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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 several of London’s iconic buildings and structures. It was early in Westminster, and the weather was sunny and cool with an amazing sky. Although quiet, it still wasn’t possible to […]

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 and Sikhs around the world and here at Valkyrie, we want to wish all our followers a very Happy Diwali. Tonight, the skies of the UK will be lit up […]

By Gurpreet Thathy, Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Countermeasures, Valkyrie 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 network. This week I was out conducting a client tasking around the Aldwych area, and it triggered me to […]

By Gurpreet Thathy, Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Countermeasures, Valkyrie 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 came through this week which we thought you might like to hear about. Our client had a bad leaver. […]

By Matthew Newton, Director of Investigations and Crisis Response, Valkyrie 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 the aim being to provide them with an understanding of the various skills and services we provide. Well this week […]

By Matthew Newton, Director of Investigations and Crisis Response, Valkyrie 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 location for the purpose of obtaining information’. When surveillance operators conduct tasks an import basic skill is to be able […]

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 the hackers. In the US, October is ‘Cyber-Security-Awareness-Month’, and this year’s theme is focusing on the ‘people’ part of cybersecurity, encouraging all of us to spread awareness and do the […]

By David Webb, Managing Director, Valkyrie 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 short information articles on Hyde park, London street names, the underground, Belgrave square pubs and Thomas Cubitt. Simon is on a task today so […]

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 24th October this year and celebrates the victory of good over evil. For the Sikhs, Diwali is a story of the struggle for freedom. It celebrates the victory of the […]

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 range of skills. One of the services we offer and have posted previously about is physical penetration testing (PPT), this is where – at the request of the client – […]

By Gurpreet Thathy, Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Countermeasures, Valkyrie 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 at short notice. So we deployed the day after the request, conducted the sweep that night and returned first […]

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 a case out of court.  Be it a shoplifter one has arrested to a complex high-profile case – the investigation must be documented correctly and thoroughly, otherwise you run the […]

By David Webb, Managing Director, Valkyrie 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 my head – a chap named Norwell Roberts. Norwell was the first post war black officer to join the Metropolitan Police.  He joined in […]

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 target vehicles. They usually combine the use of trackers with surveillance to pinpoint target’s homes and identify patterns of movements. Clearly by monitoring the target’s vehicle the aim is to […]

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 2nd order effects of personal data being accessed, where it might end up and what it ‘might’ be used for. When discussing this with the client, there’s a need to […]