Industry Insights

The Long Approach

Plus: how a government counternarcotics operation drove cartel violence to its highest level in seven years — weeks before the World Cup opens in Guadalajara.

Within Range

Plus: An IRGC operative had floor plans of Trump's Florida home — and what PSG's Champions League title cost Paris.

Point of Contact

Plus: Iranian factional violence reaches London — and what a stay-away order cannot guarantee.

The Insider Blind Spot

Insider threat programs built around cybersecurity are leaving physical security teams exposed. OSINT is the detection layer most organizations haven't deployed yet.

Inside the Proxy War

Plus: a drone strike on a nuclear plant on the Arabian Peninsula, Ukraine's largest attack of the war, and covert Israeli bases in the Iraqi desert.

Two Fronts: Iranian Intelligence Loses its Head

Plus: the legal challenge that could sideline the WHCD case, and a Mayfair conviction that explains how organized theft crews identify targets before they strike.

Inside the Perimeter: Anatomy of an Assassination Attempt

Plus: London's parallel arson and espionage cases close in on a single proxy model, and a week of dispute-to-gunfire incidents in US civilian spaces.

What Jack Reacher Gets Wrong

The mass-market thriller industry has trained civilians to expect security work that doesn't exist, and why practitioners are reading something entirely different

System Override

Plus: France becomes global epicenter of crypto kidnappings, Hormuz reopens for a day, and four intelligence updates worth your attention.

The Thompson effect: How One Assassination Reshaped Corporate Security

Plus: a landmark court ruling on workplace violence liability, event security conduct under the spotlight, and four global incidents worth tracking.

Getting Strait to the Point

Plus: domestic terror and perimeter failures, the Companies House data breach, and what the SIA overhaul means for your contracts.

Cascading Conflict

Plus: The IRGC assassination plot, embassy sieges, and the UAE social media trap.

Your Gulf Risk Assessment is Already Out of Date

Plus: Red Sea transit risks, the "Day of Rage" OSINT warning, and retail violence surges in the UK

Security on Goodwill

Plus: London's 90-second robbery problem and what 180 rounds couldn't penetrate at CDC headquarters

Tehran's Warning

Plus: Poland's grid under attack, UK embassy protests, and healthcare violence surge

Two Shootings, Two Narratives

Plus: Wi-Fi jammers defeat residential security, UK's fake license economy, and Guatemala siege

Protecting the Powerful

The hidden challenges of protecting those in the spotlight

Breaking Trust & Breaking Protocols

What goes on behind closed doors.

🚨 Red Alert: Exposing China's Cyber Stealth War

Plus: Dictators do Disneyland with Dodgy Docs

The Most Dangerous Countries to Avoid in 2024

Plus: Hamas plot foiled & Putin plays coy

Terror Strikes French Capital Again.

Plus: Missed Opportunities, AI Guidelines & Bodyguard turned Hitman

Operational Readiness

Be Ready, So You Don't Have to Get Ready!

Timeless Principles in Protection

No Matter the Place or Situation

When it Comes to the Crunch, How Will You Perform?

Should You Really Trust the Process?