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When Visibility Becomes Vulnerability: IRL Livestreaming and Real-Time Exposure Risk
In Articles, Featured, Recent Article, Recent Case Study, Situational Awareness on February 3, 2026
As IRL livestreaming increasingly brings audiences into real-world settings, real-time visibility is collapsing the barrier between online engagement and physical…
Taking the Pulse of Public Safety in New York Under Mayor Mamdani
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on January 27, 2026
This report assesses New York City’s public safety landscape as Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes office, examining crime trends, protest activity,…
December 2025 TorchStone Global Monthly Executive Protection Report
In Articles, Featured on January 16, 2026
The TorchStone Executive Protection Report tracked 18 domestic and 14 international security incidents or updates to prior incidents impacting high-profile…
Torchstone’s The Watch in Review: 2025
In Articles, Featured on December 30, 2025
We’re proud of our work from 2025 and honored that so many readers have looked to us for guidance on…
Anatomy of a Foiled Plot
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on December 23, 2025
A recently disrupted terror plot in California highlights a recurring reality in modern threat environments: attackers may be aspirational rather…
November 2025 TorchStone Global Monthly Executive Protection Report
In Articles, Featured on December 9, 2025
The TorchStone Executive Protection Report tracked 28 domestic and 12 international security incidents or updates to prior incidents impacting high-profile…
Next Phase of AI in the Threat Landscape
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on December 2, 2025
Recent developments exemplify how AI’s expanding role in enhancing attacker capabilities has escalated the potential for harm even further, beyond…
October 2025 TorchStone Global Monthly Executive Protection Report
In Articles, Featured on November 11, 2025
The TorchStone Executive Protection Report tracked 22 domestic and 18 international security incidents or updates to prior incidents impacting high-profile…
Simple Tactics, Strategic Lessons
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on November 4, 2025
I recently read an assessment claiming the December 2024 murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York was…
September 2025 TorchStone Global Monthly Executive Protection Report
In Articles, Featured on October 7, 2025
The TorchStone Executive Protection Report tracked 36 domestic and 21 international security incidents or updates to prior incidents impacting high-profile…