🧠 When Wealth Becomes a Target
Why the Misinformation Around Tax Is Making the Wealthy Genuinely Unsafe By Philip Grindell MSc CSyP, Founder & CEO, Defuse Global 🚨 A Growing Pattern of Attacks January 2025: French ...
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When Words Become Warning Signs: Reading the Real Threats in Your Inbox
⚠️ The Surprising Truth About Threats Here’s something that might surprise many: when someone sends you a direct threat, they will probably not act on it. That sounds counterintuitive, especially ...
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⚠️ Why Wealthy Families Ignore the One Thing That Could Save Them
When the First Lady of the United States publicly calls for behavioural threat assessment after a school shooting, you’d think family offices might pay attention. Melania Trump’s recent statement wasn’t ...
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Underestimating Threat Levels: The Hidden Risk You Can’t Afford to Ignore
When I was handed that scrap of paper in Parliament—six lines about a planned attack on an MP—the threat wasn’t just what was written. One of the biggest dangers I ...
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The Attack Cycle – A UK Perspective
Your Shield Against Targeted Violence Why This Matters to You Right Now If you’re reading this, something’s made you feel exposed. Maybe you’ve received worrying messages, noticed someone taking too ...
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The Fixated Threat: What Every Close Protection Operative Must Know
Right, let’s get straight to the point. You’re out there protecting someone important, and there’s always that one individual who makes your skin crawl. They’re not just another fan or ...
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From Vulnerability to Visibility: Overcoming Reputational Anxiety in the Public Eye
I remember sitting across from this extremely wealthy tech CEO who’d cancelled three charity events because someone kept posting conspiracy theories about him online. “I just can’t risk it,” he ...
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I’m now officialy a published author
Here is the deal of the week! It is less than the price of an expresso coffee in London! ☕ 🥂 📚 👏 Today is the day my book is ...
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It’s about intent, not ideology: Why grievances matter.
In the UK this week, the news has featured the 18-year-old Southport triple murderer being sentenced to 52 life in prison with a minimum of 52 years, and the British ...
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Could using behavioural threat assessment and management have prevented the Southport triple killer?
The murder of 3 little girls attending a ‘Taylor Swift’ themed party rightly shocked the UK. This week, more of the facts around the case emerged as the killer pleaded ...
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What can high profile clients and their security learn from the targeted attack in New York?
A fatal targeted attack on the CEO of United Healthcare has reignited the conversation about the threat of a grievance-driven targeted attack. There are two types of violence: affective violence ...
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My new book is now available for pre-order
I am delighted to announce that my new book, “Personal Threat Management: The Practitioner’s Guide to Keeping Clients Safer,” is now available for pre-order via Amazon and distributors. Public figures ...
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