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Rememberance Day

There are numerous symbols, emblems, logos and badges that are associated to a variety of causes, institutions and organisations. However, there are very few that

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Crisis Response Article

To coincide with Matthew Newton joining Valkyrie and taking up responsibility for Crisis Response, Matthew and the Valkyrie team produced a short article on the subject for the TATLER advisory/address book. The article provides an overview of the main considerations when it

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New Joiner – Matthew Newton

Introducing and welcoming our newest recruit to the VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED team, Mathew Newton. Matt will take up the position of Director of Crisis Response, based at

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Hotel Assessment

Clients and partners routinely ask @valkyrie to ‘recommend hotels,’ especially in central London. We are also regularly contacted by hotels who want us to endorse

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Addicted to Tech

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, Smart Homes have become an integral part of our lives. They offer convenience, energy efficiency and improved quality of

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Burner Phones

What is a burner phone? We often hear the term in our line of work. A burner is a single-use phone, unattached to your identity,

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#Last Minute Taskings

It was an interesting week facilitating various activities for a client who was closing a significant property deal which involved multiple properties before 1530 of

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Trackers

In two recent posts we highlighted the rise in ‘tech abuse’ and how technology was being used to control and coerce people. In another post

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Off Boarding Procedure

Employee offboarding can be mundane, yet it is critical to businesses and the IT team. Handling a disgruntled employee leaving a company requires additional care

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Lights, Camera, Action!

Last Thursday VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED stepped away from our usual behind-the-scenes tasks to step in front of the camera and share some of what we

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Surveillance Tasking

We’ve recently concluded an interesting investigation that has been ongoing for several weeks. It involved an individual who was believed to be passing on sensitive

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TSCM Travel Kits

Valkyrie has been supplying clients with TSCM travel kits for some time now, and they have proved to be popular. A longstanding client who travels

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Jastar Cricket Game

This week, Wednesday 23rd Valkyrie were invited to participate in the annual Elvetham Cup cricket game hosted by Jastar Capital at Hartley Witney Cricket Club

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Building Cyber Skills

The UK’s cyber industry is growing rapidly, with the cyber sector estimated to be worth £10.5 billion. However, it’s facing a skills shortage as a

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Automatically Deleting Passcodes

Technology allows people to have multiple online accounts, including email, social media, online cloud storage, and corporate accounts for work/professional services. Remembering all the associated

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What To Look Out For

Over the weekend, we had a short-notice task where the client purchased a property in central London. Our client, who did some due diligence on

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Multiple Ongoing Tasks

A busy few days with some diverse taskings at Valkyrie this week. The week commenced with a short-notice TSCM inspection/security review in Canary Wharf. On

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Misuse of Digital Devices

Valkyrie is passionate about assisting clients with their security needs and noticed something we try to combat against is on the rise – ‘tech abuse.’

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We Are Hiring

We are hiring! Are you an experienced Operations Support Executive with a passion for private security, investigation and surveillance? Then keep reading… We mentioned in

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Multi Task Matter

Over the last couple of weeks, we have been working on a case where a law firm, our client, needed security implemented for one of

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Emojis

We had an interesting conversation with a client last week concerned he may have a potential problem related to texts and ‘emojis’ he sent regarding

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Burglary

Over 1 in 10 households have been the victims of a burglary in the past 5 years. Residential burglary is a particularly invasive and traumatic

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BMG Economic Forum

The 16th annual BMG Economic Forum took place on Wednesday 05th June at the London Stock Exchange with the main focus on Riyadh, ‘the city

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Let Me Spy Hacked

On 21 June 2023, a well-known monitoring app used on the Android platform called ‘LetMeSpy’, which is used to monitor thousands of Android phones globally,

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Office meeting with CEO

Another busy week for VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED, and as we approach the end of June Gurpreet Thathy and I managed to catch up with our CEO, Floyd Woodrow and Founder, Peter

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Mystic Stealer Malware

During an investigation last week one of our analysts came across a forum on the dark web which was claiming to sell malware. We have

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Pharma Client

Recently we were tasked with an investigation for a Pharma client. The client was concerned that a former employee may have stolen and taken data

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Hotel Fraud

We were tasked recently to investigate a suspicion of fraudulent activity carried out by employees at a hotel. The client has several businesses and relies

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Leadvent Conference

Following on from our previous post, Gurpreet Thathy delivered his talk on the ‘cyber threats facing the renewable energy sector’ at the Leadvent Group Renewable Energy cyber security forum,

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The Chelsea Flower Show

Early evening yesterday we accompanied a client to the annual Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea flower show (CFS) at the Royal Hospital (RH) Chelsea. This

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Cable Security

With technology advancing at an exponential rate, unfortunately, so does the threat landscape. When VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED conduct TSCM inspections, one of the routine checks we carry

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Overseas operations

Here at VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED, we are fortunate to have a multi-disciplinary team which allows us to provide an array of complementing services. Last week the

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Aircraft

The Valkyrie team were busy over the weekend conducting a task at Farnborough Airport, unfortunately we missed the coronation. We had to complete several tasks

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Family Offices

Last week we met with a client to discuss security when setting up and running a family office (FO). A FO is a dedicated solution

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Electric Hire Bikes

We have an office in central London and operate frequently in/around the city.  Our teams often comment about electric-hire-bikes (EHB) causing obstructions on pavements/roads. When

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Penetration Testing

Last month, a client asked us to conduct a physical penetration test (PPT) at their semi-rural work site. The client had recently taken over the

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The Construction Industry

At VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED, we are fortunate to work with a diverse client base, including individuals, law firms, companies (large/small) and family offices. A diverse client

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Meeting with Neal Gozzett

Yesterday, Gurpreet Thathy and David Webb headed to Arundel for a meeting with Neal Gozzett of Monan Gozzett LLP – Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Crime, Family & False Allegation Solicitors. We’ve previously posted

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Expert’s Corner

A VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED article written for and published in the Tatler Address Book, ‘experts corner’ section titled ‘Blackmail and Extortion.’ It is a case study from

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A Very Happy Vaisakhi

VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED would like to wish all our Sikh friends, colleagues and the wider Sikh community a very happy Vaisakhi. Gurpreet Thathy explained to us all

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