In a recent Bloomberg Business Week article, writer Joe Carroll’s highlights the gritty, tough landscape of South Texas border country where security issues – very similar to those unfolding in the Eagle Ford Shale Play – continue to evolve. It is something we are talking about a lot at Butchko … Read more
As Winston Churchill famously said of Russia, “It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” Indeed, the opaque nature of Vladimir Putin’s most recent aggression in Ukraine – Russian-speaking “insurgents” with balaclava’s and unmarked uniforms, mysterious pipeline explosions followed by near real-time Russian media coverage, and a … Read more
At Butchko, Inc., we realize that our presence in an organization provides the opportunity to challenge old assumptions about people and their roles, core processes, and the technology or tools they use to succeed. Why is this important to our clients? Opportunity for value generation and the mitigation of risk … Read more
A Recap of the Energy Security Council’s Annual Conference The recent 2014 Energy Security Council (ESC) Conference focused on fracking and related challenges to the industry. This could be one of the last events where all of the “usual suspects,” in terms of security challenges to the oil & gas … Read more
Butchko Inc. attended the U.S. – Mexico Border Security Summit on April 15 & 16 inEl Paso, Texas and in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, sponsored by the ASIS CSO Roundtable. The following was the initial conference overview: “Resilient assets, systems, and networks within the U.S. and Mexico are crucial to border … Read more
Butchko Inc. had the opportunity to engage with approximately 100 executive leaders in security at The Next Generation Security Leader (NGSL) Program that preceded The Great Conversation in Seattle. The NGSL, originally founded by the Security Executive Council (SEC), is one of the foremost CSO member communities. Over the last … Read more