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TorchStone Security Training brings greater capability to individuals and organizations.

TorchStone offers training programs designed to empower clients and professionals with a greater understanding of security best practices, and the skills to implement them. Each one is taught by a security professional with extensive experience in the subject matter, with a threefold goal:

Provide your business with the skills and knowledge to enhance internal security capabilities while reducing the risk of security incidents.

We put your most valuable resource to work in a security capacity by educating employees at every level on best security practices, enhanced vigilance and strategies for protecting people and assets.

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Compose a clear understanding of your organization’s mission, and the degree of risk your organization is willing to take on.

Training programs can be customized to your organization’s specific needs but will always cover essential topics that enhance employee safety and capability in every situation.

Provide flexible, adaptive training that is best suited to your organization.

We offer a range of training classes that are available online or in-person at your workplace or an offsite location. So your employees can learn how they want, where they want.

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Put our training to work protecting the safety of your people and your assets.

Taking The Pulse Of Public Safety In New York Under Mayor Mamdani - TorchStone Global

Taking the Pulse of Public Safety in New York Under Mayor Mamdani

This report assesses New York City’s public safety landscape as Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes office, examining crime trends, protest activity, and hate-crime dynamics through an objective, data-driven lens. While overall crime and gun violence have declined and NYPD leadership remains stable, elevated levels of social unrest, anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hate crimes, and protest activity tied to global conflicts continue to shape a volatile threat environment. The analysis underscores the importance of protective intelligence and continuous monitoring to help organizations anticipate risks and navigate New York’s evolving security conditions.
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2024 Election Unrest Guide - TorchStone Global

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 election could generate as much social unrest as the 2020 election. However, the 2020 post-election debacle has also provided numerous lessons that can help avoid a repeat.
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When it’s Better to Leave Your Watch at Home - TorchStone Global

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 Rolex watch at gunpoint. Pearsall resisted the assailant, resulting in a struggle that left both the rookie wide receiver, and the suspect injured with gunshot wounds.
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Disconnect Dilemma - TorchStone Global

Disconnect Dilemma

Extremist influencers living in the West adopt the leaderless resistance model where they shy away from direct calls to violence and avoid direct communication with those involved in carrying out violent actions. Instead, they promote grievance narratives, denounce enemies, and provide targeting information while stopping short of a direct call to violence. This creates an intentional disconnect between the ideologue and the attacker.
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Active Shooter Report Lessons - TorchStone Global

Lessons from the FBI’s 2023 Active Shooter Report

FBI's report on Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2023 is produced in collaboration with the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University and examines the incidents that occurred during the year in an effort to identify trends in attack location, shooter identity, target, day and time, weapon(s) used, and engagement or intervention by law enforcement and others.
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Extremist Influencers' Role in the Social Media Threat Continuum - TorchStone Global

Extremist Influencers’ Role in the Social Media Threat Continuum

During the week of February 5, I attended the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) Winter Meeting. In many of these presentations, I repeatedly noted connections between the cases being examined and the concept of the social media threat continuum. It occurred to me that it would be good to elaborate on the continuum and examine the role of “extremist influencers” in the social media threat continuum.
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