Incident Response

• Workplace Violence
• Stalking Response and Mitigation

Safety and Security

In a world where threats to our safety and security are more profound and persistent than ever, we assess threats, analyze risk, and create actionable solutions for our clients. We work with large and small organizations as well as individuals. Our expert services include:

• Personal Security Training
• Organizational Safety
• Estate Safety
• Corporate Threat Assessment
• Safety Consulting
• Active Shooter training
• Safety and security consulting for corporate events, nightlife and large multi-use venues, including expert assessment of video surveillance needs.
• Executive Protection for corporate executives, celebrities, traveling politicians/dignitaries and private individuals and families
• Our nationally recognized experts also offer Lecture and Instruction on critical subjects, including detecting deception (“Spy the Lie”), enhancing your personal safety through situational awareness and critical strategic thinking being (“Prepared not Scared”).

Investigations

Thorough, accurate, and timely civil and criminal investigations conducted by highly experienced investigators, which include NYPD-trained detectives and former CIA officers, QveritySecure designs investigative plans to meet individual client needs and objectives. Utilizing primary source information and advanced detection of deception techniques, The QVeritySecure team produces investigative outcomes that others simply can’t. Our investigative services are structured for civil and criminal attorneys, corporations and individuals. All of our services are conducted professionally and discreetly. Investigation services include:

• Litigation Support
• Corporate Due Diligence
• Accident Investigations
• Insurance Claims
• Fraud Investigations
• Matrimonial and Child Custody Investigations
• Internal Investigations
• Locating Witnesses or Missing Persons
• Background Checks
• International Investigations
• Financial Fraud Investigations
• Forensic Accounting

Cyber Risk

The dependence on digital technology has created countless opportunities for abuse, negative exposure, and financial hardship at the hands of sophisticated cyber criminals. We work with large and small companies and individuals to review their digital footprint, secure vulnerabilities, and provide detailed guidelines and instruction to reduce the risk from unsecured digital channels and devices. In the event of a hack, full or partial identity theft, or digital ransom, we will identify the source, secure the channel, device or system, and provide all services needed for remediation.

Team's Bio

Michael Swain retired as a Detective 1st Grade from the NYPD after almost 21 years of service. Mike began his career with the NYPD in the South Bronx, with assignments that included street narcotics, anti-crime, and robbery investigation. Once promoted to detective, his primary investigative responsibilities were grand larceny, robbery and homicide. As a decorated detective he successfully developed and implemented methods to identify crime trends and patterns, a precursor to the NYPD’s vaunted COMPSTAT process to track crime. His special assignments included dignitary protection of foreign heads of state visiting the United Nations. After retiring from the NYPD, Mike became a licensed Private Investigator and started his own company. An experienced law enforcement professional, Mike specializes in criminal and civil investigations, safety and security consulting, and litigation support. He has provided security, background checks and investigative work for Fortune 500 companies, and investigated thousands of mortgage frauds during the financial crisis from 2007-2010. Mike is currently responsible for safety consulting operations at a 6,000-person multi-use venue in New York. He manages a team of former NYPD and FDNY personnel that provide safety consulting services at that location. He also provides oversight and training to hundreds of security guards that have been contracted to the venue. Mike maintains a wide array of contacts in local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies as well as with private investigative and security firms. He has a B.S. from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

William Stanton is a widely recognized and highly respected expert in the field of safety and security. As a Private Investigator and security consultant to major television news shows, Bill has more than 35 years experience in safety, investigations and law enforcement. Bill began his career as an officer with the NYPD, but was forced to retire early after being injured in the line of duty. He transitioned quickly to the private sector, where built his reputation specializing in executive protection, as well as safety and security consulting and investigations. He joined forces with legendary former NYPD Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Maple to form Stanton and Maple Protection, Investigation, and Crisis Management. Bill’s colorful reputation, extraordinary celebrity, law enforcement and business relationships, along with his investigative work, landed him on the cover of New York Magazine. His in-depth experience, dynamic personality, and tireless commitment have established Bill as a leading spokesperson on the topics of safety and security. Bill has co-authored both fiction and non-fiction books including the novel Badge of Evil and the non-fiction guide Prepared not Scared. He has been the safety and security contributor on NBC News, The Today Show, ABC News, and Good Morning America. Bill also regularly appears on Dr. Oz, Rachel Ray, Wendy Williams and major news networks including Fox News, CNN, MSNBC and Telemundo.

Phil Houston is a nationally recognized authority on deception detection critical interviewing, and elicitation. His 25-year career with the Central Intelligence Agency was highlighted by his service as a senior member of the Office of Security. In that capacity he conducted thousands of interviews and interrogations for the CIA and other federal agencies, both as an investigator and as a polygraph examiner. He is credited with developing a detection of deception methodology currently employed throughout the U.S. intelligence and federal law enforcement communities. The scope of Phil’s work has covered criminal activity, personnel security, and key national security matters, including counterintelligence and counter- terrorism. The fact that many of his interviews were conducted in foreign countries, coupled with six years of residence overseas, has given him unique insight and extensive experience in dealing with foreign cultures, particularly in the Far East.