The active shooter attack that took place on July 28 at a high-rise office building in Manhattan and killed five people (including the shooter) emphasized important lessons in responding to armed attacks. This analysis will study the attack itself, as well as what went right and what went wrong. While security measures in place and…

Companies and organizations face a multitude of different threats from insiders regarding the theft of intellectual property, trade secrets, and proprietary information. Expanding the thought process on how people evaluate and hunt insider threats is integral to stopping corporate espionage—whether a one-time event or a more insidious possibility.

Drone technology has changed dramatically since 2018, as evidenced by the massive proliferation of drones in the war in Ukraine and their deadly impact on the battlefield. It seems like an appropriate time to re-examine the terrorist drone threat. I also want to consider some of the implications of advancements in drone technology beyond terrorist…

Establishing an Executive Protection (EP) program for corporate executives requires delicate navigation. TorchStone has frequently encountered executives who decline protection, even when a threat assessment indicates protection is needed. The executives most often cite cost. Granted, corporate EP programs are not cheap—at least not good ones. But it is important to differentiate between cost and…

While a contagion effect spawning attacks against other executives did not occur in the days and weeks after the murder—we are witnessing a troubling surge of anti-capitalist and anti-corporate sentiment and vitriol that shows no sign of ebbing two months after United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson’s death.

When Alexi Navalny returned to Moscow in January 2021, he presented Russia’s President Vladimir Putin with a dilemma. As a persistent thorn in Putin’s side, Navalny had previously been beaten, arrested, attacked, imprisoned, and even survived an assassination attempt using the nerve agent Novichok. Yet despite this history of government violence directed against him, Navalny…