Our Services

Counter-Surveillance / Counter-Reconnaissance

Covert Security and Executive Protection

We provide both conventional executive protection and low-visibility protective operations designed to safeguard people, assets, and ongoing activities without unnecessarily disrupting normal environments. Depending on operational requirements, protection may involve overt presence, discreet plainclothes coverage, or covert methods intended to reduce visibility while maintaining situational awareness and rapid response capability. This approach preserves privacy, continuity, and freedom of movement while reducing unnecessary attention. Effective protection relies on early threat recognition, behavioral assessment, and the ability to identify indicators that may go unnoticed without specialized experience in protective operations, surveillance detection, and operational security. To support threat identification and environmental awareness, we employ discreet mobile electronic assessment platforms capable of analyzing anomalous wireless activity and signal patterns that may indicate unauthorized devices, hostile technical activity, surveillance efforts, or other suspicious activity within an operational area. Modern threats frequently involve both physical observation and digital reconnaissance before any direct contact occurs. As a result, effective protective strategies must also account for online research, digital patterning, publicly accessible information, and other internet-based methods that may support targeting, planning, or hostile intent.

We offer cost effective strategic protection plans that are minimally invasive and highly effective. We can work with your existing security or build you a custom security plan.

Conventional security teams are often easy for hostile surveillance or reconnaissance elements to identify and pattern over time, allowing adversaries to alter their positioning, timing, and behavior to avoid detection. In contrast, a professionally managed surveillance operation is intentionally difficult to recognize, utilizing rotating personnel, vehicles, and movement patterns to minimize predictability and reduce operational visibility. Much of this activity remains unnoticed by individuals without specialized training and experience in surveillance, counter-surveillance, and surveillance detection operations. To support threat identification and operational awareness, we employ discreet mobile electronic assessment platforms capable of analyzing anomalous wireless activity and signal patterns that may indicate hostile, suspicious, or coordinated activity within an operational area. Modern surveillance efforts frequently begin in the digital environment long before any physical presence is observed. As a result, effective protective and detection strategies must also account for online research, digital reconnaissance, and other internet-based methods used to collect information, establish patterns, and support hostile intent.

Covert surveillance detection is the best way to be proactive towards hostile threats before they move into the attack phase of their plan.

Proactive Instead of Reactive / Offense over Defense.

Protective Intelligence & Counter-intelligence

Threat and Risk Assessments

Structured evaluations that identify potential threats, analyze vulnerabilities , and measure the likelihood and impact of adverse events. This effort combines intelligence, environmental factors, and operational context to prioritize risks and guide the design of effective mitigation and protection strategies.

Security Investigations

Systematic inquiries conducted to identify, analyze and document security related incidents, threats, or misconduct. This involves evidence collection, interviews, surveillance, and analytical review to determine facts, assess risk, and support prevention and mitigation.

Team Surveillance

Experience has shown us that the most effective surveillance is done as a trained and organized team. By rotating roles, sharing information and maintaining layered coverage, the team reduces detection risk and increases effectiveness. This creates better outcomes for clients by increasing capability and producing far better results.

A discreet agent observing a busy urban street from a shaded corner.

Deliberate evaluation of security measures through controlled scenarios, simulations, and real-world exercises to identify weaknesses and verify effectiveness. This validates security procedures, personnel readiness, and systems, ensuring protections perform as intended under realistic conditions.

Security Testing

The systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of information to identify potential threats and protect people, information, operations, and decision-making from hostile observation or manipulation.

Reduce risk and exposure while improving readiness and capability.

Private Investigation

F.I.I.D. provides discreet investigative support for individuals, attorneys, businesses, and court-related matters where time, accuracy, and reliable information matter. Our work focuses on identifying facts, locating hard-to-find individuals, supporting legal process, and helping clients make informed decisions in uncertain or time-sensitive situations. We assist with attorney and court-related matters, witness and subject location, difficult or evasive individuals, litigation support, field investigation, and information gathering. When appropriate, we utilize coordinated team-based investigative methods to improve continuity, reduce detection, and provide more reliable results in complex situations.

This is a rapid response to recognize, contain, and mitigate an active shooter threat. It focuses on protecting lives through immediate action and decision making. We accomplish this with movement, communication, and intervention, while supporting evacuation, medical response, and coordination with law enforcement.

Active Shooter Response

Counterterrorism and Violence Prevention

The proactive identification, deterrence, and disruption of terrorist or extremist threats through intelligence-led risk assessment, surveillance detection, protective measures, and incident response. Private-sector counterterrorism is covert, non-uniformed, and intelligence-driven, emphasizing early threat detection rather than overt response. The objective is to identify hostile intent before an attack occurs and reduce risk without drawing attention or escalating presence.

Kidnap Prevention & Crisis Response

Kidnappings and targeted abductions often unfold quickly and with little warning, leaving families, businesses, and organizations uncertain about what to do during the most critical first hours. We provide discreet prevention planning, situational awareness, and protective measures intended to reduce vulnerability and deter opportunistic or targeted abduction attempts before they occur.

In the event of a suspected kidnapping or abduction, we provide immediate crisis support during the critical early response period. This includes helping determine whether an event is credible, assessing available information, confirming indicators of legitimacy, helping establish proof-of-life when appropriate, coordinating information flow, documenting communications, and assisting clients in making informed decisions during rapidly evolving circumstances. Where appropriate and safe, we can assist with law enforcement notification and coordination while helping preserve operational discretion and continuity.

The first 24 to 48 hours are often decisive. During this period, confusion, misinformation, panic, and uncoordinated communication can significantly complicate response efforts. Our role is to provide calm, structured crisis management and informed support until specialized resources, authorities, or advanced negotiators become available.

This service is focused on prevention, stabilization, crisis coordination, and protective support. We do not replace law enforcement, licensed legal counsel, or specialized kidnap and ransom response teams.