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Yesterday, after a rather cold day on a surveillance tasking and then attending the SCI tenants Christmas drinks we went for a ‘bevvy’ in the

Regularly on my commute to the office, I notice poorly secured laptop bags, rucksacks over shoulders and open, and people busy on their devices giving

We conducted a physical penetration test (PPT) last month. The client gave us a 2-week window to collect intel and execute the PPT. During the

After every TSCM inspection, as you would expect we produce a detailed report for the client describing what we have done, findings and recommendations etc.

When I was a young policeman walking the streets of Notting Hill & Kilburn, I had occasion to knock on doors and speak to the

As we mentioned in yesterday’s post the VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED team have been kept busy over the last couple of weeks on a variety of taskings. With

The VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED Cyber-TSCM team were busy last week conducting several taskings. There have been some interesting findings throughout the week which we will post about

Whilst on a break from a sweep tasking over the weekend the team were discussing privacy and stalking. Simon Lincoln mentioned that during his police

It has been widely reported in the last few days that WhatsApp data containing approx. 500 million WhatsApp records has been leaked and is up

Over recent weeks we’ve had clients enquire about the rules, policies and practices involved with ‘screenshotting’ on social media (SM)/messaging platforms. Screenshots let you capture

Last year Nov 16th, I hadn’t long joined Valkyrie and one of my early tasking was to accompany a client to a restaurant in Knightsbridge

After a night-time sweep, Gurpreet Thathy was in the office yesterday. While we were waiting for a client to arrive we continued our previous discussion

Another busy few days for Valkyrie. We travelled to Paris at the end of last week and returned over the weekend. We then had a

One of our core services is investigations which often involves looking at people’s social media feeds. On occasion, we are tasked to review an individual’s

As I investigated our Friday ‘London executions’ post I came across several articles/sites providing details of ‘causes of death’ in the 17th and 18th century

Last week we had a surveillance tasking in Islington. I was running the desk for the task and one of the team called to inform

Yesterday Simon Lincoln popped along to the Business Show UK 2022 being held at the London ExCel (16th/17th Nov) to support our sister company, Volopa Financial services – the

Valkyrie are pleased to contribute to an article by Annabelle Spranklen released yesterday (15th Nov) in TATLER   The title of the article is –

Over the weekend, Gurpreet Singh Thathy visited his parents. Whilst there, his father passed over several tablets/mobile phones to him, all old and no longer

Recently, I was with a client in central London and whilst parking his car, I noticed a QR Code sticker at the parking meter.  This

On this day and every day, we will remember them.

Recently, VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED had a client who was going through a complex divorce from her husband. She had reason to believe that her husband had put

Final update on the ‘iPhone-in-a-fish-tank’ investigation. In phase-1 (20th Oct post) we assessed the phone and were able to identify the issues and procure the

I was sitting in the office this morning catching up with Gurpreet Singh Thathy, along with the usual topics (weather, football etc.) and we started

Back in June we posted about an incident that resulted in a head injury, the post included the immediate action that should be taken after

Yesterday, I was on a surveillance task, which took me through several London boroughs and as it’s Friday, I thought I’d continue my passion for

We posted previously (20th Oct) about an iPhone that had apparently fell – ‘by accident’ – into a fish tank. Following on from that post,

We were recently tasked to investigate an individual suspected of harassment within the workplace. As part of the process, our team preserved the individual’s mailbox

Recent events reported in the media show that device compromise is still a common occurrence. Here at Valkyrie, we have seen more and more of

Just as we thought it was going to be a quiet weekend, we received a late Friday request for a ‘fast ball’ tasking from one

Happy birthday to the Royal Marines, 358 today! Formed in the reign of King Charles II on October 28, 1664 as the Duke of York

Whilst in a coffee shop in London last week, we were approached by someone asking for money. She had an A4 sign written in broken English.

On a recent Technical-Surveillance-Counter-Measures (TSCM) inspection the client had a keen interest in knowing what we doing during the sweep and how we went about

We had a busy end to last week with a client tasking in Westminster. We visited several locations, and had time to take photos of

As you are aware from our previous post on the 13th October, today is Diwali. The festival of light is celebrated by millions of Hindu

Here at VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED, we regularly use the London Underground network for surveillance taskings and training. We also often post about safety and security on the

The VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED forensic team are busy this week with collections, investigations and litigation support work. Standard work for our team but an interesting investigation also

As we mentioned in our post on the 14th September VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED committed to providing a work experience package for a couple of ‘keen individuals’ with

We have posted previously on various surveillance related subjects. Physical surveillance is the ‘direct observation of people, vehicles, or activity taking place at some given

Most cybersecurity news articles are about large data breaches and hackers. To most of us it can feel overwhelming and like we’re powerless to stop

If you follow our posts you will be aware that Simon Lincoln has a keen interest in the history of London. His recent ‘Friday’ posts have included

For many Indians across the world both Sikhs and Hindus, they will be celebrating the festival of light called Diwali. This day falls on Monday

If you follow our posts you will be aware that here at Valkyrie, we offer several services and have a team experienced in a wide

After a successful task in Germany, the same client requested an additional TSCM-inspection in another office. For various reasons, the sweep needed to be conducted

During my police career, writing reports was one of the most important aspects of an investigation; the wrong word or phrase could quite easily throw

Here at Valkyrie, we, like many others, are celebrating Black History Month.  Whenever I think about this month, an old friend of mine pops into

The legitimate use of vehicle trackers in the security world is nothing new. However, tracking technology is increasingly being utilised by criminals to track potential

In the recent case we were involved in, the company very quickly set about investigating and rectifying the breach but hadn’t fully considered the potential

We have recently been working for individuals and their families of a company in the UK who suffered a major security breach resulting in personal

The final member of our team, Gurpreet Thathy headed back from Germany on Saturday after completing the forensic capture of multiple devices. In two recent posts (8th