Executive Protection Risk Assessment: Why Protection Follows the Protectee

Learn why executive protection should follow the protectee and threat picture, while geography shapes travel security tactics, resources, advances, and contingencies.

By GDB Protective Services · Published 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z · Reviewed 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

Sources and further reading

• ASIS International — Executive Protection Standard
• U.S. Secret Service — National Threat Assessment Center
• U.S. Department of State — Travel Advisories