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The World’s Most Dangerous Countries
Travel and Leisure have put together a list of the Top 15 most dangerous countries complete with the allure, the warning and a Go/No Go summary. To read the article click here. The countries that make the list, in order, are: Pakistan Sudan Georgia Lebanon North...
Preparing for the Emergency Before It Happens
Emergencies always occur without notice. Those who are involved rarely have knowledge that an emergency is about to happen, let alone have prepared for one. Whether it is a terrorist attack, natural disaster, accident or civil unrest, it is always just a matter of...
Video: Safety and Protection in Mexico
Different Types of Kidnapping in Mexico and How To Remain Safe Hi, I'm Kim Moyer from The World Protection Group and I want to talk to you a little bit about kidnapping, or company has an office in Mexico City. So, we do quite a bit of protection work in Mexico. And I...
What to expect when traveling Internationally with a Security Team
In the event of an incident like the recent Mumbai or Kabul hotel attacks, this is how a US security team would have managed the situation where injuries may have occured: Interfaced and already have established a dialogue with local law enforcement (if not corrupt)...
5 Star Hotels in Cities Across the World Can be Targets for Terrorism: How to Protect Yourself
As for all trips abroad, The World Protection Group encourages everyone to take the following basic steps: Register your trip with the U.S. State Department at: https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/. Research the safety and security at the hotel and area...
20 Tips For International Travel
When thinking about an international businesss trip or summer vacation , WPG recommends that you spend 1-2 hours to develop a security plan . Below are 20 tips for international travel: Register your trip on the US State Department web site. Review the latest...
Navigating Security Checkpoints in Mexico
One of the biggest threats when traveling in Mexico is exposure while driving on the highways. Specifically, there have been a number of attacks by drug cartels on vehicles traveling on highways on the east and west coasts of Mexico. The major problem to the traveler...
Kidnap For Ransom: On the Rise
An excerpt from a Barron’s article in the Dow Jones News Services (5.21.2011) titled Protecting Yourself Against Kidnapping describes one woman’s harrowing experience with kidnappers and how she was able to save herself: ‘When Gert Boyle, the octogenarian chairman of...
Mexican Police Chief and Bodyguards Killed by Cartels
The police chief of Minatitlan-Cosoleacaque Inter-Municipal police force, Juan Moreno Lopez, and his body guards Alvaro Chagala and Moises Ramous were killed in Veracruz, Mexico at the end of April during an attack by cartel gunmen. Although army soldiers and local...
Impersonation of a Police Officer: Bad Security!
Two security guards, who escorted rapper Lil Wayne to a nightclub in Indiana, now face charges of impersonating police officers. The two men led a caravan of tour buses in a car with sirens and flashing red and blue lights while also wearing police-like uniforms and...
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