- ACT guards are trained in standard security protocol, customer service, de-escalation techniques, and the client's specific needs and concerns.
- Executive Protection guards also train in defensive driving, route planning, surveillance/counter-surveillance, use of force, firearms use, and tactics.
- Based on client requests, ACT can provide uniformed site security at desired venues.
What is Executive Protection – What You Need to Know
"There is a difference between bodyguards and executive protection strategies.
Executive protection (EP), also known as Close Protection, refers to security measures taken to ensure the safety of VIPs. celebrities, executives, or other individuals who may be exposed to elevated personal risk because of their employment, celebrity status, wealth, associations or geographical location.
Executive protection is its own highly specialized field within the private security industry and was started by the US Secret Service back in the 1970s while protecting foreign dignitaries."
What is Executive Protection - What You Need to Know - ESS, July 28, 2021