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Weekend shooting puts renewed focus on Security inside places of worship

"The biggest mistake is to think it's not going to happen," said Michael Thakur, security consultant for an out of state company, called The Guidry Group."

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Should guns be allowed in Church?

Mike Thakur is a security consultant with The Guidry Group, an international consulting firm that specializes in keeping people safe... On Monday Thakur drove to the Lakeland church where the violence erupted... He wanted to help church members who suffered through a traumatic experience and help them come up with a security plan for the future.

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Secret Service for Billionaires...

"Are you a billionaire? Are you on Facebook? Holy hell! Immediately solicit the services of Mr. Michael Guidry, whose Guidry Group helps physically protect 22 billionaires."

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How Kidnappers, assassins utilize smartphones, Google and Facebook

"Criminals are using smartphones, Google and Facebook as tools to facilitate the profiling of well-to-do travelers for random kidnappings..."

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Kidnap & Rescue looks at abduction through eyes of rescuers

"Unfortunately, kidnappings and abductions have become more frequent here in the U.S. and abroad, with only a few of the many tragic stories becoming headline news. In Kidnap & Rescue, Discovery Channel gives us a look at the world of kidnapping through the eyes of the rescuers who go where no one else can and risk violent reprisals to reclaim innocent victims".

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Kidnappers use Google to select victims

"About 18 days ago, he says, a high-ranking executive of a large corporation got off a plane in Monterey, Mexico. Just a few minutes before, opportunistic kidnappers spotted the town car driver holding a placard with the company's name and the executive's name. The criminals photographed the placard, then used Google to look up background on the company and the executive."

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Theft through cellular 'Clone' calls

"American phone companies may have lost almost $1 million in air time and long-distance charges fraudulently billed to American customers, for which the cellular companies later issued credits. And the Palestinians are thought to have paid nearly $4 million for these calls, making the case the largest of its kind, the Secret Service said." 

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Tulane Engineering Forum

Mr Guidry gave a presentation on Advanced Technologies and Practical Best Practices for Cyber and Physical Security for the Tulane Engineering Forum.