Field-Based Approaches for High-Risk Environments
By Adam Davila, Founder of MX Security Advisors
Security isn’t theoretical—it's operational.
In Applied Security Risk Management, Adam Davila pulls back the curtain on what it truly takes to manage risk in places like Mexico—where threats evolve daily, alliances shift, and “ground truth” can’t be found in spreadsheets.
This eBook is your tactical guide to field-tested methodologies that go far beyond checklists and compliance. Drawing on Davila’s experience as a Recon Marine, Scout Sniper, and Security Advisor, this book fuses ISO 31030 standards with real-world intelligence, local insight, and mission-critical operations.
Whether you're protecting executives, planning logistics, or navigating cartel territory, this eBook will teach you how to build resilient, intelligence-driven security programs—the kind that work under fire.
How to apply ISO 31030 in real life, not just on paper
How to build and execute threat assessments (MXIntel Briefs)
How to plan and secure movement in cartel-affected areas
How to fuse OSINT, HUMINT, and GEOINT into real-time security decisions
How to design executive protection and emergency protocols for dynamic environments
How to handle “Special Missions” and unconventional risk scenarios
✔️ Executive Protection Professionals
✔️ Corporate Risk Managers
✔️ Intelligence Analysts & Security Contractors
✔️ NGOs, Journalists, and Humanitarian Staff Operating in Mexico
✔️ Anyone tired of armchair theories and looking for applied strategies
🔐 Protect the mission. Secure the movement. Understand the terrain.
How Culture, Behavior, and Social Dynamics Shape Modern Security
By Adam Davila, Founder of MX Security Advisors
You can’t secure what you don’t understand.
Anthropology & Human Terrain Mapping introduces a revolutionary approach to risk: one that begins with people, not perimeters. From tribal networks in conflict zones to employee tensions in corporate offices, this eBook shows how human behavior, cultural values, and power structures determine success—or failure—in high-risk environments.
Blending field anthropology, security intelligence, and HTM (Human Terrain Mapping), Davila presents a model for anticipating threats before they appear on any radar—and resolving them through trust, not just tactics.
How to apply anthropology to corporate and operational security
How human terrain mapping (HTM) transforms risk intelligence
How to decode cultural red flags before they trigger protests or violence
How to assess insider threats through social network and behavioral analysis
Tools for conducting cultural risk assessments in emerging markets
How to ethically engage communities, staff, and local influencers
✔️ Insider threat detection in a manufacturing plant
✔️ Stopping community unrest in Africa and Latin America
✔️ Mapping power structures in conflict zones
✔️ Rebuilding trust in post-crisis security operations
✔️ Security Risk Managers & Analysts
✔️ CSR, ESG, and Compliance Leaders
✔️ Global HR, Operations, and Logistics Teams
✔️ Development, Extractives, and Infrastructure Sectors
✔️ Anyone who believes security is about more than surveillance
🌍 Because understanding people is the most powerful security tool you have.