When $102 million worth of Crown Jewels were stolen from the Louvre in Paris in under eight minutes, it wasn’t just a story of audacity, it was a lesson in untested systems and overlooked risks.

In a new thought-provoking case study, Red Latitude, a Sedgemoor Chamber member specialising in risk and resilience advisory services, explores how one of the world’s most secure museums fell victim to its own unchecked processes and why this matters for UK organisations today.

Despite having state-of-the-art security, the Louvre’s defences failed due to untested assurance, staffing cuts, and system blind spots. Red Latitude’s analysis draws strong parallels with issues faced by UK businesses across sectors from construction and education to logistics and manufacturing where “installed” doesn’t always mean “effective.”

The Chamber is encouraging members to take a look at Red Latitude’s two concise slides:

🔹 The Louvre Robbery – Lessons in Risk and Assurance

🔹 Assurance Snapshot – Questions Worth Asking

Both resources provide valuable insight into identifying hidden vulnerabilities and strengthening operational assurance helping organisations turn awareness into measurable action.

We’d like to thank Red Latitude for sharing these insights with our members. To view the full slides and explore more of their work, visit redlatitude.com.