How to Choose an Executive Protection Provider (Without Getting Sold)
Every security provider sells the same words – discreet, professional, ex-Special Forces, bespoke. Here’s how to tell them apart without becoming an expert yourself. Ask for the…
INSIGHTS & FIELD NOTES
Industry intelligence, briefings & advisories.
Published research and field notes from Almas Aman — crypto physical-security, executive protection, HNWI travel in the UAE, and risk advisory.
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HNWI Arriving in Dubai — The First 48 Hours Checklist
If you’re landing in Dubai for the first time with meaningful wealth – a crypto founder, an emerging-market entrepreneur, a family principal – here’s the 48-hour…
Residence Hardening for Villas in the UAE
UAE villa stock is world-class in quality and world-below-average in physical security defaults. This is a field note on the practical, low-visibility upgrades we specify for client residences….
Secure Transport in Dubai — Counter-Surveillance Basics
Most “chauffeur” services in Dubai are transport, not security. Understanding the difference matters – especially if you’re moving between predictable locations (office, home, school) that an adversary…
Travel Risk Management for Family Offices
Family offices move principals and dependants across jurisdictions constantly – school terms, medical appointments, board meetings, private yacht time. Most don’t run a formal travel-risk process. Here…
Insider Threat in Crypto Companies — The Uncomfortable Conversation
The uncomfortable truth in crypto security is that the single-largest loss vector isn’t attackers outside the building. It’s the people inside it. If you run a…
What We Will Not Do — A Short List of Red Lines
A good security provider is defined as much by what they decline as by what they accept. We operate in the physical domain, in compliance with UAE law,…