In 2022 BGS provided an overarching security programme for one of the wealthiest and most high-profile families in the Middle East.
Knowing your people is fundamental to security. This paper explores how vetting, due diligence and insider risk awareness help organisations reduce exposure and make better decisions.
The new guidance highlights insider risk as an increasing organisational challenge and emphasises the importance of strong leadership oversight, collaboration across departments, and a deeper understanding of people, behaviour, and access to sensitive information to strengthen overall security resilience.
For UHNW individuals, trusted staff and thorough security vetting are essential to protect privacy and sensitive aspects of daily life.
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.
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.’’
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…’
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.
Understanding your organisation’s security and risk management capabilities is an important step towards strengthening resilience. GSA Global’s free online self-assessments help organisations review their approach to insider risk, travel risk management and youth travel safety, identifying potential vulnerabilities and opportunities for improvement. Each assessment takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. What Happens After Your Assessment? … Security and Risk Self Assessments
Explore how open-source intelligence (OSINT) and cyber security research complement each other to identify emerging threats, uncover vulnerabilities and support insider risk investigations.
Explore how open-source research can identify phishing campaigns, suspicious domains and publicly exposed vulnerabilities, helping organisations strengthen cyber security and insider risk management.
Explore how open-source intelligence (OSINT) helps organisations monitor cyber threat actors, understand their tactics and identify emerging security risks.
Explore how open-source research helps organisations identify software vulnerabilities, monitor security advisories and uncover publicly exposed information that could create cyber security risks.