Crisis Management Consulting Firm Reviews the Orlando shooting / Terrorist Attack at Pulse Nightclub At around 2 a.m. on June 12th, an armed assailant committed the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. The suspect, 29 year-old Omar Mateen, entered Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida and opened fire on the 320 club patrons. […]

Emergency Response Consulting Experts Discuss the Ecuador Earthquake and Japan Earthquake 2016 Ecuador Earthquake On April 16th, a massive earthquake struck the country of Ecuador. Originating near the coastal town of Musine, the 7.8 magnitude quake inflicted damage across the country. Survivors reported that the earthquake was so powerful that it caused bridges to disintegrate […]

Employee Overseas Medical Assistance: Consultants Discuss Travel Security and Emergency Response Suffering a bout of the flu, nursing a wound, or recovering from a sprained ankle takes on a new dimension when traveling abroad. Depending on the locale, access to adequate medical care may be hampered by long distances, language barriers, or lack of funds […]

International Security Management Update: Terrorist Attack in Canada On Oct 22, 2014 a gunman fatally shot a Canadian soldier guarding the Canadian War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada. The assailant then attempted to assault the Canadian Parliament building but was shot dead before he could continue his rampage. Although an investigation is still ongoing, the shooter […]

2014 will bring a host of challenges to firms and international security professionals. The global security environment is a constantly changing landscape and requires continual adaptation. 2014 will present an array of threats and challenges to organizations across the globe. In response, IMG (http://www.theimg.com/), a long-established corporate security firm, has identified 5 international security challenges […]

Violence by mentally unstable individuals, although infrequent, can have catastrophic consequences for a business or workplace.  As such, every organization should have emergency response plans for outlier events of violence. Disturbed former employees, members of the public, or even terrorist groups can target company buildings and campuses. When such events are carried out by perpetrators moving and shooting their way through […]