Fred talks with the Andy Pollin Hour Podcast about the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Greatly enjoyed chatting with my old high school buddy Andy Pollin at ESPN about the mob violence attack at the U.S. Capitol.

Fred on KVUE Discussing the Mob Violence and Facility Seizure at the U.S. Capitol

Discussion with Bryan Mays at KVUE (Austin, Texas) about the mob violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. I was surprised by the lack of police resources on stand by to prevent the facility seizure and the intelligence failure leading up to the incident. Lots of lessons learned will come out of this attack once the dust settles.

Fred on Sirius XM Canada Talks Discussing the Nashville Bombing

I was on The Arlene Bynon radio show discussing the Nashville bombing. Check out the link to listen to our discussion.

CanadaTalks SiriusXM 167 · Fred Burton joins Arlene Bynon

The Wall Street Journal interviews Fred about Security Threats during the Pandemic

Read my interview with the Wall Street Journal about emerging security threats during the pandemic and how they’re impacting employees and protection professionals.

Security Magazine interviews Fred about Ontic’s 20012 State of Protective Intelligence Report

“Physical threats are rising and increasingly unmanageable, putting unprecedented financial, reputational and liability pressures on business leadership and security teams, according to the “2021 State of Protective Intelligence Report: A Mandate for Proactive Protective Intelligence in the Era of Exponential Physical Security Threats,” a new study commissioned by the Ontic Center for Protective Intelligence.”

Dark Reading: A Call for Change in Physical Security

Privileged to contribute an article for Dark Reading. We're at an inflection point. The threats we face are dynamic, emerging, and global. Are you ready?

A Call for Change in Physical Security

Despite dedicating the majority of my life to protective intelligence in the private and public sectors, I still find it hard to believe when I see companies that have thousands of employees and dozens of offices and facilities - but a scant few physical security professionals using legacy tools and processes to try to keep the business harm-free.

Discussion About Beirut Rules with Soldier of Fortune

I spoke with Solider of Fortune about my investigations of hijackings, the bombings of U.S. Embassies, and Beirut as ground zero for intelligence operations.

SOF Interview With Author of Murder of a CIA Station Chief: Beirut Rules - Soldier of Fortune Magazine

Interview With Author Fred Burton Hijacking, Bombings of U.S. Embassies: Beirut Ground Zero for Intelligence Operations Fred Burton, a New York Times bestselling author, former counterterrorism agent with the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Security Service and Chief Security Officer at Stratfor, a geopolitical intelligence firm, discusses his latest book, Beirut Rules.

A Discussion on Post-Election Violence in the U.S.: A Ripple, or a Tsunami

A discussion with my old friends Scott Stewart and Kamran Bokhari, at the Center of Global Policy, about the potential for violence after the next election, regardless of who may win.

Fierce partisan divisions and social upheaval in the United States are feeding fears of large-scale political violence after the 2020 presidential election. ...