This week on behalf of a client we conducted a surveillance training package over two days that culminated in a short but testing exercise. The client specifically wanted their surveillance team tested in response to a short notice tasking including planning, action on target and reporting. Based on the client’s requirement, we conducted a day’s …
Here at Valkyrie, we have a client who lives near to the Battersea Power Station (BPS) and another who owns an apartment in the main BPS complex. We are regular visitors to the area and site. Since the development started, we have witnessed (almost on a daily basis) its remarkable transformation. Originally designed by architect …
On this day in 1985 (Saturday 13th July) the “Live Aid” concerts were held at both Wembley Stadium and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. In 1985 Gurpreet was born, Dave was planning to join the Royal Marines (1987) and Simon was considering a Police career (1988). Festival season is upon us, which means travel, tents …
Here at Valkyrie, we are extremely proud to feature in Burlington’s Magazine. Burlington’s provide highly personal joined up solutions to businesses and personal activities, bridging legal, tax, accounting, fiduciary services, real estate analysis and sourcing. In their summer 2022 edition, we feature on page 28 and here is a link to our article: https://issuu.com/vantagemedialimited/docs/burlingtons_issue9_issuu/28 If …
A few years ago, I was at a retired detective social event and met a chap in his nineties called Ted “Fingers” Bentley. Ted’s nickname came from the fact that he was the first police officer in the country to detect criminals by way of using fingerprint evidence. With a magnifying glass, pencil and a …
A uplifting post for Friday. Young minds are so impressionable. With all the social media activity, 24 hours news coverage and the pressures in life, it’s sometimes easy to get lost. This week, the daughter of our Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Counter Measures, Gurpreet Thathy, asked him what he did at work today, …
Seventeen years ago today, 7th July 2005, London experienced a series of coordinated bomb attacks carried out by four terrorists targeting commuters travelling on the city’s public transport system during the morning rush hour. As a combined incident the bombing of three Tube trains and a bus resulted in the worst single terrorist atrocity carried out on …
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 …
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 total of 187,219,153 passwords were leaked in the UK in 2021. …
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. From disgruntled employees, spouse suspicions and corporate espionage, we have some …