The Hidden Threats Facing Family Offices
Family Offices, the constantly high-revving engine room of the UHNW community, are subject to strain from a number of threats in its midst’s.
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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.
Family Offices, the constantly high-revving engine room of the UHNW community, are subject to strain from a number of threats in its midst’s.
Whistleblowing is driven by a reasonable belief that serious issue such as a crime or a cover-up of malpractice is happening or likely to happen, and that exposing it serves the public interest.
The number of migrants crossing the English Channel has reached record levels, now surpassing 20,000 for the year and could reach 70,000 by the end of 2025.
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.