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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

The questions principals, family offices, and corporates ask most often — about what Ravus does, the intelligence behind it, and how an engagement works.

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About Ravus

What is Ravus?
Ravus is an intelligence-driven protective services firm: executive protection, protective intelligence, high-risk termination and workplace-violence security, covert and low-profile protection, and risk advisory — for high-net-worth principals, family offices, and corporates. Ravus is the protective-operations brand of OnTrial, LLC.
Is Ravus an OnTrial company?
Yes. Ravus is the protective-services operating brand of OnTrial, LLC. OnTrial is an enterprise intelligence firm; Ravus performs the protection, with OnTrial intelligence behind every engagement. See The Intelligence Difference.
Who is Ravus for?
High-net-worth principals and their families, family offices coordinating risk across a household or portfolio, and corporate and executive teams. Ravus is built for buyers who require discretion as a baseline, not an upgrade.
How is Ravus different from other executive protection firms?
The intelligence is real, not a tagline. Most of the protection industry borrows the language of intelligence; Ravus is backed by an actual intelligence firm. Every engagement pairs protective experience earned in the most demanding environments with OnTrial's analytical capability and US data access. See The Intelligence Difference.
Where does Ravus operate?
Ravus operates across the United States, and supports principal travel as an engagement requires. Coverage for any given engagement is confirmed during a confidential consultation.

Services & the engagement model

What protective services does Ravus provide?
Executive Protection, Protective Intelligence, High-Risk Termination & Workplace Violence security, Covert / Low-Profile Protection, and Advisory & Risk Consulting. An intelligence layer runs through all of them.
What are Ravus One, Ravus Two, and Ravus Three?
Three engagement tiers. Ravus One is the flagship: a full covert detail with dedicated protective intelligence and a dedicated senior lead, for the highest-risk principals and events. Ravus Two is principal-assigned protection with intelligence support. Ravus Three is protective intelligence and advisory — threat assessments and on-call counsel. OnTrial intelligence runs through all three. See Services.
What is intelligence-led close protection?
Close protection where the protective plan is driven by intelligence — advance work, threat assessment, and ongoing monitoring — rather than by physical presence alone. The detail is sized and positioned around what the intelligence shows, so risk is seen first and handled quietly.
Does Ravus provide covert or low-profile protection?
Yes. Ravus runs protection with no visible footprint when a principal's circumstances call for discretion over deterrence — protective coverage that a casual observer would never identify as security. See Covert / Low-Profile Protection.
Can Ravus handle a high-risk termination or a workplace-violence concern?
Yes. Ravus plans and runs security for high-risk terminations and workplace-violence situations — threat assessment on the subject, on-site protection during and after the event, and a monitoring plan for the period of elevated risk. See High-Risk Termination & Workplace Violence.

The intelligence difference

What is protective intelligence?
Protective intelligence is the analytical work that sits ahead of physical protection: advance work on locations and routes, threat assessment on persons of concern, and real-time monitoring during an engagement. It is how a protective team sees a problem before it reaches the principal.
What makes Ravus's intelligence different?
Ravus is backed by OnTrial, an enterprise intelligence firm — US data access, protective-intelligence analysis, and deep operational experience working together. The protection industry tends to claim 'intelligence-driven' as a slogan; for Ravus it is the operating backbone of every engagement.
Does Ravus conduct threat assessments?
Yes. Threat assessment — on a named person of concern, an event, a residence, or a travel plan — is core to every tier and is available on its own through Advisory & Risk Consulting and Protective Intelligence.

Who we protect

Does Ravus protect high-net-worth individuals and families?
Yes. Ravus protects principals and their households — at home, in transit, and while traveling — sized to the threat picture rather than to a fixed package. See Principals & Families.
How does Ravus work with family offices?
Ravus coordinates protection across a family office's portfolio of risk — multiple principals, residences, and travel — under a single accountable point of contact, with intelligence and reporting calibrated to the office's governance. See Family Offices.
Does Ravus protect corporate executives and boards?
Yes. Ravus supports executives, boards, and corporate security teams — from standing executive protection to event and travel security to high-risk termination support. See Corporate & Executive.

Discretion, credentials & engagement

How does Ravus protect client confidentiality?
Discretion is the default, not an add-on. Ravus does not name its clients, does not name its operators, and operates under confidentiality from first contact. Engagements are governed by written confidentiality terms.
Who are Ravus's operators?
Ravus does not publish operator names — discretion is a feature, not an omission. Operators bring deep protective and operational backgrounds, earned in demanding environments — we don't publish where, and that's the point. Vetting and certification standards are reviewed directly with clients during engagement.
Is Ravus licensed and insured?
Yes. OnTrial, LLC — the entity behind Ravus — holds Texas Private Security License No. C31261501, issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (Regulatory Services Division) and valid through June 30, 2027. Insurance is carried appropriate to protective operations and confirmed directly with clients during engagement. See Credentials & Compliance.
How do I engage Ravus?
Start with a confidential consultation. Ravus reviews the situation, scopes the appropriate tier and intelligence support, and proposes an engagement. Request a confidential consultation.
What does an engagement cost?
There is no public price list. Protective engagements are scoped after a confidential consultation and a risk assessment, because cost follows the threat picture, the footprint, and the duration. Request a confidential consultation to begin.