POSTED BY: HARD EXIT

In terms of their corpsec methodologies, S-K is pretty much what one would expect from the former number-one and now number-two megacorp in the world. They’re efficient, they’re good, and they know it. Backed by a host of subsidiary companies that include arms dealers, computer tech, mil-spec tech, magical services, and more, S-K Prime security officers (who handle most of their corpsec) want for nothing. They may have lost some of their swagger, but not all of it by any means.

S-K has their own version of the CSSI doctrine, one that includes a more proactive rather than reactive methodology. This means that instead of being reactive and waiting for someone to try and take their assets, S-K would often act on intelligence gathered from their many sources to go after what internal company memos called “targets of potential threat.” Yeah, that’s right. For decades S-K has utilized assassins and hit-teams to take out anyone they considered a potential threat. And you can bet nuyen to donuts that some of these targets weren’t just a threat to the corp, but to Lofwyr himself. Because what’s the point of having a powerful megacorp at your disposal if you can’t use it for personal gain, am I right? I’ve known more than a few runner teams who met with various accidents a few days before they were supposed to run against S-K or a subsidiary.

Yeah, I knew a B&E guy who had the unfortunate luck of falling on his combat knife eighteen times a mere ten hours before his run against Onotari Arms. Funny how that kind of thing just happens.

While this isn’t news to any of us, it’s worth noting that in terms of their corpsec, S-K never acquired any dedicated security companies because they felt that they didn’t need them. They believed that the corpsec from S-K Prime, along with corporate military forces, was more than adequate. And truthfully, it was. But then out of the blue, S-K acquired Centurion Security in a very swift and hostile takeover. Furthering the confusion is the fact that S-K really hasn’t done anything with Centurion since acquiring them. The bulk of their corpsec is still handled by S-K Prime, and no attempts to get Centurion any major new contracts have been made.

S-K has been busy with Centurion. In the past few months, almost a quarter of Centurion’s staff has been given their walking papers. No reason why, and a lot of very highly skilled employees were suddenly on the streets. This is likely dragon logic at work, so we will not understand it immediately.

I’ve been hearing rumblings since GeMiTo that Lofwyr has been seeking new ways to bolster his intelligence gathering apparatus. Current rumor is that he’s planning on re-filling Centurion with undercover agents to gather intelligence from future clients and contracts. If it works as planned, S-K will have a new intelligence division. If not, well, that’s what the term “disavowed” is for.