•    Undercover activity: Building and adapting a cover, protection against undercover operators.
•    Operative actions: Covert searches + information gathering from target +obtaining documents
•    Recruitment and “running” of operatives: Finding, recruiting, and “running” the candidate.
•    How to prevent mishaps, pre-employment checks.
•    Planting an operative: How it is done?

Module 2 - Surveillance
In this module the student will get acquainted with the techniques of physical and technical surveillance, for the purpose of obtaining information and/or evidence while conducting an investigation. The student will learn the difference between covert vs. overt surveillance and the means by which they are carried out depending upon the situation.
The module will cover the various methods used in the field as well as the applications of modern technology to expand the field agent's reach.
•    Covert vs. overt surveillance
•    Types of surveillance
•    Preparation
•    Observation - day/night, quiet/crowded area, urban/suburban area
•    Surveillance on foot and per vehicle
•    Stationary surveillance and observation posts
•    Operational disguises and make-up
•    Communication - overt/covert, concealed on person or in vehicle, familiarity with equipment and its operation
•    Surveillance technology
•    Identification - by picture or description
•    Report writing

Module 3 – Technical surveillance equipment &electronic countermeasures
In this module, different surveillance methods will be reviewed, including mechanical, electronic, visual and optical attacks. Mechanical attacks comprise everything from tape recording to physical capture of the information through oral or written form. Visual and optical attacks perhaps present the most common, least suspected form of intelligence collection.
•    Various countermeasures to RF and wave transmitters, including infrared, laser and air techniques for intelligence collection.
•    Detection, through systematic methods of conducting a physical search, electronic countermeasures and nullification including a practical understanding of how to conduct electronic sweeps to detect radio transmitters.
•    How to conduct a physical search.
•    Nullification of all surveillance methods.

Module 4 – Phone line tapping countermeasures
•    Basic electricity and measurement, transmitters, overt and clandestine, telephone analyzers, and non-linear junction detectors.
•    Electronic switching systems, central office procedures, telephone testing, line tapping and tracing.
•    Telephone system design, security practices, and devices like scramblers.
•    Effective methods of nullification and all methods of telephonic intercepts.

Module 5 -Covert video technology and sting operations
This module will teach the student basic theory, application and the technology available for covert video surveillance.
•    Equipment, from light source to final monitoring, recording and printing for legal documentation.
•    Developments in video technology miniaturization and remote transmission, video motion detectors, VCRs and frame storage devices.
•    The practical application of video surveillance in retail stores as well as open-air surveillance.
•    "Sting operations": how they are set up, site selection, security operatives, video camera selection and operation, identification of suspects, evidence preservation and documentation. (While the course is focused on criminal surveillance for the law enforcement community, there are numerous private security applications of sting operations).

Module 6 - Electronic tracking technology
•    Tracking theory and its application in an urban environment, field-tracking problems, placement of transmitters, and re-acquisition of lost signals.
•    New technologies and their potential use in the security field such as satellite communication networks. Such technologies have potential use for tracking everything from stolen property to kidnap victims.

Module 7 - Computer intelligence collection and security
Intelligence collection by computer is a rapidly expanding technology and service that is readily available to a growing number of private investigators, security officers and law enforcement investigators.
This module will cover many databases that can be accessed by computer, including: personal and business records, assets location and local address searches.
•    The essentials of computer security, including security software programs, operational security systems, protection of hardware devices, protection of software and data, transmission security, audit trails and standard practice procedures for computer systems.


Internal security – Practice – simulation drill
This module will cover issues including personnel, document and physical security.
•    Personnel security refers to the policies and procedures intended to determine that an individual is not currently a security risk, and is not likely to become one. A personnel security program is intended to prevent criminal activities by employees, espionage attempts by external intelligence forces and unintentional acts by employees that could lead to a compromising situation.
•    Document security, classification management, reproduction, disposal and transmission of sensitive or classified documents.
•    Physical security includes issues like access control, security patrols, personnel identification and visitor control, as well as methods of detecting unauthorized intrusion or activity, alarm systems and facility clearances.

Simulation drills and practice (field exercises) in all modules

Protection
Assessment, Planning, & Management

An extensive seminar, highlighting Israeli expertise in protection concepts, methods, tactics protection assessment, planning & operation.

Module 1 - The Private Security Industry and its role in the struggle against Crime & Terrorism.

Module 2 - The "Adversary"
•    Familiarization with potential adversaries
•    Adversary motives
•    Adversary objectives
•    Adversary modus operandi

Module 3 - Arab/Islamic Terrorism
Familiarization with Arab/Islamic culture, religion, manners and language

Module 4 - The potential Terrorists
•    Types of terrorism
•    Motives
•    Objectives
•    The terrorism modus operandi
•    Suicide terrorism

Module 5 - International Terrorism - The global phenomenon Al-Qaeda

Module 6 – Treat assessment, Protection assessment and protection planning

Module 7 - Methods of protection

Module 8 - Israeli protection concepts, methods & tactics

Module 9 - VIP protection concepts, methods & tactics

Module 10 - Sensitive installation's protection - targeted
•    Analysis - venue file
•    Security survey
•    Risk analysis
•    Vulnerability assessment

Module 11 - Special events protection planning & operational management

Module 12 – Maritime security

Simulation drills and practice (field exercises) in all modules