Ben

Senior Security Analyst, Torchstone. Anticipating changes in terrorist, criminal and other political threats since 2008

[Ben @benkwest]

Thank you to everyone who has expressed interest in signing up to receive the monthly EP report. Use this link to sign up for monthly updates. https://t.co/0VketW6a01

[Scott Stewart @stick631]

The @TorchStone Global monthly Executive Protection Intelligence Report for June is now available. Due to popular demand we are now offering an opportunity for people to sign up to have the monthly EP reports emailed to them.
https://t.co/NImg4B1sIh

[Scott Stewart @stick631]

More thoughts on threat confluence, and the way to combat it here: 🔚

https://t.co/9s9AirbyE1

[Scott Stewart @stick631]

The @TorchStoneGlobl Executive Protection Intelligence Report for May 2026 is now available at the link below.

https://t.co/fL1bnB9yjG

[Ben @benkwest]

@stick631 @TorchStoneGlobl @ksid_22 Great work @ksid_22 and Janie!

[Scott Stewart @stick631]

My @TorchStoneGlobl colleagues @ksid_22 and Janie Morency examine several recent incidents that illustrate how distance is no guarantee that a fixated or aggrieved individual does not pose a threat.

https://t.co/34Nxuolr2X

[Scott Stewart @stick631]

The April 2026 TorchStone Global Monthly Executive Protection Report is now available. One of the themes we focus on this month is the escalation of threats targeting prominent figures in the AI industry.

https://t.co/P5jWHlVXc7

[Ben @benkwest]

Read @TorchStoneGlobl guidance on trends for the upcoming global May Day protests. https://t.co/lJxwL0kIMn

[Ben @benkwest]

@TorchStoneGlobl is pleased to present the March 2026 Executive Protection report - a digest of publicly reported threats against prominent individuals over the past month. https://t.co/Tg5hMbNX1T

[Scott Stewart @stick631]

My TorchStone Global colleagues @benkwest and Michael Picard examine the state of public safety in New York following the election of mayor Zohran Mamdani.

#protectiveintelligence #executiveprotection

https://t.co/lmNRjE3Dtd

[Scott Stewart @stick631]

From my @TorchStoneGlobl colleague @benkwest:

Training and mental fitness distinguish a truly professional executive protection team from a group of bodyguards.

https://t.co/dGuoErj4qu

[Scott Stewart @stick631]

The @TorchStoneGlobl Executive Protection Intelligence report for July 2025 is now available.

https://t.co/VSUaj3Fufk

[Ben @benkwest]

This week's attack in NYC highlighted the value of designated (or improvised) safe havens in the workplace and using them effectively. See our analysis from @TorchStoneGlobl https://t.co/nWYzyNlbWG

[Ben @benkwest]

The June 14 attacks on Minnesota state lawmakers highlight a trend in increasing threats against state and regional level lawmakers around the world. See how the Minnesota attacks fit into the larger threat landscape in the @TorchStoneGlobl June EP Report. https://t.co/nXFYo1zGql

[Scott Stewart @stick631]

As humans, our brains naturally like to sort things into easily identifiable categories, but there is inherent danger in oversimplifying threat actors in order to quickly classify them.

https://t.co/VBzLUxZoEe

[Ben @benkwest]

Always good to reinforce the positive lessons behind declining active shooter attacks. See the latest Watch article from @TorchStoneGlobl here https://t.co/a83RC1OQNx

[Scott Stewart @stick631]

The attacks against MN politicians follow trends we have been tracking in our Executive Protection Intelligence Reports. Here are some steps that can be taken to mitigate such threats and to help counter the specific MO used in these attacks.

https://t.co/gQLjY13YxQ

[Scott Stewart @stick631]

My 2018 assessment of the terrorist drone threat has held up pretty well over the ensuing years, but battlefield developments in Ukraine have caused me to take a fresh look.
https://t.co/IUzfNUiT6q

[Ben @benkwest]

@stick631 @TorchStoneGlobl Yep. From our experience, platforms like Facebook only accept complaints about fraudulent accounts impersonating EXISTING accounts. Which means that you have no standing to report imposters unless you've created your own account. Very frustrating.

[Scott Stewart @stick631]

My @TorchStoneGlobl colleague Ben West put together this very good piece on the incident last week at Jennifer Aniston's residence.

https://t.co/SJDY9LOCqa

[Ben @benkwest]

Homes of executives and government leaders continued to be a high profile target for activists and ideologically motivated attackers. See more in the @TorchStoneGlobl April Executive Protection Report https://t.co/M0fdigAAJN