We are best known for developing and implementing strategies to protect multinational corporations and their personnel from terrorists and criminals, planning for contingencies, dealing with extortions and other threats, and recovering kidnap victims. Our approach is anchored in our Risknet service, which analyzes terrorism, crime and political-stability risks in 100 countries and is updated every business day. Clients seek out our intelligence, negotiating, communications and protective expertise when facing emergencies globally -- from kidnappings, extortions and threats to wrongful detentions, evacuations, and intractable problems with violence-prone labor and fringe groups. Our innovative training programs are highly regarded, as are our plant and residential audits, strategies for safeguarding inventories and investigative skills. Moreover, as an entirely independent concern, The Ackerman Group renders advice independently of manufacturers of security hardware, alarm and guard services, and insurance underwriters. Our methodologies are thorough, balanced, deliberate, proven - and cost-effective. Our discretion is absolute.