Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks sweeping across several West African nations, especially Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. On 1 July, the group said it had carried out a major coordinated attack on seven military locations in western Mali, including near the borders with Senegal and Mauritania. There is growing concern about the impact JNIM could have on the…

CAIRO/LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) - Short of commanders, deprived of much of its tunnel network and unsure of support from its ally Iran, Hamas is battling to survive in Gaza in the face of rebellious local clans and relentless Israeli military pressure. Hamas fighters are operating autonomously under orders to hold out as long as possible but the Islamist group is struggling to maintain its grip as Israel openly backs…

Blog Post - Risk Management Insights - Risk Management Essentials In the ever-evolving landscape of business, risk management has emerged as a critical pillar for ensuring not only survival but also thriving in high-risk environments. Tailored risk management strategies are indispensable for businesses operating in such perilous settings, where generic solutions simply fall short. By customising approaches, companies can effectively anticipate and mitigate potential threats, fortifying their operational resilience and…

Trains have been cancelled between Amsterdam and The Hague following a potential act of sabotage intended to disrupt the NATO Summit taking place this week. The summit, being held in The Hague on Tuesday and Wednesday, has been described as “the largest logistics and security operation the Netherlands has ever seen” by the Dutch police, explaining that more than 45 world leaders and national delegations in attendance — with highways…

Internet access in Iran has been severely disrupted as tensions with Israel escalate and spill into cyberspace. Iranian government officials confirmed on Tuesday that the internet curbs were intentional and described them as a measure to "maintain network stability" amid alleged Israeli cyberattacks. Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said the restrictions were “temporary, targeted, and controlled.” Network data from internet watchdogs NetBlocks and Cloudflare Radar confirmed a sharp drop in internet connectivity. Later on Wednesday, NetBlocks described…

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Al-Monitor: US believes Syria’s Sharaa at risk of assassination, Trump envoy says President Donald Trump’s point person for Syria says the administration is concerned that Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s efforts to promote inclusive governance and engage with the West could make him a target for assassination by disaffected militants. “We need to coordinate a protection system around [Sharaa],” Ambassador Tom Barrack told Al-Monitor in an interview. Barrack highlighted the threat…

Reuters: US gives nod to Syria to bring foreign jihadist ex-rebels into army The United States has given its blessing to a plan by Syria's new leadership to incorporate thousands of foreign jihadist former rebel fighters into the national army, provided that it does so transparently, President Donald Trump's envoy said. Three Syrian defence officials said that under the plan, some 3,500 foreign fighters, mainly Uyghurs from China and neighbouring…

With heightened levels of risk facing executives, leadership safety continues to be top-of-mind for boards and security spending is becoming more strategic. The business world was left shaken after a chilling attempt to abduct the daughter and grandchild of a crypto executive in broad daylight in the centre of Paris earlier this month. Just four months earlier, David Balland, co-founder of the crypto firm, Ledger, and his partner were kidnapped and…

Residential Security Services It's important to consider all the possibilities that can occur to a property, especially an empty one, when thinking about residential security or the possibility of  using it. There are the usual suspects like an intruder and the damage they can do or the items they could steal. Even an alarm sadly won't speed up the response times for the Police, currenty occurring. But, everyone should also…

A senior Taliban minister, who publicly condemned the group’s ban on education of girls and women, has reportedly fled Afghanistan amid fears of arrest. Sher Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban’s political deputy at the foreign ministry, had called on other leaders to open schools for girls and women in January and said the edict forbidding them from schools was not in line with Sharia law as the hardline rulers claimed. “There…

“ISIS-K, the Afghan branch of the Islamic State, directed an Afghan man’s foiled U.S. Election Day terror plot, according to two senior U.S. officials briefed on the matter. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested by the FBI last week in Oklahoma and is accused of planning to purchase two AK-47 rifles, 10 magazines and ammunition, and carry out a mass shooting attack on Election Day targeting large groups of people,…

Law enforcement agencies from the United States, United Kingdom, France and Spain, have announced that they have made arrests and taken down servers belonging to both LockBit who are a Ransomware as a Service (RAAS) provider and Evil Corp who are hackers from the Russian Cyber Underground. The co-ordinated action has seen various arrests made as well as sanctions applied to individuals currently residing in Russia and a number of…

In the last few days yet more personal information has been obtained by hackers. A number of high profile recruitment agencies have been hacked and client information such as passports, driving licences, home addresses, business emails etc are all for sale on the Dark Web. In addition M D Diamonds an upmarket London jewllers has also been hacked and information between them and their clients is also for sale. Be…

Both physical and Cyber Penetration testing are vital tools for making sure you and your staff are as secure as possible. Essentially, we gain access to your premises both physically and your IT function. Some companies have conducted them, but often independent of each other. You might want to consider carrying them out at the same time. This will test your company security on both fronts together and allow you…

Approximately 30,000 UK Credit Cards and all the details are on sale in a Hackers Forum on the Dark Web. The sensitive information for sale includes, names, addresses, CVV numbers and card numbers. This is another example of how data is being stolen, which can cause problems for so many people.        

It's a very sad trend but London is becoming a more violent place. Crime figures are going in the wrong direction and even more worrying is the fact that violence and sexual offences are very much on the rise. They are now the most reported crimes taking place in London. For peace of mind personal protection is one way of combating the current situation. RBJ Risk offer Close and Executive…

If you're constructing, designing or running an existing building, how safe is that building? What would happen in the event of a Terrorist attack? How safe are the people inside that building? These are questions all construction and facilities professionals should be asking themselves. Martyn's law will be coming into effect in the neat future, the consultation period finished over two months ago. Don't wait until it passes into law,…

“U.S. military bases throughout Europe have been put on heightened security alert status due to a potential terrorist attack, Fox News Digital has confirmed. "There is credible intel pointing to an attack against U.S. bases over the next week or so," a U.S. defence official told Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson. The official, who declined to be identified because he was not authorised to speak to the media, did not elaborate…

Increases in Ransomware are set to continue. Operations have been cancelled at several of London's largest hospitals, and a critical incident emergency status declared, following a ransomware attack on a third-party provider leaving healthcare professionals without access to pathology services. The attack, which was detected on Monday, impacted a company called Synnovis that provides pathology services, such as blood tests for transfusions, to a number of healthcare organizations, according to…