How to Respond When Things Go Bad
A man with a rifle burst through the door at a FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis late in the evening of…
Differences Between Executive Protection Professionals and “Bodyguards”
More than physical prowess, effective executive protection is really about the mental strengths of the agents. It is these mental…
Protective Intelligence Case Study: The D.C. Mansion Murders
On the afternoon of May 14, 2015, the Washington, D.C., Fire Department was called to respond to a fire at…
Understanding and Responding to Risk
Everything an organization does or does not do brings a risk. It is impossible, and one should not try, to…
Don’t Overlook the Threat Posed by Bugs
While a lot of attention and budget is currently being devoted to cybersecurity—and justly so—cyberattacks are just one of the…
Reporting Bombmaking Activity Can Save Lives
Amateur bomb makers who have not received any training typically progress along a learning curve, becoming more proficient at their…
Detecting Hostile Surveillance
Attacks and other crimes don’t just appear out of a vacuum. They are the result of the attack cycle and…
Avoiding the Deadly “Oh-Oh loop” with OODA
The process of consciously observing, orienting, deciding, and acting—the OODA Loop—creates links between an awareness of one's surroundings in a…
The Enemies of Situational Awareness
As I wrote a few weeks ago, situational awareness is simply paying attention to what is happening in the environment…
Narcotica podcast discusses Mexico’s rise as a narco state with TorchStone’s Scott Stewart
In Blog, Corporate Security onDuring the height of the drug war’s surge under Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, Scott was assigned to protect…
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