Executive's Guide to Personal Security, 2nd Edition

PREFACE

IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN SIXTEEN YEARS since we wrote the first edition of this book. At the time, less than two years after the attacks of 9/11, we had both separated from service to our respective countries and entered the private sector. The country still was in a heightened state of alert. Civilians working in the private sector had been deliberately targeted, and companies and individuals were forced to reconsider the way they viewed security. Our initial goal when we wrote the first edition of this book was to address the changing security needs of private companies in the period immediately following the attacks of 9/11. A good portion of the first edition, therefore, provided measures to address the concerns posed by acts of terrorism or potential acts of terrorism on U.S. soil and abroad.

In the years after the book was published, we consulted and trained hundreds of companies, government agencies, law enforcement agents, private security personnel, and executives. Ilan received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He has worked as a management consultant and is currently a senior executive with a major international company. David founded Global Security Group, Inc., a firm providing a number of services including personal protection, fire and life safety consulting, planning and drills, private investigations, and highly specialized training. It was this private sector experience that provided us both with a clearer view into the current ...