PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:

The primary objective of the "Counter Terrorism and the Asset Threat Spectrum"  program is to equip the attendee with an understanding of the current international politico-economic climate which impacts on diplomacy and business, and addresses the prospects for the short and medium term.  A further objective of this unique five day program is to assess whether Islamic fundamentalism is a threat or challenge to business interests.

When the Berlin Wall came tumbling down in November, 1989 it affected more than the traffic flow through the once divided city. It marked the end of the Cold War which, despite all its crises and tribulations, was also a time of certainties, of permanent friends and permanent enemies.

It has already become a cliché to state that the Cold War is over and the United States won! But the world has become far less safe as a political environment in which diplomacy and commerce may function. Low intensity warfare has spread like wildfire and not even the United States has been immune.

The first attack on the World Trade Center in New York in February 1993, the second tallest building in the world and the preeminent symbol of US economic might, burst the myth that terrorists are simply not able to operate on United States soil.

Elsewhere empires had imploded, federations fragmented and out of the rubble new nationalism's had proliferated. New markets had opened up and there were exciting business opportunities, but many of them had attendant risks and question marks about their medium term viability.

Throughout the diplomatic and business community in the United States and European Union, there was a growing concern and apprehension about Islamic Fundamentalism. Samuel Huntingdon a Harvard Professor wrote of a forthcoming "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West.  Willy Claes, former Secretary General of NATO, had described Islamic fundamentalism as "at least as dangerous as communism was."  Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives, had urged the United States to "establish a coherent strategy for fighting Islamic totalitarianism." Them came September 11, 2001, with the attacks on the World Trade Center's "Twin Towers" in New York City and then the Pentagon Complex, the premiere symbol of America's Military might, in the heart of the Nation's Capitol.

PURPOSE

The purpose of the "Counter Terrorism and the Asset Threat Spectrum"  program is to train attendees to ensure that they can apply a standard level of adequate and timely Security Policies and Procedures within the Counter Terrorism environment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This powerful and intensive forty hour program is designed for Chief Executives and Senior Directors of Corporations who have an international business portfolio; Diplomats, Officials and Foreign Service Personnel; and those who are responsible for Corporate Security & Risk Management.

Participants Who Complete This Program Should Be Able To:

Have an understanding of the current international politico-security trends and future prospects into the short and medium terms.

• Understand the nature of terrorism and the threat posed to government institutions and international business on a worldwide basis.
• Appreciate the regional dynamics and forces at work which create an unstable and potentially threatening situation in various parts of the world.
• Have a broader appreciation of the nature of Islamic fundamentalism and more importantly, the Islamists perception of the West.
• Be exposed to the nature and structure of the international crime cartels.
• Have experience of a crisis management simulation exercise centered on the repatriation of US executives from a strife-torn country in the Developing World; participants should be able to address contingency planning and crisis management.

CERTIFIED PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL (CPP) RECERTIFICATION:

Documentation of attendance at these programs may be submitted to the ASIS Professional Certification Board for consideration of recertification credit by qualified Certified Protection Professionals.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEU):

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are nationally recognized units in qualified programs which allow the participant to document all noncredit work completed. CEUs may be used as evidence of increased performance capabilities and for job advancement. They are recognized by many professional organizations and international companies.

NORTH CAROLINA PRIVATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES BOARD  (NCPPSB)

This "Counter Terrorism and the Asset Threat Spectrum"  program has been reviewed and is "Approved by the North Carolina Private Protective Services Board". This Board regulates and licenses all Private Investigative, Security, & Counterintelligence activity within the State.

PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTORS:

G. F. Bryant Jr.;  is a member of the Electronic Crime Task Force with the Miami Division of the U. S. Secret Service.  He is an internationally recognized Physical, Operational and Technical Security Analyst, Contingency Planner and Educator with more than twenty five years of combined experience in physical & operational security, and investigation technologies. He founded Bryant & Associates to provide threat assessment, risk analysis and systems integration after serving several years as the primary technician for a governmental law enforcement agency. He teaches and consults internationally on state-of-the-art equipment, techniques, and operational procedures to managers, technicians and other security & loss prevention professionals in both government and private industry that include numerous Fortune 500 companies. The originator and developer of extensive technical, operational and managerial security & life safety programs at the university level, Mr. Bryant is active in the design, application, installation and field maintenance of Integrated Facilities Protection Systems utilizing the Total Facilities Management approach. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences and exhibitions and his articles regularly appear in various security industry publications. Mr. Bryant is an active contributor to new product development projects for many international manufactures.

Mr. Bryant served as Chairman of a Chapter of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS).  He is a member of the South East Florida Chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). He has also been a member of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA), The Academy of Security Educators & Trainers (ASET), the Fire Educators & Technology Section of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and served on Committee F-12 on Security Systems & Equipment of the American Society for Test & Material (ASTM). Mr. Bryant contributed to a monthly column on Systems Integration in Access Control & Security Systems Integration magazine and was the Technical Editor of International Corporate Security, a magazine published in the United Kingdom. He has been appointed to the advisory boards of Defense & Security Electronics, CCTV Applications & Technology, Access Control & Security Systems Integration, Security Technology & Design and Southeast Asia Fire & Security magazines.

Mario C. Martinez, M.B.A., CFE, CIFI;  is an internationally recognized Consultant in Telecommunication Security with a Master of Public Administration in International Affairs. Mr. Martinez is the Director of Administration at the World Institute for Security Enhancement and retired as Director of Security for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company directing all corporate security operations in the southern district of Florida. During his career he participated in a number of law enforcement task forces in Florida and Washington D.C. to enhance telecommunications technologies available for criminal investigations. During his tenure with Southern Bell he attended numerous management, technical, tele-communication, and investigative security courses. He has also developed and presented numerous programs in the areas of computer security and investigation.

Mr. Martinez has represented Southern Bell's business interests in the United States, Canada, and Spain. He was assigned to review security measures at Compania Telefonica Nacional de Espana (Telefonica) following terrorist bombing attacks directed at telephone company facilities in Madrid. He was later assigned to review telephone facilities security measures in Barcelona, Spain in connection with the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. He has been cleared "Top Secret" by the Department of Defense and the Federal Bureau of Investigation..

Mr. Martinez is an active member of numerous associations including the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a Certified Insurance Fraud Investigator (CIFI) from the International Association of Special Investigation Units. 

Phillip A. Parker, M.A.;  is a member of the Board of Advisors at the World Institute for Security Enhancement. He is a former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He retired as Deputy Assistant Director for Operations of the Intelligence Division, directing all counterintelligence and counter espionage investigations and operations in the United States. He has been the U.S. representative to the NATO Security Committee in Brussels and an F.B.I. representative to several INTERPOL conferences. In 1987 Mr. Parker was awarded the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal for exemplary accomplishments while serving as Deputy Assistant Director. He testified before and was quoted by the Stillwell Commission.

Mr. Parker presently provides investigative and security consulting through Phillip A. Parker and Associates LTD. and in association with Bryant & Associates. He possesses a Bachelors Degree from Old Dominion University and a Masters Degree from Indiana University. He is also a graduate of the National War College. Mr. Parker's security services include protection from industrial espionage, protection of classified or proprietary information, crisis management, security surveys and as an expert witness.

Mr. Parker is a member of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, the Association of Former Intelligence Officers and the American Society for Industrial Security.

Additional instruction may be provided by other faculty members, which might include:

Ron Montgomery;  is the Director of Special Operations at the World Institute for Security Enhancement.
He is a former U. S. Navy SEAL, Chief Warrant Officer, with more than 25 years experience in operations and administration. Much of his experience was gained as the tactics officer/operative of the Navy SEAL
Anti-Terrorism unit, Naval Security Coordination Team, better known as "REDCELL". While a member of "REDCELL" Mr. Montgomery provided oversight and instructed security workshops in force protection, anti-terrorism, improvised explosive device recognition, vehicle search procedures and emergency command post procedures at Naval facilities worldwide. As the supervisor of the asset recovery training he instructed foreign military personnel in the recovery of high value off shore structures, i.e., gas & oil platforms. He brings continuity and focus to Force Protection, Anti-Terrorism, Physical and Personnel Security Issues.

As a Security Consultant for the Presidential Security Task Force, Mr. Montgomery has conducted security training for PSTF personnel on security awareness and anti-terrorism. Mr. Montgomery has recently completed
a Threat Analysis and Vulnerability Analysis of Government buildings within the State of Vermont and three mid-Atlantic military bases. The Vermont State project totaled 78 individual buildings located in various communities across the state. These were a miscellany of facilities including the Capital, Supreme Court, Governors' office, Attorney Generals' building, a correctional facility and Heath Department laboratories. All data supported an interim and final report suitable for budget briefings and final recommendations on risk mitigation.

Mr. Montgomery was a Security Enhancement Training Instructor (SET) for Department Of Defense personnel at the Defense Logistics Agency He co-authored a break contact and evade curriculum stressing personal survival skills needed for novice travelers and ranking members of the DLA in hostile locations. It encompassed training in lodging & work place security, urban/rural survival, anti-terrorism, weapons training, personal vehicle search procedures, convoy procedures, and improvised explosive device recognition.

He has lectured at the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy and at COPEX trade shows on Maritime Security, Shipboard anti-terrorism and emergency command post procedures.

William Van Ritch, MA;  is a member of the Faculty at the World Institute for Security Enhancement and has a
Master of Arts Degree in Security Management. He has more than twenty years experience in the areas of
special operations, intelligence activities, investigations and industrial security. As Operations Officer for the Allied Counter-Intelligence Group in Europe, Mr. Ritch managed and directed all counterespionage operations, investigations and technical security services throughout the NATO alliance.

At the U. S. Army Special Forces Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., Mr. Ritch was the senior Intelligence Officer for
the command responsible for managing, supervising and directing security and intelligence activities supporting Special Forces operations and training. He was responsible for all physical, information, personnel, and ADP security for the command and its subordinate units.

Mr. Ritch supervised Intelligence, Counter-Intelligence and Security operations in the Middle East and Africa which supported Special Operations and also coordinated support to the security programs of diplomatic posts in those regions. He was principal liaison officer with Department of Defense and Federal Intelligence Agencies.

While chief of field training for the Army's survival school which trained select high risk personnel Mr. Ritch developed sensitive material in the areas of evasion, resistance, and escape. He also developed and implemented a specialized anti-terrorist, personal protection program for executive personnel traveling in high threat areas.

As Commander of a unique Special Forces "A" Detachment he was responsible for insuring the team remained proficient in Special Forces skills. He provided realistic live-fire training for select Special Operations and Federal Law Enforcement Personnel.

As Director of the U. S. Counterespionage Section in West Berlin, Mr. Ritch managed U.S. and foreign Counter-Intelligence investigators in a wide variety of operations and projects. He coordinated all counterespionage investigations and source operations within the American sector of Berlin and directed debriefings of refugees with hostile intelligence/criminal contact. Mr. Ritch spotted, assessed, and recruited sources to be used in sensitive intelligence operations and coordinated investigations and source operations with other U.S. and Allied agencies.

Counter Terrorism and the Asset Threat Spectrum

PROGRAM OUTLINE

A Global Overview

• The Post Cold War World Order, disorder and the Geo-Political Threat Spectrum to Government and International Business.

• International Perceptions and Expectations of the United States in the World and the Implications in the Market Place.

• The Nature and Threat of International Terrorism to Business and Government in the Post Cold War World.

• The Nature and Threat of Organized Crime to Business and Government in the Post Cold War World.

• The Proliferation of Weapons: Conventional, IED's, Nuclear, Chemical & Biological.

• Narco-Terrorism: The influence of the Drug Cartels on the International Market.

• Cyber-Terrorists: The Effects of Computer Terrorism in a Global Environment.

Regional Concerns

An Threat Assessment and Risk Analysis of the potential impact posed by Terrorists and Organized Crime in a Regional Base to Government Representatives and Business Interests.

• Central and South America

• The Asian Rim

• The Middle East I: The Arabian Gulf and Islamic Crescent

• The Middle East II: North Africa and the Southern Littoral of the Mediterranean

• Sub Saharan Africa

• East / Central Europe

• Western Europe and the Trans-Atlantic Relationship

Countering the Threat

• Counter Terrorism and Anti-terrorism: Principles and Techniques

• Threat Assessment and Contingency Planning: Principles and Techniques

• Crisis Management: The Do's and Don'ts

• Crisis Management Simulation Exercise by Syndicates: Repatriation

• Completion of Crisis Management Exercise and Presentations of Solutions

• Conclusions: Debrief and Discussion

COURSE SCHEDULE:

The above timetable approximates the schedule for this course.

Instructors may choose to vary the program and any changes will be announced.