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Staying Safe When Visiting an Unfamiliar Location

TorchStone GlobalJune 21, 202312Views 0Likes 0Comments

Planning and preparation can help you stay safe in any unfamiliar location. Research extensively, utilize tools such as mapping and crime data, and establish contingency plans before entering an unknown area. Adopt a mindset of awareness and responsibility and remember to prioritize safety over seeking recording an event.

Executive Protection Report May 2023 - TorchStone Global

May 2023 TorchStone Global Monthly Executive Protection Report

Protective IntelligenceJune 6, 202320Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Protection Report May 2023 tracked 22 domestic and 15 international security incidents or updates. TorchStone Global believes that broader situational awareness and intelligence are key to providing quality executive protection.

Active Assailants and Running Into Trouble

SecurityJune 2, 20237Views 0Likes 0Comments

A comprehensive approach is needed to protect yourself during active assailant attacks. It is paramount to maintain situational awareness to avoid running into danger inadvertently. You must overcome panic and freezing tendencies as well as the limitations of the popular “Run, Hide, Fight” strategy. Instead, using the OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) process to quickly…

Dangerous Admirers: How to Protect Public Figures From Harassers As Legal Protections Are in Jeopardy

Identity ProtectionMay 23, 20238Views 0Likes 0Comments

Country-music singer Coles Whalen received thousands of messages from a fan, leading to online harassment, home changes, and canceled performances. The fan was convicted of stalking but appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, potentially impacting laws protecting stalking victims. Security teams must prioritize monitoring obsessed fans and admirers as waiting for an obsessed fan or…

Event Security on a Super Scale

May 18, 202330Views 0Likes 0Comments

A global corporate client required advanced planning, logistics, security management, executive facilitation, medical contingency, and crisis response for more than…

Security for the Investigators?

May 18, 202318Views 0Likes 0Comments

TorchStone’s client, a global compliance consulting firm, had been hired to conduct an in-depth audit of the subsidiary of their…

The (Not So) Perfect Candidate

May 18, 20238Views 0Likes 0Comments

TorchStone’s client thought they had found the perfect candidate for their open board of directors position…

Show Me the Assets!

May 18, 20237Views 0Likes 0Comments

International due diligence, especially asset tracing, often requires the ability to follow leads wherever they take the investigative team…

To Invest or Not to Invest

May 18, 20238Views 0Likes 0Comments

TorchStone’s client, a large international hedge fund, was considering a substantial investment. As part of the deal, the client was…

The Case of The Active Threat

May 18, 20239Views 0Likes 0Comments

After TorchStone presented an active violence workshop for a corporate client, one participant privately informed TorchStone instructors that her ex-husband…