Accurate assessment of political and country risks is fundamental to effective risk and security management for any major company or organization.

In the corporate world, although “supply and demand” are viewed as essential elements for commercial success, strong strategic security now has to be considered as the key in order to achieve this.

It is a fact that throughout the world both terrorist & criminal organizations have selected corporations and other economic entities as preferred targets. This means that there is an ever-growing risk from such threats which can in turn have a severe impact upon both a company’s performance and its profitability.

As has been proven over the past 10 years, even with a relatively small level of investment, terrorists can inflict extraordinary and often enduring economic damage. The obvious example is the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Centre where it is estimated that the operational cost to the attackers for the planning and execution of the mission was just USD500,000. As a result, aside from the grief and sorrow due to the tragic loss of lives, the direct financial loss accrued amounted to around USD32 billion.

 

This attack almost certainly constituted the highest “return on investment” of any in history, however it should be remembered that criminal and terrorist threats are not just limited to high profile attacks on nations and multinational corporations.

 

 

The threat to corporate well-being can also include “low impact” attacks, such as kidnap & ransom, hostage-taking, extortion and disappearance, all of which are now very relevant to international companies.

 

 

Using it own unique, integrated security approach, Alcyon brings not only a set strategy, plus advanced security solutions for the protection of corporate and NGO interests, but also the proven international skills and expertise to assess, mitigate and manage the very real threats of global terrorism & crime to corporations.