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Jun 2, 2022

Leave No Trace (Higher-Risk Edition)

How you can manage your footprint when traversing higher-risk environments. If you spend time outdoors, you’ll be familiar with the seven leave no trace principles. These principles are designed to minimise our impact on the environment. They also help to avoid degrading the travel experience. The seven principles are: Plan…

Travel

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Leave No Trace (Higher-Risk Edition)
Leave No Trace (Higher-Risk Edition)
Travel

11 min read


Jan 26, 2022

Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Exploiting Poor Security Design

One of your first thoughts when planning a physical intrusion test will be “how can I defeat the security measures at this facility?” How do you bypass a door fitted with alarm sensors? How do you avoid detection by Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors? While interesting problems to solve, such an…

Security

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Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Exploiting Poor Security Design
Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Exploiting Poor Security Design
Security

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Jan 25, 2022

Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Distraction and Diversion

A good magic trick relies on diversion. The magician’s objective is to get you to focus on one thing, so you don’t notice something else. You can use the same technique during a physical intrusion test. This is the sixth in a series of articles where I’ll be sharing lessons…

Security

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Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Distraction and Diversion
Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Distraction and Diversion
Security

9 min read


Dec 27, 2021

Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Safety

This is the fifth article in a series of articles where I’ll be sharing lessons learned relating to physical intrusion testing. The first article highlighted the importance of modelling a specific threat for an intrusion test. The second article focused on the value of testing multiple layers of security during…

Security

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Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Safety
Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Safety
Security

17 min read


Dec 22, 2021

Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Using Overwatch

This is the fourth article in a series of articles where I’ll be sharing a few lessons learned relating to physical intrusion testing. In the first article, I provide some background and context, and discuss the importance of modelling a specific threat for an intrusion test. In the second article…

Security

10 min read

Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Using Overwatch
Lessons from Physical Intrusion Testing: Using Overwatch
Security

10 min read


Nov 27, 2021

Embracing Ambiguity

Ambiguity is something all of us have to deal with, to different degrees. We may find ourselves in ambiguous situations at work or in our personal lives. If we’re unlucky, both. Ambiguity has the potential to impact our lives in a negative way, making us anxious and contributing to stress. …

Travel

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Embracing Ambiguity
Embracing Ambiguity
Travel

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Oct 26, 2021

Alone, but not lonely

Operating safely and successfully as an individual in higher-risk environments. Operating as an individual in higher-risk locations is not most people’s preference or choice. Rather, it’s the reality for many assignments. Project decisions are often cost driven, and adding a second person will double the cost of the assignment in…

Travel

11 min read

Alone, but not lonely
Alone, but not lonely
Travel

11 min read


Sep 30, 2021

Building a Local Support Network

In this article, I’m going to focus on one of the most valuable enablers in higher-risk locations — trusted local support networks. The impetus for this article comes from the work I’ve been doing over the last month, supporting vulnerable groups move out of Afghanistan. …

Travel

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Building a Local Support Network
Building a Local Support Network
Travel

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Sep 19, 2021

Evacuating from Afghanistan

Like a host of other people in different parts of the world, I’ve been working day and night over the past few weeks to assist organisations to plan and execute the evacuation of at-risk Afghan individuals and groups from Afghanistan. The constraints? Don’t engage in human trafficking (moving people illegally…

Afghanistan

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Evacuating from Afghanistan
Evacuating from Afghanistan
Afghanistan

22 min read


Aug 22, 2021

Protecting the Safety and Security of Local Employees in Higher-Risk Locations

Like many of you, I’ve been closely following the situation in Afghanistan. There’s a lot to be concerned about, but an immediate concern is the risk of reprisals against local Afghans who have worked for foreign organisations (governments, military forces, companies or NGOs). While evacuations continue, with the Taliban controlling…

Afghanistan

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Protecting the Safety and Security of Local Employees in Higher-Risk Locations
Protecting the Safety and Security of Local Employees in Higher-Risk Locations
Afghanistan

10 min read

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