In response to the tragic attack on UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Kroll hosted a webinar exploring the complex, unpredictable landscape of workplace safety and leadership protection. This webinar examined the factors driving increased risks to corporate leadership and the evolving demands for enhanced security measures. Kroll experts covered best practices and insights into executive protection programs, including cybersecurity, physical and operational security and digital threat monitoring.
Our experts discussed the following topics:
- Threat Analysis: Contributing factors to the rise in violent threats against executives, including industry-specific risks.
- Digital Influence: How online platforms and social media are influencing threat profiles and escalating tensions, and what a modern threat protection program should include.
- Online Monitoring: Leveraging AI and technology to assess threats and detect warning signs through continuous monitoring and proactive alerts..
- Security Measures: Discussed current approaches to executive protection and how the spending on executive security has changed in recent years.
- Corporate Implications: Analyzed the broader impact of these threats on leadership roles, organizational strategy and public perception.