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Date posted: August 7, 2026

From Ashes to Advance Work: The ISA Executive Protection Training Program Rises Again Independent Security...

Local elected official continuing public service despite threats and harassment

Fear Is Already Here:...

Date posted: July 26, 2026

Fear Is Already Here: Threats Against Public Officials Are Changing How They Serve Princeton Survey...

Fear Is Already Here

Date posted: July 24, 2026

Fear Is Already Here: Public Officials, Judges, and the Threat ISA Has Warned About Since...

The Threats to Our...

Date posted: July 14, 2026

The Threats to Our Democracy: It Starts with Incivility. Threats to Our Democracy / Why...

PART 5 Defending Democracy:...

Date posted: July 2, 2026

Defending Democracy: Elected Officials Under Threat in a Changing Security Landscape Summary: Defending democracy requires...

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PART 6 The Protection...

Date posted: July 2, 2026

Defending Democracy: Why the Protection of Public Officials Is a Democratic Imperative Summary: Defending democracy...

PART 4 Why Didn’t...

Date posted: July 2, 2026

Why Didn’t You Just Listen? A Security Reckoning in Defending Democracy Summary: Threats against public...

PART 3 July 13th...

Date posted: June 16, 2026

July 13th and Another Security Wake-Up Call for Elected Officials Summary: Wake-Up Call for Elected Officials;...

PART 2 Executive Protection...

Date posted: June 16, 2026

Executive Protection for Public Officials: Breaking the “Boy in the Bubble” Myth Summary: Executive Protection...

Defending Democracy: Protecting Public...

Date posted: June 16, 2026

Defending Democracy: Protecting Public Officials in an Era of Escalating Threats Why Public Officials Are...

Executive Protection Training: Mastering...

Date posted: March 1, 2026

Executive Protection Training: Mastering the Threat Assessment Process Learn how executive protection training integrates threat...

Executive Protection Threat Assessment...

Date posted: March 1, 2026

Understanding the Executive Protection Threat Assessment Process The executive protection threat assessment process is the...

Osen-Hunter Group to be...

Date posted: November 24, 2025

The Osen-Hunter Group is the official sponsor of the Independent Security Advisors & EPTraining.us December...

Executive Protection Training for...

Date posted: November 7, 2025

Executive Protection Training for Christmas 11/7/2025 Executive Protection Training Executive Protection Training: Not exactly the...

Support Our Community Program:...

Date posted: November 6, 2025

ISA Support our Community Program Gets Personal Support our Community Program; 11/05/2025 Support our Community...

Executive Protection Threat Assessment...

Date posted: October 10, 2025

What Is the Executive Protection Threat Assessment Process? The executive protection threat assessment process is...

Executive Protection and Event...

Date posted: October 6, 2025

Executive Protection and Event Security: The “Boy in the Bubble” Effect Executive Protection | 10/5/2025...

Executive Protection Training Program:...

Date posted: October 5, 2025

ISA Executive Protection Training Program Hosted by Law Enforcement & the Private Sector Executive Protection...

Elevating Advanced Training with...

Date posted: October 4, 2025

Axios and ISA Collaboration: Executive Protection Training Matthew Parker October 4, 2025 Axios and ISA...

Support Our Community Program:...

Date posted: October 4, 2025

ISA Support our Community Program 10/03/2025 Support our Community Program: Independent Security Advisors & EPtraining.us are...

Choosing the Right Executive...

Date posted: June 14, 2025

Executive Protection Training Program 2025 Choosing the Right Executive Protection Training: Tuition, Accreditation, and Real-World...

Defending Democracy: The Urgent...

Date posted: June 13, 2025

Defending Democracy: The Urgent Need to Protect Public Officials Matthew Parker, CEO, ISA Independent Security...

The ISA Executive Protection...

Date posted: June 4, 2025

Executive Protection Training Blog June 2025 Executive Protection Training Blog https://isaexecutiveprotectiontraining.blogspot.com/ In January 2025, the...

JT Brown Executive Protection...

Date posted: May 27, 2025

JT Brown Memorial Scholarship The new ISA executive protection training scholarship program honors JT Brown,...

Executive Protection Training Standards,...

Date posted: February 27, 2025

Executive Protection Training Standards Executive Protection Training Standards: One Step Above Inadequate Feb. 2025 updated...

Axios Security Group and...

Date posted: February 22, 2025

Axios Security Group and Independent Security Advisors Announce Strategic Partnership to Elevate Executive Protection Independent...

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A Look Back to...

Date posted: December 6, 2024

A Look Back to Three Days In May. Executive Protection Training in Ukraine In May...

ISA Support our Community...

Date posted: September 6, 2024

Support our Community Program Independent Security Advisors and our training division are once again honored...

The Protection of Public...

Date posted: September 6, 2024

Executive Protection Training, Defending Democracy Initiative Posted; 9/5/2024 updated 6/24/2025 The Protection of Public Officials:...

Executive Protection Training in...

Date posted: August 27, 2024

Executive Protection Training in the aftermath of July 13th, 2024. Executive Protection Training; In the...

Defending Democracy Initiative: Can...

Date posted: July 14, 2024

Defending Democracy Initiative: Can We Be Serious Now? Preparing Law Enforcement to Protect Public Officials,...

Executive Protection Training Standards

Date posted: July 9, 2024

Executive Protection Training Standards July 2024 Executive Protection Training Standards: Since there is no national,...

ISA Support our Community...

Date posted: April 15, 2024

Support our Community Program Independent Security Advisors and our training division are once again honored...

Executive Protection Training for...

Date posted: February 8, 2024

Executive Protection Training for law enforcement and the security of public officials. As a private...

Executive Protection Training –...

Date posted: February 5, 2024

Executive Protection Training It can be costly and take up a week or more of...

Executive Protection Training Standards...

Date posted: January 31, 2024

Executive Protection Training Standards Recently, we were contacted by a gentleman inquiring about our executive...

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Executive Protection Training: A...

Date posted: December 6, 2023

Executive Protection Training: A Little More Transparency is Good. From October 16th to December 5th,...

Executive Protection Training Day...

Date posted: December 5, 2023

Executive Protection Training Day Seven: Evaluation & Graduation Capstone Final Exam Looking back: So here...

Executive Protection Training: Day...

Date posted: November 20, 2023

Executive Protection Training Day Six Terrorism, Legal II, Active Shooter, CPR On day six of...

Executive Protection Training: Day...

Date posted: November 15, 2023

Executive Protection Training: Day Five: Daily Operations Tying it all together A Look Back On day...

Executive Protection Training Day...

Date posted: October 27, 2023

Executive Protection Training Advance Work (Mission Planning and Operations) & MGT 204: Off-site and Off-the-Record...

Threat Assessment in Executive...

Date posted: October 18, 2023

Threat Assessment in Executive Protection Training: Identifying Real-World Threats Threat assessment in executive protection training...

Executive Protection Training Classes;...

Date posted: October 18, 2023

Executive Protection Training Classes; Why one topic over another? The Independent Security Advisors Executive Protection...

Executive Protection Training: Day...

Date posted: October 16, 2023

Executive Protection Training: Day 1, Part 3 The Essentials of Executive Protection Every private agent...

Executive Protection Training: Day...

Date posted: October 16, 2023

Executive Protection Training: Day 1, Part 2 A Closer Look at Communications Because protective operations...

Executive Protection Training: Day...

Date posted: October 16, 2023

Executive Protection Training: Day 1 In 2022-2023 across the industry we saw an increased...

Ukrainian Security Services Training...

Date posted: May 31, 2023

In May 2023 Independent Security Advisors LLC co-founder and director of training Matthew Parker was...

Executive Protection and Urban...

Date posted: November 12, 2022

Executive Protection and Urban Warfare Training Executive Protection and Urban Warfare Training: Since taking a...

Executive Protection for Elected...

Date posted: October 30, 2022

What do the following dates have in common? Protection For Elected Officials Updated 5/2025 2022:...

September 2022 Executive Protection...

Date posted: August 4, 2022

Unexpected Benefits Executive Protection Training: Lessons Learned Since CEO Matthew Parker departed on a leave...

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Expansion Into Europe with...

Date posted: August 4, 2022

Expansion Into Europe with Vadim Shivilov Expansion Into Europe with Vadim Shivilov, Executive Protection and...

Stephani Rodriguez, ISA AVERT...

Date posted: April 10, 2022

Stephani Rodriguez LVN Executive Protection Training Program AVERT – Active Violence Emergency Response Training CPR/AED/Stop...

ISA Announces New Instructors...

Date posted: April 6, 2022

Background When a student looks at executive protection training and a training provider they often...

The ISA Executive Protection...

Date posted: April 4, 2022

ISA welcomes back old friends and welcomes new ones to work with our training academy....

Updated Schedule of Training...

Date posted: March 30, 2022

Updated Executive Protection Training Schedule. Independent Security Advisors has by special request added two Dignitary...

Executive Protection Training; Graduation...

Date posted: February 16, 2022

On February 13th Independent Security Advisors completed over 80 hours of Dignitary and Executive Protection...

ISA Support Our Community...

Date posted: November 7, 2021

Support our Community Program Independent Security Advisors and our training division are once again honored...

Defending Democracy & Protection...

Date posted: November 6, 2021

Protection of Elected Officials, ISA working with law enforcement to protect & defend democracy. “Ideologically...

ISA Students Making a...

Date posted: October 20, 2021

Support our Community Program Independent Security Advisors and our training division is once again...

Executive protection for elected officials

Defending Democracy & Protection...

Date posted: July 4, 2021

Executive Protection for Elected Officials & The Private Sector Since Independent Security Advisors wrote...

Defending Democracy and the...

Date posted: June 17, 2021

Defending Democracy President Biden Warns Democracy ‘In Peril’ During Memorial Day Address at Arlington National...

Executive Protection Training Validated...

Date posted: June 15, 2021

ISA Dignitary & Executive Protection Training Validation How do you validate your curriculum? It's a...

Executive Protection Training Marketing

Date posted: May 28, 2021

Executive Protection Training, please stop yelling. Matthew Parker Author, Executive Protection Training CEO, Director of...

Defending Democracy; Dignitary &...

Date posted: May 26, 2021

Defending Democracy; Dignitary & Executive Protection Training Matthew Parker, CEO, ISA May 26th, 2021 In...

Protection for Elected Officials,...

Date posted: May 25, 2021

Protection for Elected Officials, Part 6, Why Didn’t You Just Listen? Matthew Parker, CEO, ISA...

A Rant on EP...

Date posted: May 4, 2021

A Response to a Rant On April 18th, 2021 Mr. Wayne Perry wrote and posted...

National Executive Protection Training...

Date posted: May 4, 2021

I have read and heard it said “There is no national executive protection training standard”...

The ISA Support Our...

Date posted: May 1, 2021

ISA Support Our Community Program ISA Support Our Community Program; Still Giving and making a...

Defending Democracy; A Congressional...

Date posted: January 29, 2021

This isn't new In June 2017, yes 2017, Members of the House of Representatives wanted...

ISA Executive Protection Training...

Date posted: July 28, 2020

A history of giving In November 2019 Dignitary & Executive Protection class 10-19 hosted by...

ISA House of Worship...

Date posted: July 27, 2020

Coexist Training Scholarship The Independent Security Advisors House of Worship Security Program is proud to...

ISA Student Referral Program...

Date posted: July 26, 2020

Independent Security Advisors LLC is pleased to announce that we have made permanent the student...

Executive Protection Training –...

Date posted: July 24, 2020

Executive Protection Training Standards Executive Protection Training, standards evolve as training objectives are refined. On...

A Peer Review of...

Date posted: January 29, 2020

Since Independent Security Advisors announced in 2014 we had signed an educational credit agreement with...

Self Reflection and Evaluation...

Date posted: January 9, 2020

Looking Back on 2019 Through the Eyes of the June 2019 article "What Training Programs...

New EP Agents, On...

Date posted: August 5, 2019

New to the industry? Consider this advice, if you want to succeed lose the tunnel...

2019 EP Training and...

Date posted: June 4, 2019

ISA seeks referrals. The ISA charity program is based on one simple goal, helping others....

Executive Protection Development Group...

Date posted: June 4, 2019

ISA is proud to announce Nick Clarke the creator of the Executive Protection Development Group...

Samaritan Protective Services LLC,...

Date posted: June 1, 2019

Independent Security Advisors is honored to announce Samaritan Protective Services LLC has become a sponsor...

ISA Welcomes Ms. Kristin...

Date posted: May 31, 2019

Independent Security Advisors is proud and honored to announce Ms. Kristin Lenardson the current President...

The ISA Executive Protection...

Date posted: May 30, 2019

Guess who is coming to dinner? ISA is proud and honored to announce REDFIVE will be...

Special Thanks to Raffaele...

Date posted: May 30, 2019

On May 25th 2019 my friend Raffaele Di Giorgio posted a comment /article on Facebook...

Executive Protection Training, May...

Date posted: May 19, 2019

May 2019, a month we won’t soon forget. For the students of dignitary & executive...

ISA Executive Protection Class...

Date posted: March 7, 2019

ISA EP Class 022519PI gives to charity in keeping with our "give back" program. From...

Derecho Investigations Selects ISA...

Date posted: March 7, 2019

ISA to Support Security Needs in Charlotte North Carolina During RNC 2020 Derecho Investigations of...

Why is Accreditation is...

Date posted: March 6, 2019

Much has been said on social media pages on the topic of accreditation vs. experience...

ISA Receives New Accreditations

Date posted: January 25, 2019

Independent Security Advisors LLC is proud to announce the Maryland Police & Corrections Training Commission...

Pretenders Beware, Don’t Overplay...

Date posted: January 8, 2019

"I'm not an expert, but I did stay in a holiday inn last night" In...

2018 A Look Back,...

Date posted: January 4, 2019

Like most companies with a board, at the end of the year look back and...

Liberty Defense Company Hosts...

Date posted: January 4, 2019

ISA Joins with Liberty Defense and announces new additions to its 2019 training schedule. Liberty...

DP Protection Agency LLC...

Date posted: January 4, 2019

ISA is happy to share the following announcement from our friends at the DP Protection...

The First Baptist Church...

Date posted: November 12, 2018

On December 3rd to the 9th 2018, the First Baptist Church of Charlotte North Carolina...

A Look back 2014-2020:...

Date posted: November 12, 2018

Executive Protection Training Standards: A National Priority? ISA and National Standards for EP Training, Preaching...

Executive Protection Training: Defending...

Date posted: November 12, 2018

Executive Protection Training and Defending Democracy Defending Democracy Initiative; Executive Protection Training: Preparing Law Enforcement to...

Looking Back: ISA and...

Date posted: November 12, 2018

Looking Back ISA and the Wake Forrest University Office of Emergency Management Team Conduct EP...

CEO for TAC South...

Date posted: November 9, 2018

You have decided you need or want to attend dignitary and executive protection training, so...

Attention Armed and Unarmed...

Date posted: November 7, 2018

Mr. Brandon Shafikhani the Executive Director of Samaritan Protective Services LLC announces their new Executive...

The Domestic Violence Action...

Date posted: September 10, 2018

[caption id="attachment_1652" align="alignleft" width="300"] Community Service[/caption] The Domestic Violence Action Network is the community outreach...

Executive Protection Training and...

Date posted: August 23, 2018

Drone use will increase by our assailants, are you ready? Independent Security Advisors has been...

2014-2020; ISA Executive Protection...

Date posted: August 22, 2018

Who are your strategic partners and friends? We want to thank the International Foundation for...

Selecting a Executive Protection...

Date posted: August 10, 2018

As a Student What am I looking For? Published on May 3, 2016 Updated August...

Executive Protection Training –...

Date posted: August 10, 2018

New EP Instructors Beware, it’s not easy Originally Published on April 6, 2017 Updated August 9,...

Executive Protection Training –...

Date posted: August 9, 2018

Executive Protection Training, Tuition Costs Do Not Tell The Whole Story. Matt Parker CEO, ISA...

Drones & Executive Protection,...

Date posted: August 5, 2018

A special offer: Tuition Reduction The Independent Security Advisors fully accredited, industry endorsed and university...

Drones & Executive Protection...

Date posted: August 5, 2018

The Drone Threat, it’s no longer tomorrow. On Saturday, August 4th, 2018 any argument about...

Executive Protection Training, accept...

Date posted: July 31, 2018

It’s too Hard?? When we announced we were changing the dates for the August dignitary...

ISA and the International...

Date posted: July 27, 2018

Since Independent Security Advisors announced in April 2014 that our dignitary protection training program received...

ASIS North Carolina Research...

Date posted: July 27, 2018

In keeping with our policy of working with respected industry leaders and partners, we are...

Supporting Our Military, A...

Date posted: July 15, 2018

This past June 2018 we visited the campus of Montgomery Community College to coordinate logistics...

Executive Protection Training, Our...

Date posted: July 10, 2018

Every company has a marketing strategy, a target demographic they want to attract to their...

Executive Protection Training; Re-evaluating...

Date posted: July 10, 2018

It has been generally accepted the threat to a principal is greatly reduced if no...

ISA & Suitman USA,...

Date posted: July 6, 2018

Independent Security Advisors LLC is honored to have Suitman USA as our clothing partner Given...

Elected Officials Under Threat...

Date posted: July 6, 2018

The ISA Executive Protection Training Program Defending Democracy Published on May 23, 2017 Executive Protection...

Protection for Elected Officials,...

Date posted: July 6, 2018

Defending Democracy Initiative Protection for Elected Officials, Times are a Changing Updated July 2018 ...

The Use and Security...

Date posted: July 6, 2018

Update, A video reportedly shows a drone explodes during an alleged assassination attempt on Venezuelan...

Executive Protection Training Cost...

Date posted: July 6, 2018

Executive Protection Training, Cost vs. Quality Since we posted this article we have received both...

Drone Training: Keeping our...

Date posted: July 6, 2018

Update: Since the last update to this post a video reportedly shows a drone exploding...

Security for Elected Officials,...

Date posted: July 6, 2018

Defending Democracy Initiative Security for Elected Officials, Revisited Originally written 11/7/2017 ...

ISA Offers Special Tuition...

Date posted: July 1, 2018

Did you ask? The ISA Training Division offers special tuition plans to our industry partners...

The International Foundation for...

Date posted: July 1, 2018

An Announcement for Members of the International Foundation for Protective Officers Tuition reductions up to...

Our Democracy is Killing...

Date posted: June 29, 2018

Defending Democracy Initiative Our Democracy is Killing Itself; When Elected officials Can't go to Work: June...

ISA and Montgomery Community...

Date posted: June 28, 2018

As director of the ISA training division, it is my responsibility to ensure the facility’s...

North Carolina Private Protective...

Date posted: June 27, 2018

The ISA Training Division announces two dates for the North Carolina Private Protective Services Board...

A Peer Review of...

Date posted: June 26, 2018

A Look Back: June 26th, 2018 I read with great interest your June 20, 2018...

Democracy Under Fire, ISA...

Date posted: June 26, 2018

Democracy Under Fire, ISA Stands Against the Hate. Defending Democracy Initiative June 26, 2018 ...

Threat Assessments and a...

Date posted: June 25, 2018

Between June 19th and the 23rd we have shared on our Facebook page 13 stories...

The Independent Security Advisors...

Date posted: June 12, 2018

With the first half of 2018 almost behind us, we have looked back and taken...

Montgomery Community College and...

Date posted: June 12, 2018

The Independent Security Advisors Training Division is proud to announce we will be conducting dignitary...

Special Thanks to Mr....

Date posted: April 25, 2018

With every training course we conduct from the one-day seminar to a 32-day academy, we...

Mr. Joe Autera –...

Date posted: March 11, 2018

ISA is proud to remind our students that Mr. Joe Autera – President and CEO...

Technical Surveillance and Counter...

Date posted: March 11, 2018

The Technical Surveillance and Counter Surveillance programs being conducted by Mr. Stephen Komorek, the Director...

2018 JKeenan Security &...

Date posted: March 8, 2018

The ISA Training Division is proud to announce the winner of the 2018 JKeenan Security...

ISA Confirms Sponsor for...

Date posted: March 6, 2018

Back on February 8th, ISA announced its next dignitary and executive protection training program would...

Mr. Kris Coleman founder...

Date posted: March 6, 2018

ISA is proud to announce that Mr. Kris Coleman founder and CEO of Red Five...

ISA Training Division Joins...

Date posted: February 21, 2018

The ISA Training Division was originally established to provide specialized training to law enforcement in...

Drone Training: Keeping Our...

Date posted: February 11, 2018

Taking another look Drone Training: Keeping our Word to our Students 13 October 2017 In...

ISA Training Division and...

Date posted: February 11, 2018

Update: Attention Law Enforcement, ISA contacted the UAV team for George Mason University today, (2/10/18)...

Red Five Security and...

Date posted: February 8, 2018

So who are your friends? In business, as in life, you are known for who...

Single Agent Details, The...

Date posted: February 8, 2018

For most executive protection agents in the private or corporate side of the industry you...

Executive Protection Training Continuing...

Date posted: August 8, 2017

Executive Protection Training; Corporate & Private Security Specialists: Executive protection training by ISA is recognized...

ISA & Wake Forest...

Date posted: May 19, 2017

ISA is proud to announce we will conduct our next executive protection training program on...

ISA AND THE VEHICLE...

Date posted: May 19, 2017

ISA and VDI have teamed up to conduct the Fundamentals of Executive Protection and Security...

ISA Community Support Program...

Date posted: May 19, 2017

ISA supports the Vehicle Dynamics Institute and the “FILL THIS TRUCK” Program for Louisiana Flood...

ISA SAYS GOODBYE TO...

Date posted: May 5, 2017

ISA announces the departure of our friend, special consultant and director of ISA operations in...

Tuition Plans and Scholarships

Date posted: May 4, 2017

When you decide to attend a vocational or advanced training program you are investing your...