Updates

30 November 2022

Our newsletter for November 2022 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

28 November 2022

Our Field Guides have been updated and re-released

We've updated our four Field Guides - Deployment Planning, Personal Security, Accommodation Security and Transport Security.

Minor changes to design, content and layout. Three new chapters added to the Field Guide to Deployment Planning.

If you've already purchased these books, you'll be notified and will be able to download the free updates.

We've also added a free sample for each of these books.

31 October 2022

Our newsletter for October 2022 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

30 September 2022

Our newsletter for September 2022 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

31 August 2022

Our newsletter for August 2022 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

31 July 2022

Our newsletter for July 2022 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

30 June 2022

Our newsletter for June 2022 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

28 June 2022

The Street_Satchel Mk I is now available

Available in DCF and Ultra fabrics, the Street_Satchel is a high dialled-in bag that's perfect for travel or your daily carry.

31 May 2022

Our newsletter for May 2022 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

30 May 2022

Book updates

We've updated The Security Evacuation Handbook, fixing typos and adding relevant details from evacuations from Afghanistan in 2021.

Volume I (v4) has been significantly updated. For Volume II (v2), the updates are minor.

If you've already purchased these books, you'll be notified and will be able to download the free updates.

We've also added a free sample for these two books.

30 April 2022

Our newsletter for April 2022 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

8 April 2022

Book updates

We've updated The Guide to Travelling in Higher-Risk Environments (v4), Under the Radar (v4) and The Crisis Response Handbook (v2).

If you've already purchased these books, you'll be notified and will be able to download the free updates.

We've also added a free sample for these three books.

31 March 2022

Our newsletter for March 2022 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

28 February 2022

Our newsletter for February 2022 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

31 January 2022

Our newsletter for January 2022 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

26 January 2022

Read our new article: Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Exploiting Poor Security Design

How to exploit poor security design during the conduct of physical intrusion tests.

25 January 2022

Read our new article: Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Distraction and Diversion

How to incorporate distractions and diversions into physical intrusion tests so you can access the facility and achieve your objectives.

10 January 2022

New weekly crisis management newsletter - 51CM

In 2022, we’ll be writing 51 short articles on crisis management. The purpose of these articles is to share the knowledge and experience we’ve gained working in this specialised field for the last 20 years and more. We hope you’ll find the articles useful.

31 December 2021

Our newsletter for December 2021 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

27 December 2021

Read our new article: Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Safety

Managing safety during the planning and conduct of a physical intrusion test.

22 December 2021

Read our new article: Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Using Overwatch

Integrating overwatch into physical intrusion tests.

30 November 2021

Our newsletter for November 2021 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

28 November 2021

Read our new article: Embracing Ambiguity

How to embrace ambiguity when operating in higher-risk environments. If you travel to higher-risk environments, you’ll find #4 useful.

31 October 2021

Our newsletter for October 2021 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

26 October 2021

Read our new article: Alone, but not lonely

How to operate safely and successfully as an individual in higher-risk environments.

30 September 2021

Our newsletter for September 2021 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

30 September 2021

Read our new article: Building a Local Support Network

How to build and secure trusted local support networks in higher-risk environments.

19 September 2021

Read our new article: Evacuations from Afghanistan

Lessons learned and applied from evacuations from Afghanistan post August 2021.

31 August 2021

Resilience Study

We've commenced our study into the resilience of people operating in higher-risk environments.

If you travel to higher-risk environments for personal travel or work, we'd greatly appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey. Please feel free to share the survey with others who travel to higher-risk environments.

31 August 2021

Our newsletter for August 2021 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

29 August 2021

Evacuations from Afghanistan

We're assisting clients with their decision-making and planning relating to evacuations from Afghanistan. If you have people in Afghanistan that are at risk and need support, reach out and we'll do what we can to support you.

6 Aug 2021

Read our new articles on physical penetration testing

Lessons learned from physical penetration testing, including modelling the threat, testing layers of security, and conducting surveillance and reconnaissance.

2 August 2021

Our newsletter for July 2021 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

30 June 2021

Our newsletter for June 2021 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

31 May 2021

Our newsletter for May 2021 is out now

Updates on training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

20 May 2021

We've launched our Personal Advisory Service

Planning travel to a location that's a little outside your comfort zone? Get in touch and we'll talk you through what you'll need to know to stay safe.

30 April 2021

Our newsletter for April 2021 is out now

New training and product initiatives, and interesting articles.

14 April 2021

We've launched a jobs page!

Times are tough for some folks right now. To help people more readily identify good career opppounities, we'll be maintaining a carefully curated list of senior security and crisis management roles in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions.

31 March 2021

The Security Evacuation Handbook Volume II: Decision-Making & Execution is out now

The second volume of a two-volume series focused on the planning and execution of security evacuations.

Now available as part of a bundle.

31 March 2021

Our newsletter for March 2021 is out now

New book releases, useful pieces of kit, and interesting articles.

12 Mar 2021

Read our new article: Evacuations from Non-Permissive Environments

What to focus on when planning and executing evacuations from non-permissive environments.

28 February 2021

The Crisis Response Handbook is out now

The Crisis Response Handbook explains how to prepare for, and respond to, crisis events.

Now available as part of a bundle.

28 February 2021

Our newsletter for February 2021 is out now

New book releases, useful pieces of kit, and interesting articles.

11 Feb 2021

Read our new article: Getting Out

How to get yourself out of a country when things go south.

31 January 2021

The Crisis Simulation Handbook is out now

This handbook is a technical reference that explains how to plan, design and deliver world-class crisis simulation exercises.

Now available as part of a bundle.

30 December 2020

The Security Evacuation Handbook Volume I: Fundamentals & Planning is out now

The first volume of a two-volume series focused on the planning and execution of security evacuations.

27 November 2020

Under the Radar is out now

This book is a modern and international guide to getting yourself out of trouble, escaping from captivity and surviving while on the run.

30 October 2020

The Field Guide to Transport Security is out now

The fourth and final volume in our Field Guide series, The Field Guide to Transport Security is focused on keeping you and your team safe while you're on the road in complex and higher-risk environments..

All field guides are now available in a bundle of four.

10 October 2020

GREY CATALYST has launched

GREY CATALYST is a new initiative, providing a dedicated platform for building the competencies and attitudes necessary to operate successfully in higher-risk environments.

26 September 2020

The Field Guide to Accommodation Security is out now

The third volume in our Field Guide series, The Field Guide to Accommodation Security is designed to guide you in the selection of secure accommodation during engagements in complex and higher-risk environments.

All field guides are now available in a bundle of four.

28 August 2020

The Field Guide to Personal Security is out now

The second volume in our Field Guide series, The Field Guide to Personal Security is focused on ensuring that you can stay safe while operating on the ground in complex and higher-risk environments.

All field guides are now available in a bundle of four.

17 July 2020

The Guide to Travelling in Higher-Risk Environments is out now

If you frequently travel to higher-risk locations for work or personal travel, this guide is an ideal reference for you.

4 July 2020

The Field Guide to Deployment Planning is out now

The first volume in our Field Guide series, The Field Guide to Deployment Planning takes you through the process of planning and preparing for travel to higher-risk locations.

All field guides are now available in a bundle of four.

18 June 2020

Read our new article: How to disappear

How you can better blend in to your environment to reduce the risk that you may be targeted by criminals, kidnappers or terrorists.

17 June 2020

Read our new article: Reading the street

How to read the street to recognise indicators of potential danger while travelling in higher-risk areas.

2 June 2020

The Pandemic Playbook has launched

The Pandemic Playbook is a focused capability designed to support organisations manage risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of this initiative we are able to advise on workplace mitigation planning and implementation, the management of suspected and confirmed cases, and how to communicate to employees and other stakeholders.

8 May 2020

Read our new article: Low profile evacuations

The key aspects of getting your team out of a higher-risk location quickly and quietly.

8 Apr 2020

Read our new article: Being situationally aware

How to better make sense of your immediate environment so that you can avoid threats to your safety and security while travelling.

7 Apr 2020

Read our new article: Building good judgement

How to develop good judgement so that you’re able to avoid precarious situations while travelling in higher-risk locations.

3 Apr 2020

Read our new article: Adapting to challenging environments

How to rapidly adapt to new and challenging environments so that you’re able to get up and running as quickly as possible

14 Mar 2020

The benefits of being boring

How to maintain a low profile while operating in complex and higher-risk environments.

7 February 2020

On the ground in Lebanon

We're back on the ground in Beirut, updating ourselves on the situation and confirming technical details for Project ARGONAUT.

Tripoli, Lebanon.

31 January 2020

Project SAVE HAVEN updates for Sri Lanka

Project SAVE HAVEN is a program that provides detailed security vulnerability assessments of hotels in higher-risk locations.

We've just completed a week on the ground in Colombo, giving us the opportunity to update our hotel security vulnerability assessments hotels for Colombo.

Project SAFE HAVEN now incorporates 33 hotels across 5 cities, including Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), and Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore (Pakistan).

If you have travellers in Sri Lanka and you would like access to these reports, please get in touch.

10 January 2020

Project ARGONAUT has launched

Project ARGONAUT is a new program designed to provide highly tailored, localised, and discreet evacuation plans covering specific higher-risk locations.

This project is a unique initiative that incorporates highly detailed planning arround ground and air transport, logistics and communications.

Our first plan in the series covers Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.

If you have people in these countries and you'd like to learn more, please get in touch.

10 October 2019

Project SAVE HAVEN updates for Pakistan

Project SAVE HAVEN is a program that provides detailed security vulnerability assessments of hotels in higher-risk locations.

We've assessed a total of 11 hotels in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore.

If you have travellers in Pakistan and you would like access to these reports, please get in touch.

21 June 2019

Project SAVE HAVEN updates for Bangladesh

Project SAVE HAVEN is a program that provides detailed security vulnerability assessments of hotels in higher-risk locations.

We've assessed a total of 11 hotels in Dhaka, including city hotels, airport hotels and boutique hotels.

If you have travellers in Bangladesh and you would like access to these reports, please get in touch.

9 December 2019

Project SAVE HAVEN updates for Sri Lanka

Project SAVE HAVEN is a program that provides detailed security vulnerability assessments of hotels in higher-risk locations.

We've just completed a week on the ground in Colombo, giving us the opportunity to update our hotel security vulnerability assessments hotels for Colombo.

If you have travellers in Sri Lanka and you would like access to these reports, please get in touch.

Hotel security measures in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

18 October 2019

On the ground in Lebanon

We're on the ground in Beirut and Tripoli, monitoring the security situation.

If you have travellers in Lebanon and require support, please get in touch.

Tripoli, Lebanon.

28 April 2019

On the ground in Sri Lanka

We're on the ground in Colombo, monitoring the security situation in the aftermath of the Easter Day terrorist attacks.

If you have travellers in Colombo and require support, please get in touch.