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K. Campbell, CBCP, CPP®

Executive Advisor, Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM) at Bolante.NET

Washington, DC, United States

K. Campbell, CBCP, CPP® is a principal at Blue Glacier Security & Intelligence, and the executive advisor for enterprise security risk management at Bolante.NET. A security and intelligence professional, he has experience and training in intelligence; risk, threat, and vulnerability assessments; executive protection; counterterrorism; and business continuity. He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), board certified in security management by ASIS International. He has also earned his Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) certification from DRI International. During his prior career as a U.S. military intelligence officer, his responsibilities included classified and protective intelligence activities, counter-WMD and counterterrorism recommendations, and war planning.

Mr. Campbell has five years of Iran experience, including 4 years co-leading and leading highly sensitive Iran planning efforts. He has five years of North Korea experience, including 2 years supporting highly sensitive crisis planning and leading highly sensitive intelligence efforts on North Korea. His other country-specific experience includes Syria and Yemen. He also led an illicit finance team (inter-agency actions such as sanctions, watchlisthing) for a year.

Mr. Campbell has also led security risk assessments for the U.S. government and for private industry. His counterterrorism experience includes overhauling a major U.S. counterterrorism plan for the Middle East. His executive protection experience includes a foreign government dignitary, a corporate client at both 2016 presidential conventions, a Fortune 100 CEO, and A-list Hollywood celebrities. He is currently leading ground-breaking, peer-reviewed research on risk factors for extremist violence by active duty military service members.

He has presented twice at the Global Security Exchange (GSX), the 20,000-attendee flagship conference for the international security industry. Mr. Campbell is a contributor to Homeland Security Today and ClearanceJobs. He has also been quoted by Bloomberg Businessweek, Voice of America, The Washington Post, Newsy, CNET and a local news television station.

Mr. Campbell obtained a Master of Arts degree in global risk from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, a Master of Arts degree in military operational art and science from the Air Command & Staff College at the U.S. Air Force’s Air University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Virginia Tech.

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Speaking
Travels From: Washington, D.C. area
Speaking Topics: Business Continuity, Security Risk Management, Risk Intelligence, Intelligence, Global Risk

K. Campbell, CBCP, CPP® Points
Academic 0
Author 8
Influencer 0
Speaker 12
Entrepreneur 0
Total 20

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Company Type: Company
Theatre: North America
Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed
Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed
Number of Employees: Undisclosed
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed

Areas of Expertise

Business Continuity 30.88
COVID19
Data Center
Digital Disruption
Health and Safety 32.37
Leadership 30.02
Management
National Security 31.09
Privacy 30.25
Procurement
Risk Management 31.05
Security 31.39
Supply Chain 30.07

Industry Experience

Aerospace & Defense
Federal & Public Sector
Higher Education & Research
Oil & Gas
Professional Services
Telecommunications
Travel & Transportation
Utilities

Publications

7 Article/Blogs
The Dangers of Not Protecting the “3Ps” During Events
DomPrep Journal / DomesticPreparedness.com
November 24, 2021
"On 5 November 2021, an apparent crowd crush at the Astroworld music festival in Houston, Texas resulted in ten deaths and untold injuries...These entities must plan, prepare, execute, coordinate, and effectively communicate among themselves to best protect the 3Ps..."

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Tags: Risk Management, Security, National Security

Red Teaming for Disaster Preparedness
DomPrep Journal
July 28, 2021
Many companies and government offices were unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic and sustained lockdowns, despite years of warnings and guidance from experts and the federal government. This lack of preparedness cost companies dearly, from delays in setting up work from home software to supply chain disruptions that could have been mitigated against – if not prevented. In addition to better business continuity planning, the use of red teaming could have possibly spared certain organizations’ reputation hits
and some monetary losses. Similarly, organizations can use red teaming or a red team mindset to bolster disaster preparedness.

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Tags: Risk Management, Business Continuity, Security

Iran’s Nuclear Program: Major Accidents and Sabotage
ClearanceJobs
July 21, 2020
Using business continuity and military effects targeting concepts, I explain why the July 2, 2020 incident at Iran's uranium enrichment site likely caused little to no delay to Iran's nuclear program.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Business Continuity, Security

The Far-Right Domestic Extremist Threat to the Power Grid
Homeland Security Today (HSToday)
March 24, 2020
My article on the far-right's threat to the U.S. power grid, components of which are very vulnerable to attacks. Even more troubling would be a simultaneous attack on components in the same geographic area, especially during a crisis (pandemic, natural disaster, etc.). The article discusses the far-right's aspirations and attack planning on the nation's power grid.

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Tags: Supply Chain, Business Continuity, Security

Negligence Bleeds: The Catastrophic Results of Dismissing Counterterrorism Intelligence
Homeland Security Today
May 12, 2019
My article in Homeland Security Today discusses intelligence failures in counterterrorism, using the examples of the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka and the New Year's attack in Istanbul, Turkey in 2017.

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Tags: Health and Safety, Security

3 Keys to Hardening Concert Venues Against Inevitable Attack Attempts
Homeland Security Today (HSToday)
November 25, 2018
Plots against concerts and special events will continue to occur at the hands of the full spectrum of lone offenders/homegrown violent extremists and terrorist groups. Based on some of their past attacks, motivations, intentions, and capabilities, some might succeed.

In the article, I highlight some trends I see in the roughly 30 attacks on concerts and special events I found that occurred between January 2015 and fall of 2018. Based partly on these attacks, I assess the most likely and most dangerous threats to concerts and special events into 2020.

Regardless of the perpetrator, there are key steps security personnel should take to mitigate the risks of attacks on these type of events, including the basics — what I call “Protect the P3”.

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Tags: Health and Safety, Risk Management, Security

Japan’s Security Policy and Related Risks, 2017 to 2020
MacroGeo
June 23, 2017
My 2017 article largely about Shinzo Abe's national security policy, published by a now defunct geopolitical consultancy during my practicum (internship) for my M.A. in Global Risk.

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Tags: Leadership, Risk Management, National Security

1 Infographic
BY THE NUMBERS: The Strength of ISIS and the Kurds’ Fight
Homeland Security Today (HSToday)
October 15, 2019
BY THE NUMBERS: The Strength of ISIS and the Kurds’ Fight

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Tags: Health and Safety, Security

2 Speaking Engagements
Red Teaming Enterprise Security Risks at the 2020 Olympics
Global Security Exchange / ASIS International
September 11, 2019
I presented at the 2019 Global Security Exchange (GSX) in Sept 2019. GSX, hosted by ASIS International, is the security industry’s annual flagship event (22,000 registered attendees, 550 exhibitors, 300 sessions).

I provided an overview of red teaming, a case study on the little-known "red teaming" conducted by a Munich police officer prior to the terrorist attack on the 1972 Olympics, a detailed look at 4 plausible enterprise security risks to the Games, and more.

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Tags: Risk Management, Business Continuity, Security

Hardening Concerts and Special Events in a New Era
Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2018
September 24, 2018
At the 20,000-attendee Global Security Exchange 2018 (formerly the ASIS International Annual Seminar & Exhibits), I presented on "Hardening Concerts and Special Events in a New Era", which included:
• The most likely & most dangerous threats to these events through 2020
• The 5 countries in Europe facing the highest risks to these events
• The approx 2 dozen attacks on these events that have occurred world-wide since Jan 2015
• The 3 required security priorities for these events
• Mitigation

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Tags: Health and Safety, Risk Management, Security

1 Training
Personal Security for Prosecutors and Staff
California District Attorneys Association
July 21, 2020
Provided personal security training to over 80 prosecutors, staff, and law enforcement officers. Main topics were Risk 101, Physical Security, and Cyber Security and Privacy.

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Tags: Privacy, Risk Management, Security

1 Webinar
Making Personal Safety a Priority: Lessons for Public Officials, Criminal Justice Professionals and Victim Advocates
Justice Clearinghouse
February 25, 2021
This webinar will explain how to understand and mitigate risks to personal safety. It will show how public officials and criminal justice professionals can increase their personal safety and the safety of those for whom they are responsible. The webinar will also be useful for victim advocates, providing the means to mitigate against intimate partner stalking and violence. Drawing upon proven best practices from the executive protection industry and other security disciplines, this training will provide tips on how public officials and others, such as domestic violence victims, can “harden” their physical security and online privacy.

Specifically, the webinar explains the basics of:

Risks 101 (basics of risk, and human obstacles to accurately assessing risk)
Physical Security (stalking, threatening, and attacking public figures and intimate partners; selecting an executive protection/personal protection team; when protectees are most at risk)
Cyber Security and Online Privacy (three cybersecurity basics everyone should implement right now)

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Tags: Health and Safety, Security

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