"Terrorists will always take the path of least resistance and stopping someone willing to die is very difficult."
In USA Today, Global Guardian President and CEO Dale Buckner provided his perspective on the shocking New Year's Day attack that took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, noting that, unfortunately, anything can happen at any time.
“Security is not just the agents or police officers walking up and down the street—that's just part of it. There will be online threat management, there will be cameras with AI that are looking for threats that are out there. You will see all sorts of different intelligence and communications going on, so there will be robust security—layered security—protecting these events.”
On CNN, Global Guardian VP of Client Risk Management Seth Krummrich provided insight into the tragic attack in New Orleans early on New Year's Day and discussed how the incident will influence security measures at other large-scale events, such as the Super Bowl.
“Brazil is a great example, where you have a majority of the country living in poverty, and then you have the extreme wealth. If the middle of this country continues to get eroded, there’s no question that it creates a very different threat environment.”
In a Bloomberg article, Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner highlighted the political and societal changes that have heightened concerns among high-profile family clients, identifying the growing wealth disparity as a key factor influencing threat levels in various countries.
“Our No. 1 concern right now are people with grievances who become negatively energized on social media and will seek to carry out copycat threats."
In an article in the Society for Human Resource Management, Global Guardian VP of Client Risk Management Seth Krummrich weighed in on how the shooting of UHC CEO Brian Thompson is changing how organizations address their security, and how duty of care providers can help.
“I think Mexico might start planning for a worst-case scenario and you will probably see a bit of a crackdown along the border […] But I don’t know if they will be able to hold migration and certainly not be able to stop drug trafficking.”
In an article for Border Report, Global Guardian's Director of Intelligence, Michael Ballard, discussed the tense relations between the United States and Mexico as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office in January. He provided insight into how these tensions could unfold during negotiations and their potential impact at the border.
“We need to look at their digital footprint…And then we need to be able to put in place informed digital online threat management and have the entire suite of services ready to support them.”
On CNN, Global Guardian's VP of Client Risk Management, Seth Krummrich, discussed the significant shift in corporate security before and after the death of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO and highlighted how Global Guardian is partnering with clients worldwide to reevaluate their security strategies for protecting both executives and employees.
“You can ride the risk and hope nothing happens. But if it does, you have a much bigger problem emotionally, financially and optics-wise for the brand than if you invest in security up front.”
In a new article on CNN regarding how corporate executives and their organizations are reacting to the shooting of CEO Brian Thompson, Global Guardian's Seth Krummrich described how requests for security have skyrocketed and what his concerns are going forward.
“How does a company strike the right approach in preventing the low likelihood, but very high consequence of an attack on a CEO?”
Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner and COO Mark Post contributed insights to a new Harvard Business Review article that examines a critical framework for assessing and mitigating risks faced by corporate leadership—an issue brought into sharp focus following last week’s tragic killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO.
Featuring practical questions to assess threats, vulnerabilities, and potential consequences, this article is a must-read for business leaders and boards seeking to strengthen the security of their organizations.
"If you have a global workforce in Eastern Europe right now, you need to be thinking about evacuation. If you have employees that live in California or the West or Arizona, where wildfires are getting bigger and bigger, you better have an answer for how you're going to evacuate your employees if those fires get out of control. If you live in Florida, Taiwan or Japan, or you have employees there, you better have a tsunami and or hurricane plan to get your people out of that if they get stuck."
Global Guardian CEO and President Dale Buckner sat down with Lee Hafner of Employee Benefit News to discuss the roles that both employers and employees have to play in terms of preparing for inevitable crisis and disaster in the months and years to come.
"You may think it's overkill, but as a leader, every decision you make can affect someone negatively, and that can create an enemy. In today's connected world, no one is truly immune from being targeted."
In an age where personal information is increasingly accessible, prioritizing security has become an essential part of protecting high-profile individuals and executives. CEO Dale Buckner sat down with WUSA-TV’s Katie Lusso at Global Guardian headquarters to discuss the trends our Operations Team has observed following the tragic killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
