Customer Story

Travel Protection

Utilizing HiveWatch’s robust real-time intelligence tools and sources on the ground, HiveWatch was able to identify a potential threat to travelers in Hong Kong. When the law firm relocated its corporate headquarters to a new building three years ago, founding partners knew they would need to invest in technology, education, and services to ensure top-tier security and security measures. As they were evaluating options, the management team quickly realized that they were not interested in building their own security team from scratch. Rather, they wanted to work with an expert team that could quickly bring their efforts up to par.

Challenges

  • Hong Kong had been riddled with protests starting in June 2019, but the company had business to tend to in the region.
  • Company needed to prepare and care for their traveling employees with pre-travel briefings, safety checks, and monitoring of local incidents.

Results

  • HiveWatch was able to identify a potential threat to travelers in Hong Kong and relocate them to a safer location in the middle of the night.
  • In the two days following HiveWatch’s relocation efforts, security forces arrested 50 violent protesters, deployed water cannons with stinging blue dye, and fired rounds three times into the crowd in the Tsim Sha Tsui area, making this one of the most violent protests since June. These actions took place approximately 2000 ft from the hotel where the travelers were originally lodged.