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We are a specialist risk consultancy that helps to create secure, compliant and resilient organisations in an age of ever-changing risk. Working across disciplines, technologies and geographies, everything we do is based on our belief that taking risks is essential to our clients’ success. We provide you with the insight to focus resources and ensure you are prepared to resolve the issues and crises that occur in any ambitious global organisation. We go beyond problem-solving and give you the insight and intelligence you need to realise opportunities and grow. From the boardroom to the remotest location, we have developed an unparalleled ability to bring order to chaos and reassurance to anxiety.

As geopolitical realities reshape investment priorities across Europe, defence has emerged as one of the fastest-evolvin...
04/09/2026

As geopolitical realities reshape investment priorities across Europe, defence has emerged as one of the fastest-evolving themes in private markets.

Join Martin Tornberg next week at IPEM Paris, as he moderates a conversation with Damian Perl (Damazein Family Office), François Robinet (AVP) and Gorka Gonzalez (Bpifrance) on the opportunities, challenges and long-term investment case for defence.

Control Risks is proud to be sponsoring this year's event. If you're attending, reach out to Martin Tornberg, Jeanine Schriemer or Jeanne Soulard who will be on site, and happy to continue the conversation.

25/08/2026

Are security teams being asked to operate at AI speed with resources designed for a pre-AI world?

As AI accelerates the pace and scale of cyber threats, many organisations are facing a difficult reality: increasing expectations without a corresponding investment in capabilities, skills and security transformation.

In this video, Caitlin Egen shares two critical questions every security leader should be asking:
• Is our security function designed for the threats we face today?
• Are we investing in the people, tools and operating models needed to adapt?

Honest answers can reveal where change is needed, helping leaders build security functions that are not just keeping pace with AI, but using it to become more resilient, focused and effective.

Learn more about our AI Risk and Resilience capability: https://ow.ly/oGUi50ZF8bo

18/08/2026

What's the secret sauce of enterprise security?

Shelley Boland, Global Head of Real Estate and Corporate Services at Standard Chartered says it’s not necessarily the crisis response. It's the time you spend on scenario analysis before anything goes wrong.

In this clip from Ground Truth by Control Risks, she describes security moving beyond "guards and cards" to a predictive, proactive and fully integrated function. And she's clear on where an outside partner earns its place: spotting the blind spots you can't see from inside your own ecosystem and bringing the intelligence that can genuinely shift a decision.

Watch or listen to Ground Truth: Enterprise security: converging risk, accelerating technology. 👉 https://ow.ly/GISL50ZAX83

Join our Evacuation Preparedness Workshop in London on 14 September 2026.Our one-day workshop will support you in making...
17/08/2026

Join our Evacuation Preparedness Workshop in London on 14 September 2026.

Our one-day workshop will support you in making informed decisions on managing situations that may require the evacuation of personnel. The workshop is delivered by expert instructors who have been directly involved with supporting evacuation both remotely and on the ground.

Gain practical skills to strengthen your evacuation planning and response:
• Assemble information and resources required for an evacuation plan
• Identify robust evacuation triggers
• Recognise different types and methods of evacuations and their limitations
• Prepare an effective communication plan
• Outline the stages of an evacuation and manage the transition between each

Build the confidence and knowledge to manage an evacuation

Register today: https://ow.ly/CXxq50ZAu3l

If you had to evacuate hundreds of employees tomorrow, could you actually do it?Many organisations believed they were pr...
14/08/2026

If you had to evacuate hundreds of employees tomorrow, could you actually do it?

Many organisations believed they were prepared for a major regional crisis. The US-Iran conflict revealed a different reality: preparedness on paper does not always translate into operational readiness.

In this two part series of articles, we examine lessons from the US-Iran conflict and how organisations struggled with intelligence gaps, logistical constraints and critical workforce data shortcomings once theoretical scenarios became real-world events.

Key lessons include:
• Why compliance-based preparedness often falls short
• The hidden risks in evacuation planning and workforce management
• What separates organisations that react from those that respond effectively

Read the full article: https://ow.ly/Is2S50ZzqW8

Security teams have more intelligence than ever. Making timely decisions remains the challenge.In a fast-moving incident...
12/08/2026

Security teams have more intelligence than ever. Making timely decisions remains the challenge.

In a fast-moving incident, the decisive question is rarely whether an organisation has enough intelligence, but whether teams can act without delay. While monitoring capabilities continue to expand, the real challenge is separating meaningful indicators from background noise and turning insight into timely, defensible action.

Learn how organisations can close the intelligence-to-action gap and strengthen security decision-making during critical incidents: https://www.controlrisks.com/our-thinking/insights/closing-the-intelligence-to-action-gap-for-defensible-security-decisions?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=pios&utm_content=article

12/08/2026

AI is compressing the time between vulnerability discovery and exploitation.

What once took days or weeks can now happen in hours, putting pressure on security teams, operating models and decision-making processes that were not built for machine-speed threats.

In this video, Caitlin Egen explores how AI is reshaping the security landscape and why many organisations are rethinking traditional approaches to vulnerability management, triage and response.

At Control Risks, we help organisations redesign security capabilities for an AI-driven environment, enabling teams to identify, prioritise and respond to risk at the speed today's threat landscape demands.

Learn more about our AI Risk and Resilience capability: https://www.controlrisks.com/campaigns/accelerating-ai-risk-redefining-governance-at-threat-speed

29/07/2026

AI is changing the speed at which digital risk emerges and evolves.

Vulnerability discovery, exploitation and threat activity are increasingly happening at machine speed, leaving organisations less time to identify, assess and manage risk.

As James Owen, Global Head of Digital Risks at Control Risks, explains in this video, leaders need governance, security and resilience capabilities designed for an AI-driven environment. At the same time, they must recognise the opportunities AI creates to strengthen resilience, improve decision-making and drive growth.

At Control Risks, we help organisations harness the benefits of AI without losing sight of the risks

Learn more: https://ow.ly/JahU50Zu9gp

We are pleased to announce that Henry Smith has been appointed Global Head of Intelligence and Investigations at Control...
22/07/2026

We are pleased to announce that Henry Smith has been appointed Global Head of Intelligence and Investigations at Control Risks.

Henry leads a 140-strong team that advises our clients on significant commercial decisions. Their work spans new investments and business opportunities, the investigation and resolution of sensitive disputes, regulatory matters and broader legal and political crises.

Henry is passionate about leveraging our global presence to connect clients with our diverse, specialist expertise and trusted human sources, helping them make informed decisions and navigate uncertainty with confidence.

Read more about Henry here: https://www.controlrisks.com/who-we-are/our-experts/expert-bio/henry-smith

The USMCA is at a turning point — and North American risk is rising. The 2026 review will reshape regional trade: more p...
18/06/2026

The USMCA is at a turning point — and North American risk is rising. The 2026 review will reshape regional trade: more politics, tighter supply chains, and greater regulatory uncertainty.

For businesses, that means:
• Higher compliance pressure
• Greater scrutiny on investments
• Fragmented policy environments

Complexity is increasing. Are you stress-testing your North America exposure?

Read more > https://www.controlrisks.com/our-thinking/insights/usmca-at-a-crossroads-what-the-2026-review-means-for-trade-in-north-america?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=intelligence_and_analysis&utm_content=usmca_article

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