ASIS International has released its latest standard, the Executive Protection Standard. This provides best practices for the protection of executives and other high-profile individuals, helping ensure their safety and security in an increasingly complex threat landscape.
The Executive Protection Standard was developed by a team of industry experts and practitioners, drawing on their extensive experience and knowledge to create a robust framework that addresses the challenges faced by executive protection professionals.
The standard establishes a comprehensive programme framework that aligns strategic objectives with protective operations using a structured approach that encompasses leadership, strategy, operational functions, and resource management to address specific security needs for executives, their families, and associated assets.
Key features include:
- Comprehensive needs analysis and security risk assessment methodologies to determine protection requirements and evaluate threats to executives and their families.
- Strategic programme framework to include leadership commitment, policy development, resource allocation, and operational scope definition.
- Personnel management and operational planning guidelines covering selection criteria, training requirements, legal compliance, ethics, and communication protocols.
- Protective operations procedures addressing intelligence gathering, close protection operations, security advances, transportation, and emergency response coordination.
- Programme evaluation and continuous improvement processes through monitoring, compliance assessment, auditing, and management review to ensure ongoing effectiveness.
