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Protective Intelligence Case Study: The D.C. Mansion Murders
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on April 5, 2021
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
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured, Traveling Abroad on March 22, 2021
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
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on March 11, 2021
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
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on March 1, 2021
Amateur bomb makers who have not received any training typically progress along a learning curve, becoming more proficient at their…
Detecting Hostile Surveillance
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on February 16, 2021
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
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on February 8, 2021
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
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on February 1, 2021
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 on January 28, 2021
During the height of the drug war’s surge under Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, Scott was assigned to protect…
Beijing braces for perfect storm of Olympic woes
In Blog, Corporate Security on January 23, 2021
Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games will take place not only under the shadow of Covid-19, but as the most politically…
Unconventional Security for Unconventional Clients
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on January 22, 2021
“Old money” families have had generations to learn about the dangers associated with vast wealth and the security measures required…