executive protection
Safeguarding important people
Executive protection is the security field focused on safeguarding high-profile individuals—executives, politicians, celebrities—from physical harm, harassment, or kidnapping.
The term covers both the practice and the personnel: She works in executive protection, The CEO travels with executive protection.
Distinguished from ordinary security by its emphasis on threat assessment, advance planning, and close personal accompaniment.
- bodyguardPaid personal security agent
- bulletproof vestsProtective garments resisting gunfire
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- armored vehiclesPlated military transport machines
- secure perimeterProtected boundary around location
defensive driving · evasive maneuvers · risk mitigation · escort services · situational awareness · defensive tactics · contingency planning · emergency drills · principal · panic buttons · access control · evacuation planning · extraction plan · crisis response · intelligence gathering · code name · safe house · emergency preparedness
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock
- Secret Servicespecial agent, bodyguard, special agents, agent, federal agent
- security professionalssecurity analyst, security consultant, security engineer, security researcher, security guard
- escortsescort, bodyguard, chaperon, chaperone, guard
- D&O Insurancecorporate officers, board members, board member, liability coverage, defense costs
- protectionbodyguard, armor, gloves, security guard, shield
executive protectioncrowd control
Regulating gathered masses
public safety · perimeter security · asset protection · border security
executive protectionassassination
Murder of a prominent figure
targeted killing · attack · stalking · kidnapping · ambush
executive protectionexposure
State of being unprotected
vulnerability · unprotected · defenselessness · unguarded · unsecured
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