Industry Insights

A close look at what's happening across the global security industry

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Four Strikes In Five Days

Houthi missiles hit Riyadh's main airport four times in five days, answering a Saudi offensive in Yemen.

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The Threat Inside the Circle

Oman had grounded the Flydubai co-pilot over extremist views before he attacked his captain on a Tel Aviv flight.

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"Big Damage" Terror Plot Prevented

Five men were arrested on the approach to RAF Fairford, the English base US bombers fly from against Iran.

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Russia's Shadow War Reaches US Soil

Moscow's campaign against the West has moved from British warehouses to a diplomatic train to a murder-for-hire plot inside America.

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Russia Brings the War to NATO's Border

A Russian drone struck a train at the Polish border minutes behind Boris Johnson's delegation, war edging toward NATO.

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The World That 9/11 Built

How the terrorist threat fractured over twenty-five years, from one catastrophic plot to the lone actor and the drone.

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Someone Else's War

Moscow's most direct threat yet to Britain, and the sabotage campaign already reaching UK businesses through hired proxies.

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What Private Security Drone Law Now Allows, and What It Bans

One paragraph of the new federal rule closes a service your vendors are still selling you.

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The Pirates Are Back

Somali piracy is back after a decade, because the defenses that beat it were quietly withdrawn.

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The Art of the Decoy

A president was moved through a live missile threat by decoy. What total deception in principal movement actually demands.

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What Your Insurance Actually Covers

The exclusion sitting in most protection policies is the one thing you are most likely to be sued for

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The Other Advance

A man cased a protected venue for two days before a visit. The pre-attack signals every advance should catch.

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The First to Move

Three attacks where bystanders intervened, long before any police response arrived.

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10 Global Risk Environments Where EP Operations Changed Most

Ten operating environments moved in the last two years. What each change forces, and the reference to re-check it with.

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Who Owns the Sky

A new federal rule decides who can bring a drone down, and private teams are not on the list.

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Standing the Post

Two justices tell Congress what protection costs, a new letter flags state detention, and the Gulf war hits nine nights.

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The Quiet Detail

A prominent murder that changed shape in a week, open war at Hormuz, and a network charged across three continents.

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Safe By Reputation

A Monaco bombing, an update on the White House plot, and Russia's pressure campaign on UK soil.

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Through the Front Door

Fake IT staff walk into offices, a Gulf truce collapses in nine days, and an ambush opens with one call.

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Hired Hands

When states outsource violence, the contractor is younger than you think

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Terms and Conditions

Plus how a maritime militia started picking targets by who owns them, and what hostile surveillance looks like up close.

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The Long Approach

Plus: how a government counternarcotics operation drove cartel violence to its highest level in seven years — weeks before the World Cup opens in Guadalajara.

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Within Range

Plus: An IRGC operative had floor plans of Trump's Florida home — and what PSG's Champions League title cost Paris.

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Point of Contact

Plus: Iranian factional violence reaches London — and what a stay-away order cannot guarantee.

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The Insider Blind Spot

Insider threat programs built around cybersecurity are leaving physical security teams exposed. OSINT is the detection layer most organizations haven't deployed yet.

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Four Strikes In Five Days

The Threat Inside the Circle

"Big Damage" Terror Plot Prevented

Russia's Shadow War Reaches US Soil

Russia Brings the War to NATO's Border

The World That 9/11 Built

Someone Else's War

What Private Security Drone Law Now Allows, and What It Bans

The Pirates Are Back

The Art of the Decoy

What Your Insurance Actually Covers

The Other Advance

The First to Move

10 Global Risk Environments Where EP Operations Changed Most

Who Owns the Sky

Standing the Post

The Quiet Detail

Safe By Reputation

Through the Front Door

Hired Hands

Terms and Conditions

The Long Approach

Within Range

Point of Contact

The Insider Blind Spot

On the Circuit