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ATM Skimming

  • A transnational criminal organization targeted a financial institution by placing deep insert skimmers and concealed cameras in faux overlays stealing confidential client information and conducting cash out transactions at partner banks using cloned ATM cards.

  • The organization used hit and run tactics, leaving the skimmers onsite for less than 24-hours.

    • Provided security awareness training to staff.

    • Conducted a comprehensive investigation and collected physical and digital evidence.

    • Partnered with U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

    • Provided key testimony in federal court.

    • Enhanced physical and logical security.

    • Successful prosecution of the offenders.

    • Recovered nearly all monies stolen from client accounts.

    • Reduced reputational risk.

ATM Forcible Entry

  • Individuals attempted to physically breach a bank ATM safe using ramming techniques.

    • A crime in progress requiring immediate law enforcement response.

    • Video evidence was a key factor.

    • The police posted the incident on social media.

    • Preemptively implemented a strong alert to event escalation model for security operations.

    • Managed internal communications to staff, marketing, and leadership.

    • Provided testimony at trial.

    • Validated controls, tuned, and tested security alerts.

    • Successful prosecution of the offenders.

    • Reduced reputational risk.

Workplace Violence - No Relationship

  • An unrelated person of interest was threatening several prominent business leaders.

    • The law enforcement agency investigating the matter did not have adequate resources to conduct a behavioral threat assessment.

    • Provided investigative support to law enforcement.

    • Applied forensic linguistics to analyze all written correspondence.

    • Validated findings through licensed clinicians and behavioral threat analysts.

    • Mitigated risk to key business leaders.

    • Provided key findings where resources were not available.

Workplace Violence - Worker on Worker

  • A former employee engaged in a campaign of threatening and harassing phone calls to several company leaders and a client.

    • The former employee was suffering from mental health issues, and their support system was ineffective.

    • The former employee was targeting associates across the country using voice over internet protocols and pseudo identities.

    • The former employee used swatting tactics to harass executive leadership.

    • Conducted a comprehensive investigation, including victim and witness interviews.

    • Used forensic linguistics to analyze voice recordings.

    • Deployed executive protection agents as necessary.

    • Mitigated risk to victim associates and reduced organizational impact.

Executive Security

  • A new CEO requested the implementation of an executive security strategy for both residential and commercial protection.

    • The company had no existing program or framework.

    • Current events at the time created a sense of urgency, further ignited by the Board of Directors.

    • The company had limited resources available.

    • Provided a custom solution that included strategy, policy, procedures, and framework.

    • Developed regulatory compliance around the executive security program.

    • Developed a partnership alliance with key stakeholders.

    • Implemented a pragmatic approach based on actionable intelligence.

    • Delivered a strong program validated by peer industry experts

    • Delivered a repeatable and sustainable process with lean internal resources

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