Assistance in Ukraine – case studies from security providers

In the International Travel and Health Insurance Journal’s latest Assistance & Repatriation Edition, CEO Dale Buckner recounts one high-risk extraction involving over 100 employees of a corporate client and their family members from Kyiv weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While this mission was one of many executed by Global Guardian’s local teams in coordination with its Security Operations Center, the following case study exemplifies the level of detailed risk calculation, on-the-ground intelligence, and coordination needed to provide a real outcome in an uncertain situation.

Cybersecurity for business travellers

“It matters what you do, where you are, and how you are postured from a security standpoint.”

In a recently published ITIJ article, Global Guardian SVP of Business Operations and Risk Management and former U.S. Secret Service executive Greg McAleer discusses the reasons why every business is at risk for a cyberattack. With malign actors that can strike anywhere in the world from anywhere in the world, organizations need to minimize risk down to their end user—and most importantly, think like the adversary when shoring up cyber defenses.

CEO DALE BUCKNER Interviewed From on the ground in Naples, FLorida

CEO Dale Buckner talks to ABC 7News DC about Global Guardian’s efforts in supporting clients impacted by Hurricane Ian: "Desperate people are going to do desperate things and people will take advantage of broken out windows and doors and things being unsecure. It's naturally going to happen. This is a rebuild, not a reconstruction.” 

CEO DALE BUCKNER Interviewed From on the ground in Naples, FLOrida

CEO Dale Buckner talks to CNN about Global Guardian’s efforts in supporting clients impacted by Hurricane Ian: “For us, it’s all about speed and response. On Monday we put assets and people in Jacksonville Florida, Miami, Bradenton, Fort Meyers and Naples not knowing where the final storm would hit. Ultimately, once we knew the final path, we adjusted where those assets were. The storm then hit Fort Meyers at about 3:00pm local. By about 7:30pm that evening, we were executing our first high-water emergency response missions to get people out of their homes.”

Saudi Arabia Travel Advice: What To Know Before You Go

"Travelers should assume that communication is monitored at all times. Hotel rooms may also be subject to surveillance and can be accessed without the consent of the guest. Electronic devices may be screened by customs officials on arrival and departure." 

In a recent Forbes article discussing the risks of travel to the KSA, Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner weighs in on the issue of cyber security in a country known for its surveillance of telephone and email communications.

WJCT-FM's "First Coast Connect" Featured Segment at 28:39

“That’s how we’ll transition and phase through, from emergency response to a lot of assessment work, and then we’ll transition to security mode until the power comes back on.”

In a recent interview on Jacksonville’s NPR station, WJCT-FM, CEO Dale Buckner provides insight into the damage and security threats as a result of Hurricane Ian from on the ground in Florida, where Global Guardian has been focused on emergency response and supporting its clients, businesses, and families.

Click below to listen to the show. If interested in skipping ahead, Global Guardian segment begins at 28:39.

Wall Street Banks Prep for Grim China Scenarios Over Taiwan

“Russia has proven to be a template of what you don’t want to happen.” 

In a recent Bloomberg article, Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner discussed how global financial firms are urgently preparing contingency plans to minimize losses in the event of a conflict between China and Taiwan—and how Global Guardian is assisting clients in this industry to reduce their exposure.

'Act of Desperation': Putin's Partial Mobilization of Russia Could Be His Undoing

"They're not going to fight for the guy to the right or left. They're not going to have that moral conviction that what they're doing is right and matters." 

Drawing on insight and intelligence from Global Guardian’s on-the-ground teams in Ukraine and his special forces background, CEO Dale Buckner sat down with Newsweek to discuss the potential challenges of Russia’s partial mobilization and what it means for Ukraine at this point in the war.

Analysis: Ukraine blindsides Russia with northeastern thrust at supply hub

"This is the first real validation of Ukraine’s ability to counterattack—but with limited success. It does change the path of the conflict moving forward. The Russians now have an expanding challenge of defending the terrain they have taken."

Leveraging intelligence and insight from Global Guardian’s on-the-ground response teams, CEO Dale Buckner discusses Ukraine’s recent counteroffensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region and how it impacts the path of the conflict moving forward in a recent Reuters article.

Six months into the Russia-Ukraine war, the entire world is losing. A look at where we go from here.

"The definition of success for Ukraine is an end to the war, the redrawing of its borders, and a return to a peace-time economy with the chance of becoming a NATO member in the future.”

In a recent front-page article in USA Today, CEO Dale Buckner discusses current conditions and on-the-ground realities six months into the Russia-Ukraine war, drawing on insight and intelligence from Global Guardian’s local Ukrainian teams responsible for evacuating thousands of people since the start of the invasion.