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Here at Valkyrie, we are extremely proud to work alongside Vantage Media, since 2019.  Vantage Media was invited to refresh the look and tone of Valkyrie’s branding – from marketing material and documentation to website – in order to reach a wider audience, reflecting our ethos of transparency and respect, while still being in keeping […]

By Gurpreet Thathy, Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Countermeasures, Valkyrie The NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) recently published its first ‘UK cyber survey’ alongside a global password risk list. The password information is enlightening and a good reminder that weak passwords leave us all vulnerable – a summary of the survey is below. A […]

By Gurpreet Thathy, Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Countermeasures, Valkyrie We have previously posted about TSCM equipment and how the technology has changed and advanced to combat the threat. Yesterday, the VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED team were going through various pieces of equipment while conducting some internal training and we found several bugs used over the years. […]

As per several of our recent posts, the Valkyrie cyber and TSCM team have been busy conducting multiple inspections at a variety of offices, residential locations and corporate aircraft. This weekend the team were busy again conducting a residence security review/inspection which was a follow on tasking from an office sweep the previous weekend. In […]

All forms of communications are an essential part of everyday life, be it verbal, written or non-verbal. Reliable and robust communications is a vital ingredient in the security industry especially when conducting taskings such as Surveillance and protection taskings – whether it’s a surveillance handover or a Client pick-up we rely on good communications to […]

A former colleague and good friend Jerry Whitmarsh reached out to Gurpreet Thathy about this fantastic cause and asked if VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED could promote it on our LinkedIn page. Fancy a day out at Edgbaston with a friend watching the ‘new improved England Test cricket team’- AND- do a lot of good for seriously ill and life limited children Cricket […]

By Gurpreet Thathy, Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Countermeasures, Valkyrie Yesterday (28th June) marked National Insurance Awareness Day. Insurance policies and companies play a big part in our lives, from personal insurance, which covers residential, life insurance, and cars, to corporate insurance which covers indemnity and death in service etc. One type of insurance […]

Last week, I was at a dinner with a client.  During the meal, I noticed someone on another table having a seizure. Suddenly, he shot back in his chair and smacked his head on the floor, which caused a lot of blood.  Having extensive first aid training, I immediately went to his aid whilst other […]

Laptop and device security when out and about Most of us when moving to and from our office or going to meetings carry our laptop with us. After work it’s common practice for work colleagues to go for drinks before heading home taking their computers and leaving them next to the bar or under a table […]

Although your house may be secure, your rubbish and recycling bins are always exposed and within the public domain, usually left out on the street for everyone to access. During my police career, I remember investigating a case where someone had a substantial amount of money stolen from her bank accounts.  During the investigation, some […]

We have several clients who regularly use our core services such as surveillance/investigations, TSCMi (bug sweeping) and Cyber Security. When our trusted clients have issues which are not part of our core services, we are always happy to assist to leverage our trusted partner network. Clients would like to have one point of contact and […]

You’ve invested a lot of time, energy and money in setting up shop. Unfortunately, shops attract shoplifters. During my police career, we were called to a shoplifting incident at least 10 times a day in my local area. So whether you’re a shop owner or a floor manager in a department store, here at Valkyrie, […]

By Gurpreet Thathy, Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Countermeasures, Valkyrie Another busy week here at VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED – Several tasking completed including a London based TSCM/bug sweep for a client – the house had recently been renovated with the family planning to move in shortly. They tasked us with a full security audit […]

The weather is glorious at the moment with the MET office predicting it to continue into the weekend. Yesterday Simon Lincoln and I were visiting a VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED client and during our conversation he mentioned the weather and the fact that during his police career every year there was a noticeable rise in burglaries […]

ARMED FORCES DAY – Here at Valkyrie we are proud of our past and present connections to the Armed forces. This week, 20th–25th June 2022 is Armed Forces Week, culminating in ARMED FORCES DAY on Saturday 25th. The week is a chance to celebrate all our Armed Forces, and the role they play protecting the […]