The CARVER Mindset is your opportunity to learn how to think like a spy. It delves into the dark arts of espionage, known more commonly within the Intelligence Community as operational “tradecraft.” However, the course content is not a game. Rather, they are a set of serious skills that covert operatives use in the shadows against their foreign adversaries. These skills are translatable to the business world. Problem solving techniques, situational awareness principles, understanding the concepts of elicitation and persuasion, as well as identifying human weaknesses are all covered. Finally, a briefing on hostile foreign intelligence activities will all address the evolving threats from ubiquitous technical surveillance and how to travel like a “gray man.” This is a great team-building course or an eye-opening seminar for targeted members of the C-Suite

Strategy is a word that everyone thinks they know but have a difficult time explaining. The term is ubiquitous in business, sports, politics, and war. Legendary GE CEO Jack Welch once famously stated that “80% of Fortune 500 CEOs were tactical, 18% were strategic, and only 2% were both strategic and tactical.” So, why do we place so much emphasis on what should be considered a simple concept? (at least in definition?) CARVER Strategy provides a proven framework – based up principles of the Intelligence Community (IC) – that is the sounding board against which every decision is bounced. While everything else might change over time, your strategy is the “true North” of your organization’s proverbial compass. Unfortunately, as strategy relates to the field of security, the organization’s compass is many times off or not even in use. CARVER strategy resets that compass.

The original CARVER Target Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment Training Course, which was designed by Leo “The Godfather of CARVER” Labaj and Luke Bencie and has been taught to students from every branch of the U.S. military, the U.S. Intelligence Community, NATO, foreign governments, and Fortune 500 security departments.
Attendees in this proficiency course, which is based on the CIA’s CARVER Methodology, will learn, practice, and integrate skills used in the analysis and examination of the interrelationships between assets, threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures of a specified facility. CARVER is a unique analytical tool because it facilities both a qualitative and quantitative assessment of a facility’s vulnerabilities. The course is designed to aid the students in identifying assets most attractive to attack by an adversary, based upon several key factors identified through the CARVER Methodology. A vulnerability assessment exercise will be conducted on selected facility(s) as part of the training. NOTE – Upon completion, students will receive their Certified CARVER Assessment Professional (CCAP) designation from the University of South Florida. The course is also good for ASIS- International CEUs.

Each year thousands of former military, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals retire from government service and establish their own consulting firms. In their minds, they have acquired decades worth of valuable knowledge and experience that surely numerous clients are ready to pay for. However, what over 80% of these ambitious patriots realize within just 12-months is that they need to find a part-time (or even full-time) job to continue paying the bills. It doesn’t have to be this way.
CARVER Business Mastery is a proven formula for consulting success created by security professionals for security professionals. Based upon the strategies and tactics of industry leaders, students will get a mini-MBA in what it takes to thrive in the global security game. Topics covered include maintaining financial control, shameless marketing, generating leads and converting prospects, powerful proposal writing, and what to watch out for when performing international projects. A must-attend for any security entrepreneur.