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-{{ovation.company}}Safety and Security in the Covid Era
Companies have a duty of care to provide a safe and secure workplace, but how does a culture of care change in the Covid Era? Fred Burton can help you make sense of the current best practices for protecting people and companies in the COVID-19 era. For example, in light of the pandemic, the potential threat of workplace violence has shifted from the C-suite to the residence. What should HR, corporate security and executives look for to protect employees and the business? How should companies handle threats outside of the workplace?
Best Practices for Protecting High-Net Worth Families
Since 1999, Fred Burton has worked with numerous billionaires, high-net worth individuals and families to design programs to protect their families, children, homes and offices. His discreet protection model has become the industry standard for protecting businesses and wealthy families. Burton can also help make sense of the unique security threats facing children of high-net worth parents and provide recommendations for how to mitigate these threats.
Protective Intelligence: What Can You Do to Protect Your Employees and Business?
Fred Burton will explain how the protective intelligence model is key to safeguarding business interests, to include the protection of employees, infrastructure, operations and overall business continuity. Fred Burton is a pioneer in this field and one of the original members of the State Department's Protective Intelligence Division. He has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to discuss his model and best-selling memoir Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent (Random House, 2008).
A History of Modern Day Terror: Iran, Hezbollah and The Black September Organization
Before al-Qaeda, terror groups like Black September and Hezbollah had more American and Israeli blood on their hands than any other terror organizations. Fred Burton will walk you through their fascinating history of assassinations, hijackings and bombings to show how their tactics and strategy are still in play today.
Making Sense of the Terror Threat
Fred Burton explains the global terror hotspots and emerging threats from a strategic and tactical perspective, to include a review of the most targeted cities in the United States. He will also explain how you can determine the probable targets in your city. Burton is routinely called upon by the national media for expert terrorism commentary and has appeared on CNN, Fox & Friends, Fox News, NPR, Good Morning America, The Morning Joe Show and Al Jazeera.
Preparing for Terrorist Attacks, Disaster and Wars
What are the ramifications and impact to business, travelers and ex-pats, in the event of global terror attacks, disaster and war? In a thought provoking discussion, Burton will lay out the key items you need to think about ahead of time, before disaster strikes. Are you prepared?
The Shadow War With Iran
In the on-going shadow war between the United States and Iran, what does the U.S. killing of Iranian General Soleimani mean in a broader context? The events occurring today are part of the larger battle between Washington and Tehran have been fighting for decades. Fred Burton was on the front lines of this battle in the 80s and 90s, investigating attacks and airplane hijackings, interviewing victims who had been kidnapped by Iranian proxies; he understands the origins of the conflict and the larger historical issues at play. He is the author of Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station and Hezbollah's War Against America. Burton is the current VP of Intelligence for Stratfor and a former State Department special agent. Burton discusses the history and path to Soleimani's killing and lays out what this could mean for Western business interests in the region.
The Road to 9-11
From his unique experiences and past terrorism investigations as a State Department counterterrorism special agent, Fred Burton will discuss the history and lead-up to the al-Qaeda attack on 9-11. Why didn't the U.S. Intelligence Community see it coming? What did we learn from the attack? Can it happen again?
Fred Burton Speaks Virtually At The State Department’s 35th OSAC Annual Briefing
Fred Burton hosts The Ontic Protective Intelligence Podcast
In the Ontic Protective Intelligence Podcast, FRED BURTON speaks with experts about real-life incidents ranging from the 1966 University of Texas shooting, to high profile kidnappings and workplace violence incidents, to name a few. Join us as we dig into the world of physical security and protective intelligence—the past, the present and the future.
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Fred Burton in the News
Follow FRED BURTON's news and media hits for the latest security insights on events from around the globe.
4.22.2020 COVID-19: The Invisible Enemy Will Cause a New Shift in Security | Ontic Technologies
4.1.2020 Looking to Europe After the Coronavirus Passes | Stratfor Essential Geopolitics Podcast
1.5.2020 Protecting Diplomats Following Soleimani's Death | Lawfare
10.27.2019 Clinton School to host author's talk on death of CIA Chief | Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Fred Burton hosts Stratfor Worldview podcasts
FRED BURTON brings us the most insightful conversations on security, geopolitics, and world affairs with each episode of the Stratfor Worldview podcast. Catch his latest here.
6.27.2019 Days of Rage with Bryan Burrough: Domestic Terrorism in the 1970's | Stratfor
6.18.2019 Backlash! with author Brad Thor | Stratfor
5.23.2019 Surprise, Kill, Vanish With Fred Burton and Annie Jacobsen
4.18.2019 Death in the Air with Kate Winkler Dawson
4.17.2019 Fred Burton Interviews Mark Greaney, Author of Mission Critical
Fred Burton shares insights on international security at SXSW
One of the foremost authorities on security, high net worth protection and terrorism, FRED BURTON was sought-out to deliver a SXSW session on his new book: Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah's War Against America. Taking audiences behind the scenes of his work, which examines Hezbollah's rise and the emergence of a new form of terrorism, Burton's session offered powerful lessons on security and international affairs today. VP of Intelligence at Stratfor, Burton oversees analysis of global security developments and consults with clients on security-related issues affecting their business assets or personal safety. His session at SXSW generated tweets such as: "Really enjoyed the talk by @fred_burton today at #sxsw. Also picked up a signed copy of his book."
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Visit this speaker's website >>Fred Burton is one of the world's foremost authorities on security, high-net-worth protection and terrorism. He is currently the Executive Director of the Ontic Center for Protective Intelligence, in Austin, Texas, and serves as an Advisor to the Center of Mass Violence Response Studies at The Police Foundation. Previously, Burton served as Chief Security Officer at Stratfor where he oversaw their analysis of global security developments and consulted with clients on security-related issues affecting their business assets or personal safety. He also guided Stratfor's extensive coverage of the security environment in Mexico and closely monitored Mexican drug cartels, their areas of influence, and their drug trafficking routes.
Before joining Stratfor, Burton was a counterterrorism agent with the U.S. State Department from 1985 to 1999. During his career, Burton was involved in many high-profile investigations including:
Burton was deputy chief of counterterrorism at the Diplomatic Security Service, where he was in charge of preventing and investigating attacks against diplomatic personnel and facilities. While a Stratfor analyst, he was appointed to the Border Security Council and served as the Assistant Director for Intelligence & Counterterrorism at the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Burton is the author of four books, including the best-selling memoir, GHOST: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent (Random House, 2008), in which he tells the story of his role in the fight against the burgeoning terrorist threat in the 1980s and beyond. His second book, Chasing Shadows: A Special Agent's Lifelong Hunt to Bring a Cold War Assassin to Justice (Palgrave, 2011), follows his 35-year quest to solve the case of an Israeli diplomat assassinated in Burton's childhood neighborhood. His third book, Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi (St. Martin's, 2013), was a New York Times and Los Angeles Times best-seller and provides the first detailed account of the infamous assault in Libya in September, 2012. Under Fire was optioned to HBO Films. His latest book Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah's War Against America was published by Berkley in 2018.
Burton has been featured as a terrorism and security expert in numerous media outlets, including ABC Nightly News, CBS Evening News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Show, NBC's The Today Show, CBS's The Early Show, Coast-to-Coast AM, CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, NPR, Al Jazeera English, FOX News and The Financial Times.
He has spoken at The Clinton School of Public Service, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, the World Affairs Council, YPO, Business Executives for National Security Affairs, the Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival, and for many other public and private organizations.