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May 9, 2015 By VDI Team Leave a Comment

Another Jaunt Through Karjackistan

It’s a Pleasure and an Honor –  to have worked this week with the latest group of security professionals to successfully complete VDI’s Protective/Evasive Driving Course. This time around, 20 students from 3 countries and 7 states joined us for the three day jaunt through Karjackistan. Collectively, they represent several multi-national corporations, a Non-Governmental Organization, […]

Filed Under: training Tagged With: Driver training, evasive driving, Executive Protection, Joe Autera, Larry Side, VDI, Vehicle Dynamics Institute

March 22, 2015 By VDI Team Leave a Comment

VDI’s Karjackistan 2 – Deja Vu All Over Again!

This week the VDI team delivered our first open enrollment course of 2015 – our 6th training delivery for the year so far – in much the same way we wrapped up our last open enrollment program of the year in 2014 – in the snow! Those who have been through one of our programs […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Driver training, evasive driving, evoc, Joe Autera, secure transportation, Security Driving, VDI, Vehicle Dynamics Institute

April 30, 2014 By VDI Team Leave a Comment

Great Information about Distracted Driving

Some more great information being shared by our partners at Resqme. Our graduates will appreciate the point made about how far a vehicle travels while typing a typical text message while traveling at 40 MPH. Some advice from a professional…just don’t do it. http://www.resqme.com/blog/?p=561

Filed Under: driving Tagged With: Distracted Driving, Driver training, Resqme, Vehicle Dynamics Institute

April 4, 2014 By VDI Team Leave a Comment

You May Never Need It, Until You Desperately Need It…

A simple, effective, inexpensive tool that may save your – or someone else’s – life. What more can you ask for? In our humble opinion, there is no reason why every driver doesn’t have one of these in every car they drive. After all, the last thing you want going through your mind in an […]

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April 4, 2014 By VDI Team Leave a Comment

Technology – Security – Tesla Hacking

While there is more and more being put out there for all to see (including our adversaries) about the vulnerability of some of these systems, to date not nearly as much information has been put out regarding strategies for preventing or protecting against such threats. For now, awareness of the risks and vulnerabilities of these […]

Filed Under: driving Tagged With: Joe Autera, Larry Side, Vehicle Dynamics Institute, Vehicle hacking

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Surveillance Detection a Practical Perspective

Surveillance Detection: a Practical Perspective

Recognizing that while the Solo Practitioner approach – where one protection practitioner is responsible for managing the wide range of risks their Principal may face – is not the optimum approach to doing so, it is in fact being effectively implemented far more often and successfully than many in the profession would care to admit, it’s worthwhile to take a closer look at the strategies and tactics which contribute to the effectiveness of the Solo Practitioner paradigm.

Welcome my friend to Karjackistan

Welcome, My Friend, to Karjackistan!

KarjackistanTM is a place where all of the challenges and hazards of driving on the mean streets of cities and towns around the world converge, from errant pedestrians to potential accidents and deliberate ambushes.

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