Female Executives Turning to a Female Bodyguard for Protection
In recent years, the demand for female bodyguards has surged, particularly among high-profile women such as corporate executives, celebrities, diplomats, and entrepreneurs.
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In 2022 BGS provided an overarching security programme for one of the wealthiest and most high-profile families in the Middle East.
In recent years, the demand for female bodyguards has surged, particularly among high-profile women such as corporate executives, celebrities, diplomats, and entrepreneurs.
Close Protection (CP) is one of the most dynamic and respected, yet misinterpreted fields within the security sector. People transitioning from military or law enforcement backgrounds often fit well, due to their problem-solving and communication skills.
For UHNWIs, the NPSA’s new guidance arrives at a critical time. With targeted attacks and cyber-enabled threats on the rise, residences are now a primary vulnerability. The guidance reinforces the need for layered, risk-based security tailored to individual threat profiles.
Family Offices, the constantly high-revving engine room of the UHNW community, are subject to strain from a number of threats in its midst’s.
Last Friday, 16th May, Simon Tasker, was privileged to form part of the GSA Global delegation attending the Embassy organised event at the Park Lane Intercontinental Hotel, in London.
Wednesday 14th May 2025 marks the one-year anniversary of an assassination attempt on a European political leader. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot during a public appearance in Handlova, Slovakia.
The realities for both client and the protection provider in 2025, is that a CP team needs to be diverse, flexible, mature and professional in their approach and be able to interface with people across a spectrum of complex social and operational environments.
From stepping out of Royalty and Specialist Protection (RaSP) Headquarters in London leaving 31 years’ police service behind me, to leading Protective Services for GSA Global, time seems to have passed in the blink of an eye.
GSA Global Ltd has announced a new strategic partnership with Specialist K9’s Limited – the leading organisation in the provision of explosive detection dog teams.
This shocking BBC report is derived from police data about particular venues where child sexual abuse is committed. Worryingly, it adds to the picture GSA Global found when we analysed other recent FOIA data from police forces about the types of crimes committed in hotels.
Public consultations on the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill took place in 2021 and 2024, and the Home Affairs Select Committee scrutinised the Bill in 2023. As a result, the Labour-led Government has proposed a number of changes to the original draft of the Bill.
The National Security Act 2023 targets hostile actions aimed at benefiting foreign powers. These include sabotage—a term often associated with historical accounts and World War II-era films—but which has been modernised to reflect present-day threats.