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Is Your "Commercial" Drone Pilot Actually Qualified?.....Probably Not
Is Your Drone Pilot Qualified? Can you trust them not to put your business at risk? Statistically speaking……probably not

Patrick Hurley
Jul 74 min read
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How a 19th-Century Tragedy Shaped Modern Risk Management
A Reflection on Negligence, Risk, Reform, Leadership & Accountability Remains of the South Fork dam on May 6, 2025 On May 31, 1889, the...

Patrick Hurley
May 93 min read
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Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Mansion Attack - Can His Security be This Bad?
Cody Balmer charged in fire at Pennsylvania governor’s home - The Washington Post Could the security at the Pennsylvania governor’s...

Patrick Hurley
Apr 142 min read
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Dual Use Technologies - Are You Exposed? An often unknown risk for SMBs......
Office of Public Affairs | Iranian Company and Two Iranian Nationals Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Islamic...

Patrick Hurley
Apr 22 min read
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Attacks on Tesla are Domestic Terrorism
The Attacks on Tesla Owners and Dealerships: A Clear Case of Domestic Terrorism A recent and alarming pattern of attacks against Tesla...

Patrick Hurley
Mar 242 min read
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Don't Point Lasers at Aircraft - Even in New Jersey!
The New Jersey State Police reported more than 100 instances of people pointing lasers or other bright lights at commercial or private...

Patrick Hurley
Mar 31 min read
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Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk – A Must-Read for Security Professionals
And oldie but a goodie……I was introduced to this book during my first corporate job, after serving eight years as Navy pilot, as an...

Patrick Hurley
Feb 52 min read
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Travis Kelce Home Security
https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/news-travis-kelce-spends-40-000-home-security-post-burglary-scare-chiefs-te-preps-super-bowl-report I...

Patrick Hurley
Feb 41 min read
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LA Fires Drone Incursion & Collision
Another example of people doing stupid things. It also reveals shortcomings hindering the drone industry and tarnishing its image.

Patrick Hurley
Feb 32 min read
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New Jersey Drone Hysteria
https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/01/experts-analyze-nj-drone-fever-underlying-anxieties-provoked-by-social-media/ This is an...

Patrick Hurley
Jan 181 min read
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Can Boeing Be Fixed
"Traveled work" is a term and idea only an MBA, lawyer, and accountant could come up with after a few drinks.

Patrick Hurley
Jan 71 min read
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Military pauses Osprey flights again.....
It's not worth risking any more lives for this genetically flawed bastard love child of the incestuous 1980s military-industrial complex.

Patrick Hurley
Dec 10, 20241 min read
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Report on Trump shooting blasts Secret Service for ‘troubling lack of critical thinking’
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/17/trump-shooting-report-secret-service-00184108 Many people who lead private sector security...

Patrick Hurley
Oct 18, 20241 min read
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Security Industry Dysfunction
Evolv Supports Missing Guns To Reduce False Alarms (ipvm.com) While solutions like Evolv have tremendous potential, this scrutiny...

Patrick Hurley
Mar 6, 20242 min read
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Commercial drone use is multiplying - And so are the risks
Just over a year ago, we introduced UAS (drones) into our security survey and assessments, providing us with another great tool for...

Patrick Hurley
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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UAS Flight Demonstration IF800 & IF1200
It was great attending the Inspired Flight IF800 demonstration at George Mason University in Manassas, VA on Friday. It was a good mix of...

Patrick Hurley
Feb 4, 20242 min read
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Unearthing Security Challenges: Securing Mining Operations in Colombia
While working in the Office of Global Security (OGS) at Goldman Sachs I was fortunate enough to lead the firm’s security efforts at the...

Patrick Hurley
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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Barrier Breakdown: Thoughts on Bollard Type & Placement
Traffic Advisory Leaflet 2/13 (publishing.service.gov.uk) Some of the better advice we’ve seen regarding bollards and pedestrian flows...

Patrick Hurley
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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No...You can't do a "Physical" security assessment remotely!
I have recently been asked, several times if it's possible to effectively conduct a virtual physical security assessment. The answer is,...

Patrick Hurley
Jan 25, 20241 min read
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DOJ Uvalde Critical Incident Review
understand what went wrong at Robb Elementary, what could have, and should have, been done better, and how these lessons can apply

Patrick Hurley
Jan 20, 20242 min read
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