Corporate Security

Cyber Series: The Cyber Threat – What Are the Experts Saying?

27 September in Business Continuity Planning, Corporate Security by admin

In our last Rampart Group communication, we began by advising our readers that we are launching a regular blog series to provide you critical cyber protection tips and information. Below is post #2. In this blog series, Rampart Group will continue to outline for you and your business the breadth and depth of cyber threats on a national and global scale. The Cyber Threat – What Are the Experts Saying? The cyber threat is growing and evolving. Cyber crimes cost approximately $400 billion per year worldwide,...

Cyber Series Launch: Protecting Your Vital Assets in a Cyber Threatened World

27 September in Corporate Security, Crisis Response by admin

Rampart Group is launching a regular blog series to provide you critical cyber protection tips and information. These tips will help you keep your information safe, ensure you are current on FBI recommended protocols for your organization’s information safety, and relay federal cyber legislative updates we think you’ll want to know about. Below is our first blog post in this series, outlining the breadth and depth of cyber threats on a global and local scale. Humans are the weak link in cyber security It is a fact that...

Improving Workplace Investigations

27 September in Corporate Security, Crisis Response, Investigations, Personal Safety by admin

Workplace investigations become a necessity at some point in time in every company. Whether you identify them as investigations or simply call them “just finding out what happened”, trusted employees who are not trained investigators likely are assigned the task. The result is often an incomplete understanding of the facts due to poorly conducted interviews, weak documentation of interviews, partial collection or improper handling of evidence, and poorly written reports. Following a few simple guidelines will dramatically improve your workplace investigations and potentially eliminate risk...

Five Key Components of an Effective Corporate Travel Security Program

27 September in Business Continuity Planning, Corporate Security, Crisis Response, Personal Safety, Travel Safety by admin

Policy: Effective travel program development begins with a well-written policy that clearly establishes how your employees travel on business. It should include what class of fares can be purchased and whether direct routing can be booked—in lieu of cheaper fares available with connecting flights. Your policy should address the needs of international travelers allowing for improved class on long flights over a clearly defined length. The class of hotels must be included, describing the level of service permitted that is booked on business travel. The...

Predicting Violence in Public Venues

27 September in Corporate Security, Crisis Response, Personal Safety, Travel Safety by admin

News reports in the aftermath of an incident involving extreme violence frequently quote victims and witnesses as saying things like “it came out of nowhere”, or “he just snapped”, or “he seemed like such a nice guy, I never would believe he could do it”. All are common quotes and all are likely incorrect. While specific incidents of violence can never be entirely predictable, the capacity for violence is often entirely predictable. When situations are predictable, they are preventable. In the recent tragic case of the...

The Vulnerability of Attack: Surveillance—the Common Denominator

27 September in Business Continuity Planning, Corporate Security, Personal Safety, Protective Services, Travel Safety by admin

Ever wonder why criminals are often so successful at their trade? There are a number of reasons, but one stands out above all others—they watch and plan their attack at your most vulnerable moment. They conduct surveillance on their targets. Here are a few things to consider to help you prevent a potential attack. Surveillance precedes attack. A kidnapper abducts a business traveler in a foreign country; an attacker sexually assaults a female runner on an isolated jogging trail, and a tractor-trailer load of electronics is...