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United Healthcare CEO Killing – Implications for Security Leaders

December 2024 The targeted killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has shocked the corporate world, particularly the healthcare sector. While law enforcement continues the investigation, we are actively assessing the impact of this attack. Although the investigation is far from complete, we can share some initial thoughts based on publicly released details. It appears

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AI in the Workplace – Promise and Peril – Implications for Threat Assessment

November 2024 The integration of AI into the workplace offers immense promise, boosting efficiency, improving decision-making, and automating routine tasks. These advancements free employees to focus on creativity and strategy. However, AI also brings significant risks, including job displacement, ethical concerns over bias and transparency, and challenges in maintaining human oversight. More concerning, criminals, extremists,

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Threatening and Anonymous Communications

October 2024 Organizations routinely receive a variety of communications from the public and employees. While most messages involve legitimate inquiries or reasonable complaints, a small percentage are bizarre, angry, or inappropriate. Some may contain direct or indirect threats, posing risks that range from reputational or financial damage to actual violence. Such communications should not be

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The Rise of Political Violence –Implications for Business

September 2024 As we approach the final phase of the 2024 election cycle, our nation is faced with an unprecedented level of threat from political violence. The two recent assassination attempts targeting former President Trump underscored the severity of this threat. While organizations themselves may not be the direct targets of political violence, the ripple

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Threat Management Conference 2024

Our Clinical Security Solutions team once again attended the 32nd annual Threat Management Conference in Anaheim, California. The TMC, sponsored by the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) is a yearly gathering of multi-disciplinary professionals working in Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management. Our team attended presentations from leading researchers and practitioners of Behavioral Threat Assessment

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From Threat Assessor to Target – The Worst Case Scenario

As threat assessment professionals we operate in a world of low-probability/high-impact events. In our most serious cases, we are dealing with angry, unstable, and potentially violent individuals harboring a grievance. A highly likely outcome of our work on these cases is either the termination of employment of the subject or their arrest/incarceration or involuntary hospitalization.

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