Anti-Terrorism and Hotel Security Training :

Anti-Terrorism and Hotel Security Course

The S2 Anti-Terrorism and Hotel Security course is designed to instruct security professionals in practical measures for managing risk of terrorist attack against hotels and resort facilities. The objective of this course is to prepare security personnel for assignments that require planning security and emergency preparations for hotels at potential risk of terrorist violence.

The information presented in this course reflects best practices in anti-terrorism and security risk management as may be applied in a wide range of hospitality facilities. The strategies and tactics presented in this course are based on the instructor’s decades of experience in protecting facilities against terrorist threats and critical evaluation of terrorist attacks against hotels around the world. The protective strategies and measures explored in this course are specifically presented with consideration to the characteristics of hotels and resorts including issues such as public access, branding, diverse activities, and variations in regional risk profiles.

Summary of topics include:

Dynamics of Terrorism and Hotel Security • Security Risk Management and Hospitality Facilities • Operations Security and Protective Counterintelligence • Physical Security and Access Control for Hotels • Blast Mitigation Design • Emergency Response Planning for Hotels

- Recognizing risks associated with contemporary terrorism including an in-depth understanding of terrorist modus operandi employed in previous attacks against hotels and resorts.
- Identifying security requirements essential to reducing terrorism related risk in hospitality environments.
- Implementing Operations Security (OPSEC) and protective counterintelligence principles to impair terrorists’ ability to gather target intelligence.
- Behavioral profiling and training hotel employees in suspicious activity recognition and reporting.
- Designing and specifying physical security measures for performance against terrorist armed attack and IED delivery scenarios appropriate in hotel environments.
- Developing effective entry control measures for validating, screening, and searching entrants in hotel facilities located in high-risk areas.
- Designing and specifying protective measures and facility improvements for mitigation of explosive attacks.
- Developing a hotel-level Incident Command System and designing effective infrastructure to support emergency response operations.
- Developing safe and effective procedures for responding to terrorist attack scenarios in hospitality facilities.

DAY ONE

Dynamics of Terrorism and Hotel Security
- Current Trends in Terrorist Targeting
- Terrorist Attack Methods & Hotel Case Studies
- Terrorist Planning and Execution Phases
Security Planning and Hospitality Facilities
- Risk Management and Anti-Terrorism
- Protective Strategy and Soft Target Realities
- Hotel Security Risk Management
Operations Security (OPSEC) and Protective Counterintelligence
- Terrorist Intelligence Requirements
- Terrorist Intelligence Collection Methods
- Protective Counterintelligence/OPSEC
- Information Security
  - Protecting Guest Information
- Employee/Contractor Screening & Monitoring
- Suspicious Activity Recognition and Employee Training
  - All Employees
  - Front Desk Staff
  - Bell Staff
  - Housekeeping
  - Maintenance
  - Security Officers
- Suspicious Activity Reporting & Analysis
Physical Security & Access Control
- Physical Security Design Principles
- Physical Security and Public Environments
- Risk Based Physical Security Design Strategies
- Intrusion & Attack Detection Systems
- Area Surveillance
- CCTV
- Stationary Posts
- Mobile Patrols
  - IED Delivery indicators
- Control Rooms
- Barriers and Hotel Facilities
  - Role of Barriers in Mitigating Consequences in Public Environments
  - Anti-Personnel Barriers
    - Barrier Construction & Specification Standards
    - Facade and Entrance Doors
    - Lobbies
    - Indoor Controls
    - Guest Rooms
    - Access Control Systems, Electrified Hardware, and Hotels
  - Vehicle Barriers
    - Kinetic Energy & Barrier Performance
    - AVB Specification Standards

DAY TWO

Emergency Egress Considerations
- Exits and Signage
- Outdoor Considerations
Access Control and Hotels
- Planning Considerations
- Access Screening Technologies
- Guest/Patron Profiling
  - Identity Document Examination
  - Behavioral Threat Indicators
- Hand Search of Personal Objects
- Vehicle Entry Screening & Search Procedures
- Practical Examples
  - Examples of Hotel Security Design Under Different Risk Conditions
Blast Mitigation & Hotel Facilities
- Blast Mitigation Strategies
- Standoff Distance Guidelines
- Minimizing Fragmentation Hazards
- Blast Walls
- Structural Design to Reduce Progressive Collapse Risk
- Façade Construction & Fenestration
  - Wall Reinforcement
  - Glazing Systems
- Emergency Access & Evacuation Requirements
- Protection of Building Subsystems
Response to Terrorist Incidents
- Emergency Response Principles
- Response Priorities
- Incident Command Structure
- Emergency Communications
  - Public Notification Systems
- Response to Armed Assaults
  - Emergency Notification
  - Response for Protecting Patrons
  - Preparations for Hostage/Barricade Situations
- Response to Suspicious Objects
- Suspicious Vehicle Response
  - Initial Alert & Refuge
  - TSWG Evacuation and Refuge Guidelines
  - Refuge Procedures
  - Evacuation Procedures
- Post-Blast Response
  - Types of Post-Blast Scenarios
  - Localized Response Procedures
  - Conventional Weapon of Mass Destruction Incidents
    - CWMD Public Safety Response
    - CWMD Facility Response Guidelines
  - Important Safety Guidelines
- Employee Training
- Post-Incident Recovery Issues

The S2 Anti-Terrorism and Hotel Security (ATHS) course was originally developed in 2016 as a custom training program to service the needs of a global hotel chain in the aftermath of an attack against one of its 5-star hotels. The objective of the program was to establish a standardized training curriculum for the client’s global team of hotel security managers and corporate risk management personnel.

In 2017, the ATHS program was expanded and updated further in preparation for public scheduling to address the universal needs of the hospitality industry.

The Anti-Terrorism and Hotel Security course was adapted from the S2 Institute’s Anti-Terrorism Officer (ATO) program and specifically modified with focus on facility characteristics and risk management issues specific to hotels and resorts.

Following are some highlights of the ATO program’s rich history since 2004.

Present

With a community of over 2,500 alumni representing hundreds of corporations and government ministries, the S2 Anti-Terrorism Officer (ATO) Program is recognized worldwide as the gold standard for anti-terrorism and facility security training.

Present

2018

S2 ATO Course becomes the first advanced-level anti-terrorism training program in West Africa

The S2 Institute presents the ATO course in Ghana as the first advanced-level public anti-terrorism course presented in the West Africa region.

2018

2017

S2 ATO Program becomes the basis for a new professional certification

The International Association of Counterterrorism and Security Professionals (IACSP) launches the "Certified Anti-Terrorism Officer" (cATO) examination and professional certification based on the S2 Institute Anti-Terrorism Officer program.

2017

European Commission adopts the S2 Anti-Terrorism Officer Program

The European Commission adopts the S2 Anti-Terrorism Officer course to serve as a standardized training program for EC security personnel.

2017

The Government of the Netherlands officially endorses the S2 Anti-Terrorism Officer Program

The S2 Anti-Terrorism Officer (ATO) Course is awarded a national stock number for procurement by the Government of the Netherlands. The S2 ATO course is the only program of its type officially endorsed by the Dutch government.

2017

2014-2015

S2 ATO Program adopted for training EEAS RSOs

The S2 Anti-Terrorism Officer course is adopted by the European External Action Service (EEAS) as the basis for developing a standardized curriculum for training EEAS Regional Security Officers.

2014-2015

2010

S2 Institute develops a special version of the ATO Program for use by the Iraqi Ministry of Interior

The S2 Institute is contracted by US CENTCOM to design and develop the new Anti-Terrorism & Facility Security training program for the Ministry of Interior of Iraq based on the S2 ATO course. The program encompasses development of a three-week security training program and on-site Train-the-Trainer mission in Baghdad to prepare the new MOI instructors.

2010

Anti-Terrorism Officer Course OSCE Mission to Georgia

2009-2010

S2 ATO Program is adopted by OSCE for training government security professionals in the Caucasus region

S2 is contracted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to develop and present a series of custom Anti-Terrorism Officer courses for government security professionals from Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

2009-2010

2009

S2 ATO Program is adopted by US DoD for training Saudi and American base security personnel

The S2 Institute is contracted by the US DoD to present a special version of the S2 Anti-Terrorism Officer (ATO) course for Saudi and American security professionals responsible for protecting US military facilities in Saudi Arabia.

2009

S2 is contracted by US Army to train AT/FP personnel on CONUS military installations

The S2 Institute is contracted by the US Army to present the S2 Anti-Terrorism Officer (ATO) course for security professionals responsible for protecting US Army bases in the United States.

2009

2008

S2 trains US Capital Police and PFPA personnel as ATO's at the US Senate

S2 conducts a custom Anti-Terrorism Officer course for US Capital Police and Pentagon Force Protection Agency personnel at the Russell Senate Building in Washington, DC.

2008

2004

S2 ATO Program is adopted for protecion of US critical infrastructure

The S2 Institute develops a ten-day Anti-Terrorism Officer training program for a special force of security officers assigned to protect power stations and seaports in the United States.

2004

2003

S2 Anti-Terrorism Officer Program is created

In the wake of 9/11, the S2 Anti-Terrorism Officer Program is developed to fulfill the needs of training security and public safety professionals in issues specific to protecting facilities against terrorist attack.

2003

Course Details

Instructor
Craig Gundry

Restriction Level
Level 2 – Verified Security Professionals & Law Enforcement Only

Presentation Time
24-Hrs/2 Days (8:30am to 4:30pm)

Audience
Hotel Security Managers and Corporate Security Professionals, Security Consultants, Homeland Security Professionals

Upcoming Class Dates

Student Testimonials

"In all of my travels and training, military and civilian, I rarely have the pleasure of encountering such professional instructors and presentations. The knowledge possessed and demonstrated by the instructor staff sets the bar for all civilian training agencies to follow…"

J. White

Advanced Training Section, U.S. SOCOM

“The instructor knew all the subjects like the back of his hand…A+++!"

SMSgt G. Enwright

Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, USAF

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"The class met all of my expectations and even more."

M. Florescu

National Bank of Romania

"I have had a few terrorism / anti-terrorism classes, but none have come close to the intensity and historical background as the S2 course. Your course is what every law enforcement officer should be taking."

R. Bast

U.S. Department of Treasury

"Really excellent. A lot of practical advice that one can use in one's everyday work. Excellent."

J. Perois

Dolphin Energy

"I thought this course was very well done. The topics very relevant and up to date with what is currently going on. This is definitely a "must take" course for anyone dealing with physical security/anti-terrorism matters."

C. Vernieuw

U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

"Very interesting course! The in-depth instruction is very high and the knowledge of the instructor is amazing. I think this course is a must for even people already active in the spectrum."

M. Scharding

The Swatch Group

"This course triggered my deepest interests. Craig is a superb instructor due to his experience and appearance as an expert."

E. Posthumus

Government of the Netherlands

"Very relevant and a must for security professionals in the emerging dynamic services. The program is targeted to address all of the major contemporary security issues globally."

Dr. A. Acidah

Nigeria LNG Limited

“Great stuff! Presentation was of high standard…I personally give thanks to S2 for the opportunity. Thank You!”

F. Gaspar

U.S. Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit

“Outstanding course.”

J. Rector

Chief, USAF Security Forces Programs & Requirements Branch

“I think this course is really excellent. I have been involved in AT matters for a number of years, however, I found many new and valuable insights.”

J. Dos Santos

IBM Pacific Asia

“I am an intelligence and security professional with 40 years of experience in the field. I am currently the principal Analytical Risk Management instructor for the DoD Joint Counterintelligence Academy and taught the subject for CIA et al for some four years prior…I mention this to emphasize Mr. Gundry's evident expertise in the subject and the fact that old guys like me still have much to learn from others.”

A. Pattakos

US DoD | Beta Analytics International

“The course is given in a very professional manner. Will highly recommend this course!”

K. Bergwerff

Ministry of Justice, Netherlands

“The class is totally useful and helpful. The instructor is amazing...Perfect. One of the best courses I have ever taken in my professional career.”

Gen. M. Ebeid

American University in Cairo

“Excellent instruction. Very interesting course and professionally presented.”

C. Hodson

Walt Disney Corporation

"The instructor was very knowledgeable and experienced. The course was well prepared and presented.”

A. Logtenberg

European Commission

“This course takes anti-terrorism theory and puts it in a practical perspective. I would rate it very high against the other anti-terrorism training I have had.”

E. Vogt

U.S. DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons

“The best training I’ve ever had. Extraordinary trainer. Extremely important.”

M. Cerasoli

European Commission

“I wanted to congratulate and strongly encourage you to continue to raise the bar...my job responsibilities require continuous and active education and training and I must say that your ATO course is one, if not the best I have ever taken.”

A. Baez, M.D.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

“Mr. Gundry is an outstanding instructor who displays a deep understanding of his subject, who keeps the interest of the students and created a solid course”

N.W.

Central Intelligence Agency

"I thought that the course materials and additional handouts provided with the course were extremely well put together and will be useful long after completing the course. In addition, the instructor was very knowledgeable of AT/FP principles and presented the information in a clear and concise manner. This course was well worth the time and money invested.”

R. Russell

Booz Allen Hamilton

"..helpful for the project I participate in. The instructor was proficient and enthusiastic, with loads of practical experience. Very motivating!"

R. Stoel

Netherlands Forensic Institute

“Excellent, comprehensive course. Mr. Gundry is very knowledgeable and is an excellent instructor. I highly recommend this course to other security and AT professionals.”

J.W.

U.S. Coast Guard