Safe Space – The UMBRA Newsletter, February 2024

Dear Friend of UMBRA, As 2024 dawns we would like to bring you a sense of positivity during the permacrisis of our current world. Living a Secure Lifestyle is becoming more important than ever before, as life continues to bring complexity and curveballs. As our own financial year end speeds towards us this Spring, we are proud to report another year of […]

Secure Lifestyle X Emotional Security

As you know, at UMBRA HQ our 4th Pillar of Secure Lifestyle is Emotional Security, and as such we are always interested in ways that we can help our clients and community feel and be safe. The link between psychological safety and risk resilience has been something we have noticed in our day-to-day work—a connection […]

Secure Lifestyle X New Year

A new year is upon us, it’s a time of excitement, of making plans, and re-establishing focus. At UMBRA International our mission to make a Secure Lifestyle accessible for all is still a firm focus. Restarting our schedules and goals afresh, now is a good time to firm up our plan for what a secure […]

Secure Lifestyle & Emotional Security

UMBRA’s CEO, Kate Bright introduces the idea of Emotional Security – UMBRA’s emerging pillar of work – and its importance for everyone in today’s permacrisis world. “I’ve been speaking a lot recently to friends of the business about an emerging area of private client security practice. It is very close to my heart since my […]

Secure Lifestyle – Stocking Fillers

The end of the year is fast approaching, and contemplation over the upcoming year and how we can better our lives and those of our loved ones is likely on our minds. Additionally, many are looking for inspiration on innovative ideas to give as gifts to our nearest and dearest, and here at UMBRA International, […]

Secure Lifestyle X Mental Health

This year World Mental Health Day reminded us that mental health is a human right. At UMBRA International, our primary goal is to ensure that a secure lifestyle is accessible to everyone, encompassing not just physical security but also mental well-being. We firmly believe that a healthy mental state enhances one’s overall strength, resilience, alertness, […]

Secure Lifestyle & Legacy Management Made Simple

At UMBRA International, we take care of all your security needs, from the physical to the reputational, the emotional to digital, and also your legacies – your future. To explain what this means, we invited Zita Nikoletta Verbenyi, our go-to Legacy Advisor, to break down what this entails.Zita is the Founder and Legacy Aesthete at […]

Secure Lifestyle & AI in Business

The future is apparently here as artificial intelligence being used on a day-to-day basis is no longer a mere concept but a tangible reality of the modern world. For many, it is an exciting time, one of enhanced productivity and output, but for others they are treading carefully, unsure of what this means for the […]

Secure Lifestyle & Pride in Business

Happy Pride to all in our LGBTQI+ community! At UMBRA International we want to embrace and celebrate a culture of inclusivity. We want everyone to be themselves, and to be comfortable being so. When we feel comfortable and accepted, we thrive as individuals, and within a work environment we contribute to a healthy, happy, and […]

Secure Lifestyle & Digital Security

Most of us wouldn’t consider leaving our front door open, not only do we close our front doors, but we lock them too. It provides us with a necessary barrier against any potential dangers and can also provide us with a feeling of mental security too. Why then are many people so much more relaxed […]