Real Life James Bond outed on Facebook

The wife of Sir John Sawers, diplomat, spy, and the current British ambassador to the United Nations and soon to be the chief of MI6, — the British Secret Intelligence Service,  posted photos to her Facebook account that could possibly reveal sensitive information regarding the real life 007. The photo section in question has since been marked PRIVATE after news agencies started reporting the potential security leaks.  For the full story, click HERE.

Ok folks, social networking isn’t for everyone.

Security Dangers of Social Networking

An interesting article on the problem the Middle East is having with the sharing of information on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter:

“This week, Israel’s General Security Service took the unusual step of issuing a warning urging Israelis to be alert to terrorist activity on the Internet. Specifically, people were warned against unsolicited approaches on social networks by strangers offering meetings abroad or easy money and seeking information. Seemingly innocent contacts might be terrorist efforts to recruit or kidnap.

Recently, an Israeli citizen was approached by a person claiming to be a Lebanese merchant offering money in return for classified information…”

Thanks Mike B. for the source reference. For the full article, click the above text.

ICON Photo Gallery Now Live

ICON is happy to announce that our Corporate Website’s Photo Page is now live. We invite everyone to stop over and check it out. To kick things off, we put up exclusive photos of the recent Celebrity & VIP Protection Course. So follow the link HERE, then come back and leave a comment and let us know what you think.

p.s., the next Training course is May 6-10, 2009 so if your interested in attending, you only have a few days left to register.

BG Careers Interviews Female Agent L.Dupas

The excellent website Bodyguard Careers did a great piece on Executive Protection Agent Latonya Dupas. While a newcomer to the field, Latonya offered some very good insight into being a female breaking into the bodyguard business.
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BGC: How has being a female in this line of work impacted your career?

LDD: It has been very interesting, because I believe I have a new band of brothers, who have embraced me. It is hard to work in any male dominated field. It is important I maintain my professionalism. Lastly, I set specific guidelines for myself, and follow them.

To read the full interview, click HERE

Twitter and the Bodyguard

So Twitter is my latest challenge in my never ending effort to pull my little corner of Executive Protection marketing kicking and screaming into the technology age. Without compromising any client details it seems like an intriguing way to stay connected. If any of the Icon- Behind the Bodyguard Business, readers want to join catch the wave at www.Twitter.com/ElijahShaw.

How Harlan Became a Bodyguard

My good friend Harlan Austin, of Bodyguard Careers just entered the world of video blogging by starting a new feature entitled “How I Became A Bodyguard“. Check it out below.

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Huck’s site is always good for keeping up to date in the world of executive protection, and It’s where I stay up up on the latest news when i’m out on the road working with clients.

Interesting LEO Site

Ran across the Law Enforcement version of Youtube. A pretty interesting (and entertaining at times) collection of Law Enforcement – related videos. To visit Blutube, click here.