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Drone Threat 2025: Taking Stock
Drone technology has changed dramatically since 2018, as evidenced by the massive proliferation of drones in the war in Ukraine…
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Protecting the Bottom Line: The Value Proposition for Executive Protection
Establishing an Executive Protection (EP) program for corporate executives requires delicate navigation. TorchStone has frequently encountered executives who decline protection,…
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Death of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Was Likely a Preventable Tragedy
Police are currently searching for an individual who shot and killed United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, the morning of Wednesday,…
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Physical Threats Against Virtual Currency
While criminals certainly continue virtual attacks against cryptocurrency networks (more often exploiting human than software vulnerabilities), many criminal actors have…
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2024 Election Unrest Guide: Learning Lessons and Avoiding a Repeat of 2020
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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When it’s Better to Leave Your Watch at Home
An armed 17-year-old approached San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall near San Francisco’s Union Square and demanded his…
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Executive Protection Trends: First Half of 2024
TorchStone has documented 231 incidents targeting high profile individuals around the world over the first six months of 2024. Threats…
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Methodologies in Threat Intelligence: Examples in Addressing Sports Betting
Threat intelligence is key to identifying the threats and vulnerabilities to ensure that organizations can maximize the efficiency of their…
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Dilemma Actions: Understanding and Response
When Alexi Navalny returned to Moscow in January 2021, he presented Russia’s President Vladimir Putin with a dilemma. As a…
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China’s Relentless Pursuit of Western Technologies
The Chinese Communist Party has devoted a large amount of effort and resources toward obtaining the technologies required to achieve…