sdcpm, Author at TorchStone Global

Death of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Was Likely a Preventable Tragedy
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on December 4, 2024
Police are currently searching for an individual who shot and killed United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, the morning of Wednesday,…
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Successfully Resolving an Attempted Swatting Attack: A TorchStone Case Study
In Articles, Featured, Team on December 3, 2024
We highlight lessons learned from our experience dealing with swatting attacks and provide a case study in how Residential Security…
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Case Study: Online Threat
In Articles, Featured, Situational Awareness on November 12, 2024
The target list posted to the Signal chat reportedly contained some 270 entities that spanned a wide array of sectors,…
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October 2024 TorchStone Global Monthly Executive Protection Report
In Articles, Featured on November 5, 2024
The TorchStone Executive Protection Report tracked 22 domestic and 9 international security incidents or updates to prior incidents impacting high-profile…
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Physical Threats Against Virtual Currency
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on October 30, 2024
While criminals certainly continue virtual attacks against cryptocurrency networks (more often exploiting human than software vulnerabilities), many criminal actors have…
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Hybrid Warfare/Criminal Nexus
In Articles, Featured on October 22, 2024
Hybrid warfare uses a suite of shadowy methods to attack an adversary that falls short of a conventional military conflict.…
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2024 Election Unrest Guide: Learning Lessons and Avoiding a Repeat of 2020
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on October 15, 2024
As Mark Twain famously quipped, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” There are multiple indicators that the 2024…
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September 2024 TorchStone Global Monthly Executive Protection Report
In Articles, Featured on October 8, 2024
The TorchStone Executive Protection Report tracked 18 domestic and 11 international security incidents or updates to prior incidents impacting high-profile…
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Preparing for a Global Protest Campaign
In Articles, Featured, Traveling Abroad on October 1, 2024
October 7, 2023 marks the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attacks against Israel that triggered an Israeli military retaliation that continues…
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Situational Understanding Providing Foresight and Insight
In Articles, Featured, Situational Awareness on September 24, 2024
Situational awareness allows one to see what is happening, while situational understanding allows the observer to understand why it is…
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