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By Gurpreet Thathy, Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Countermeasures, Valkyrie Yesterday was a typically busy day, here at VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED. In the morning, Gurpreet Thathy, Mike Moran M Syl and I had a Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM), ‘bug sweeping’ operation in south London. Gurpreet and I then went to an office in Mayfair to assess their building for […]

By Matthew Newton, Director of Investigations and Crisis Response, Valkyrie Earlier this week, I was on a task for a client in the Mayfair area. After the task, I walked around the local area and stumbled across Grosvenor Chapel in South Audley Street, close to our old office at 22 South Audley Street. The chapel was built […]

Here at VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED, one of the services we provide are background checks on individuals. This became a valuable resource during my police career, especially during the onset of online dating. Many single people, looking for a relationship, would arrange a date with someone they had only been chatting with for a couple of days. As a detective, […]

This week, I am training a client in the art of counter surveillance (CS). A skill I was taught by the Security Services and the Police. During the training the client and I have been travelling around London by foot, vehicle and on public transport. The techniques I teach are how to spot people following you and […]

Today is the 96th birthday of Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth. On behalf of everyone here at VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED, we would like to wish Her Majesty The Queen a very happy birthday. This year is especially significant, as it marks Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. We borrowed the picture from the reception of the Society of Chemical […]

Tomorrow is St. George’s Day and here at VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED, we like to celebrate our patron saint. St. George’s Day used to be a national holiday in England. It is now an observance that is celebrated with parades, dancing and other activities. Flags with the image of St. George’s cross are flown on many buildings, and […]

Last week our director of cyber security and countermeasures, Gurpreet Thathy was on an overseas task for a client. The job went well and the client was happy with the findings recommendations made during the security audit. The client put the team up at their own hotel and whilst it was a lovely hotel, Gurpreet noticed that […]

Yesterday, I had a meeting with Simon P. Wagstaff BEM who is the CEO of the ASA Group. The ASA Group provide similar services to VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED, but concentrate in Asia. It’s great to meet new people, network and chat about potential linked operations. Simon, great to meet you and I hope your flight home today is easy […]

This week has and remains busy with a variety of tasks being conducted by the team. Although Client taskings will always take priority, here at VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED we are keen advocates of ensuring we stay on top of our skills and have a robust training regime in place which allows our team to brush up on […]

n a recent Quantum Group social event Gurpreet Thathy represented VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED and joined the rest of the group in a spot of bowling at the All Star Lanes, Westfield White City. Whilst it was a relaxed and fun evening, as soon as our Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Counter Measures threw the first bowl, his competitive edge came […]

By Matthew Newton, Director of Investigations and Crisis Response, Valkyrie On April 30th (Wednesday) 1980 (42 years ago tomorrow), a group of 6 armed terrorists took over the Iranian Embassy in London (16 Princes Gate, just across from Hyde Park) and took the diplomatic staff and several bystanders hostage including a police office, PC Trevor […]

By Gurpreet Thathy, Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Countermeasures, Valkyrie Short Message Service (SMS) was not designed as a method for transmitting secure/sensitive messages. Sending digital messages will always open you to a certain amount of risk, but that doesn’t mean you should throw caution to the wind or reject technology altogether. Know your […]

By Gurpreet Thathy, Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Countermeasures, Valkyrie Now that we are coming back to some sort of normality, the VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED teams have been busy with various client engagements. We have seen an increase in work whether it is an investigation, TSCMi or Cyber security consultancy. We believe having all these services […]

By David Webb, Managing Director, Valkyrie In my opinion, London in the sunshine can’t be beaten! This morning, here at VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED, our surveillance team are on an operation in this glorious city. One of the team took some delightful photographs early morning. Not only do we have an excellent surveillance team, we also provide services in […]

By David Webb, Managing Director, Valkyrie We previously posted in January about general travel security. With the UK no longer being part of the EU and travel restrictions easing globally, it seems like a good time for a reminder about preparing to travel overseas, and what to do if you are ill or injured abroad. […]