op-ed Archives - Vehicle Dynamics Institute

The Reality of “Lone Wolf” Terrorist Attacks

Vehicle Dynamics — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:59:34 +0000

For many, perhaps most, people the term “lone wolf” as it refers to terrorist attacks gives the impression that these attacks are isolated incidents with no commonality or connectivity; random acts, if you will. In my opinion – which is based on my relevant experience, thus those with differing, albeit relevant, experience may have a […]

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Benchmarking How You Protect Your Business from Unethical Contractors or Sub-Contractors

Vehicle Dynamics — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:48:57 +0000

Recognizing that protecting proprietary and confidential information from exploitation by unscrupulous and/or unethical contractors or subcontractors for their own financial gain is one of the greatest challenges business owners face, particularly in the protection industry, we thought it would be informative to benchmark our approach with that being taken by other professional security practitioners and […]

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Caveat Emptor; a Public Service Message for Providers and Consumers of Secure Transportation Services

Vehicle Dynamics — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:45:44 +0000

As one of the foremost and respected protection training providers in the world, we (Tony Scotti’s Vehicle Dynamics Institute) feel we have an obligation to the community and clients we serve to ensure they have the accurate information needed to make properly informed business decisions. With that in mind, it should be noted that, despite […]

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Understanding and Embracing the Attacker’s Perspective

Vehicle Dynamics — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 01:50:45 +0000

The following is in response to an article that appeared in the New Yorker magazine titled “The Hitman’s Tale -How an honors student became a hired killer. Those who have been through any of VDI’s courses know the emphasis we place on understanding and embracing the attacker’s perspective – from target selection and surveillance to […]

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Tradition

VDI Team — Wed, 28 May 2014 12:45:57 +0000

I (Tony Scotti) hesitate to post these types of comments – simply because there are so many and I would be posting them every day. But this one is, at least to this old man, special. It is from a former student, his name is Bob and he is 87 years old. He read an […]

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Who are You and What Keeps You Awake at Night?

Vehicle Dynamics — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 20:25:51 +0000

While it may seem like a strange question – it certainly did when I was asked that very question yesterday by someone who is not in the security profession, nor the psychology profession (I’m just sayin’) – as it turns out, it’s a question that not only kept me awake last night as I contemplated […]

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