Security Conversations Focus On Embassy Protection
Last Friday, 16th May, Simon Tasker, was privileged to form part of the GSA Global delegation attending the Embassy organised event at the Park Lane Intercontinental Hotel, in London.
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In 2022 BGS provided an overarching security programme for one of the wealthiest and most high-profile families in the Middle East.
Last Friday, 16th May, Simon Tasker, was privileged to form part of the GSA Global delegation attending the Embassy organised event at the Park Lane Intercontinental Hotel, in London.
Wednesday 14th May 2025 marks the one-year anniversary of an assassination attempt on a European political leader. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot during a public appearance in Handlova, Slovakia.
From stepping out of Royalty and Specialist Protection (RaSP) Headquarters in London leaving 31 years’ police service behind me, to leading Protective Services for GSA Global, time seems to have passed in the blink of an eye.
Before building effective defences against insider risks and threats, organisations must understand why some employees are susceptible – as Nietzsche pithily put it ‘[w]hen you know your ‘why,’ you can endure any ‘how.’’
Drones, once the stuff of science fiction and military strategy, have firmly integrated into everyday life. However, as drones become more common, so too do concerns about their misuse – often making headlines due to security and safety threats.
In most travel risk assessments we conduct, travel and security risk managers are concerned about ground transportation due to frequent incidents and lack of regulation.
By incorporating the lessons learned from the points outlined, you can strengthen your organisation’s Travel Risk Management approach and prevent such incidents from happening.
Travel risk management: Guidance for organisations provides that training of travellers in respect ‘Personal and proprietary information protection, risk of social engineering and espionage need[s] to be provided…’
GSA’s Spencer Mott, joined experts from the hospitality sector who came together for an engaging panel focused on one of the industry’s most pressing cybersecurity threats: Account Takeover (ATO) fraud.
Effective insider risk management requires a coordinated and integrated approach that combines technical, HR and physical measures to address new risks. All too often staff in one functional area fail to appreciate the risks and importance of action in other domains.
This shocking BBC report is derived from police data about particular venues where child sexual abuse is committed. Worryingly, it adds to the picture GSA Global found when we analysed other recent FOIA data from police forces about the types of crimes committed in hotels.
Public consultations on the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill took place in 2021 and 2024, and the Home Affairs Select Committee scrutinised the Bill in 2023. As a result, the Labour-led Government has proposed a number of changes to the original draft of the Bill.