Services
Executive Protection, Policy & Training
Three connected service areas that work together: protecting principals and events, building the policy and program frameworks that govern them, and training the people who execute under pressure.
01 — Protection
Executive Protection & Event Risk Management
Certus Intel Group supports organizations, executive leadership teams, and high-profile environments through intelligence-informed executive protection and event security program development, assessment, and operational review. Our experience includes supporting mature executive protection programs, enterprise event security operations, and organizations developing protective frameworks for evolving operational and reputational risk environments.
We assist clients with executive threat modeling, executive protection program assessments, travel risk frameworks, event security planning, operational readiness reviews, advance coordination processes, and post-event assessments designed to improve preparedness, coordination, and proportional response capability. Whether supporting an established executive protection team, a corporate event program, or an organization without dedicated protective resources, our approach focuses on practical, scalable protective strategies grounded in real-world threat context, operational discretion, and organizational objectives — not unnecessary visibility or over-securitization.
Executive Threat Modeling
Structured analysis of credible threats and exposure points against principals, families, and key personnel — informing protective decision-making rather than driving reflexive escalation.
Protection Program Assessment
Independent review of existing executive protection programs, vendors, and operational standards — with prioritized recommendations matched to the principal's life and the organization's culture.
Travel Risk Frameworks
Travel risk policies, country and route assessments, advance procedures, and decision frameworks supporting executive movement across complex operating environments.
Event Security Planning
Pre-event intelligence, venue and route assessments, advance coordination, and operational planning supporting high-profile gatherings, conferences, and private functions.
Operational Readiness Reviews
Pre-deployment review of protective details, event teams, and advance coordination — stress-testing plans, procedures, and communications before they meet contact.
Post-Event Assessment
Structured after-action review of protective operations and events — capturing lessons learned and converting them into durable improvements to procedures and training.
02 — Frameworks
Policy & Program Development
Certus Intel Group supports organizations in building structured, scalable security frameworks aligned with operational realities, organizational growth, and evolving risk exposure. Our experience includes supporting mature enterprise environments with established corporate security programs, as well as organizations developing security structure for the first time.
We assist clients with the development of policies, governance frameworks, crisis management procedures, escalation workflows, security playbooks, and operational standards designed to improve consistency, accountability, and organizational resilience. Whether supporting a Fortune 500 environment or a growing company without a dedicated security team, our approach focuses on practical, intelligence-led frameworks that are sustainable, defensible, and aligned with business operations.
Security Policies
Drafting and refinement of corporate security policies that are clear, enforceable, and grounded in the organization's actual operating environment.
Governance Frameworks
Defined roles, responsibilities, and decision rights for security across business units — so accountability is clear before an incident, not after.
Crisis Management Procedures
Crisis playbooks covering workplace violence, hostile incidents, executive threats, and reputational events — with clear ownership, escalation, and external coordination.
Escalation Workflows
Documented escalation paths linking line operations, security leadership, executives, counsel, and outside partners — so the right people are activated at the right time.
Security Playbooks
Practical, scenario-based playbooks operationalizing policy into the specific decisions and actions teams must execute under pressure.
Operational Standards
Standards for vendor management, contractor oversight, access control, reporting, and program metrics — sustainable and defensible at scale.
03 — Capability
Training & Capability Development
Certus Intel Group supports organizations in developing sustainable security capabilities through structured training, operational exercises, and leadership-focused readiness programs tailored to organizational risk and operational complexity. Our experience includes supporting mature enterprise security environments, operational teams, and organizations building foundational security awareness and response capability for the first time.
We assist clients with the development and delivery of tabletop exercises, crisis management workshops, executive security awareness briefings, operational readiness training, escalation and response exercises, and capability sustainment programs designed to strengthen decision-making, coordination, and operational confidence. Whether supporting an established corporate security function or a growing organization without dedicated internal security resources, our approach focuses on practical, scalable training programs aligned with real-world operational demands and organizational objectives.
Tabletop Exercises
Scenario-driven exercises that stress-test crisis decision-making across security, executive, legal, and communications functions — built around the organization's real threat environment.
Crisis Management Workshops
Facilitated workshops for leadership teams covering crisis roles, decision frameworks, communications, and coordination with counsel and external partners.
Executive Security Awareness
Confidential briefings for executives and family members on travel, residential, digital, and personal-risk topics — practical, current, and free of theatrics.
Operational Readiness Training
Hands-on training for security operations teams, GSOC analysts, and event personnel — closing the gap between written procedures and operational reality.
Escalation & Response Exercises
Live exercises that test escalation paths, response timing, and cross-functional coordination under conditions designed to mirror actual incident pressure.
Capability Sustainment
Recurring training, refresh exercises, and program updates designed to keep capability resilient as people, threats, and operating conditions change.
Build the Right Foundation
Whether you need protective coverage for a specific event, a refreshed policy framework, or a structured training program for your team, we begin with a confidential conversation and scope from there.