Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin Gill

This session is sponsored by CSL Group https://www.csl-group.com/uk/ Previous webinars have highlighted the enormous potential of technology while at the same time underlined its limitations when not specified, purchased, deployed or managed properly, which seems all too frequent. Meanwhile Covid-19 has complicated the process of each of these. Inspections of work are having to be undertaken at a...

Experience of Covid-19 has witnessed a shift in violence incidents. There has been a greater concern with violence in the home, with suggestions of higher levels of partner and child abuse and certainly more awareness of it. That many people are working from home blurs the distinction between home and work, but where does this leave the security sector if what was domestic abuse is now violence at...

In previous webinars we have learned about the move to online crime in part generated by the reduction in on the street opportunities and fuelled by a working from home environment which has tested and is testing a situation in which people are working in new contexts not adequately risk assessed by companies, and who have often not been able to scale up security (both technical measures and polic...

Moderator: Rajiv Mathur – OSPAs Panelists: Ms Rekha Gairola – Boeing Col. Inderjit Singh Barara – Vara Technologies Maj Rohit Sharma – Sterlite Power Mr. Jeetender Singh – Fortis Healthcare Mr. Chander Gujral – TechSIS  Security is taking on the role as advisor to the company and undertaking a broader range of roles than was the case previous to Covid-19. On a general level it is argued that the c...

This session is sponsored by Social Stories Club https://socialstoriesclub.com/ One of the key issues confronting society today, and all the more so following Covid-19, is the adverse mental health state of people. We have all heard about the impact of working from home, in isolation, worried about family members, suffering from family members, concerned about keeping jobs, worried about losing or...

This session is sponsored by Bidvest Noonan https://www.bidvestnoonan.com/ In security we are well versed with the argument that big data spells enormous opportunities for the security sector. Also, that it presents dangers, in, for example, it not being used to its full potential, that its benefits may be mis sold and crucially that hard won civil liberties and privacy protections will be undermi...

This session is sponsored by Atlia-ABM https://altia-abm.com/ One of the big challenges of modern society across the world is to cope with the risks of the wider adoption of the virtual world. Precisely because it is expansive, borderless, and facilitates anonymity in transactions it is attractive to offenders. We have heard from a previous webinar that many criminals are going online; we have hea...

This session is sponsored by TEAM Software https://teamsoftware.com/ That technology has the potential to revolutionise security is not in doubt, and previous webinars are testament to the fact that it has already done so. So too though, we have learnt that things go wrong. In this webinar rather than re-iterate all that is good we explore the problems that result from technology not working optim...

This session is sponsored by TrackTik https://www.tracktik.com/ Cloud-based technologies are offering new capabilities to gather live data in order to gain business and operational agility, as well as to differentiate security service offering. Yet it requires security practitioners to modernize their operations to seize these new opportunities and keep up with the evolving threat landscape, which...

Covid-19 has had a dramatic impact in so many ways, and those working in the security sector have had a front row seat on the anxieties that have been unfolding. We have all witnessed deaths (including a disproportionately high number of security officers), illnesses, bankruptcies, unemployment, mental health issues, and the consequences of these and many other factors will be felt for years. In t...

Nigeria has a thriving security sector, but like the rest of the world it is facing a crisis that is demanding new ways if thinking and new ways of working. And like the rest of the world it is having to adjust at fast place. Yet there has been little research to indicate how things are progressing. There is little doubt that in times when people are concerned about survival, and can’t see a way o...

In these global webinars we have reviewed security from many different angles and many different domains, much less common in the western world dialogue has been discussion of what is happening to the security sector in Asia, how it has changed and is changing, and with what implications. In this webinar we begin to fill this gap. While some parts of Asia have seen shining examples of how to tackl...

*50th Episode* Covid-19 is preventing face to face contact – one of the key benefits of belonging to an association.  So, have associations outlived their usefulness? After all there is an abundance of free webinars. Moreover, one of the key impediments to progress has been the failure of the security sector to speak with a unified voice or provide a single reference/contact point, does the multip...

This session is sponsored by Skills for Security https://skillsforsecurity.org.uk/ In previous webinars we have witnessed discussions about the need for the security sector to upskill; a crucial step to earning more respect from its stakeholders. Some have noted that as security is a global activity there is merit in countries understanding the competencies needed at different levels and sectors a...

Purchasers of security – of services and technologies – have sometimes lamented the lack of innovation of the security sector. Either purchasers are unrealistic, and/or the security sector is moribund of good ideas, and/or there are misconceptions about what it is realistic to expect from security innovation. Then there are claims that progress towards innovation is dogged by a lack of collaborati...

Around the world the issues facing the security sector differ markedly. South Africa is characterised by extremes in terms of security expertise: from the highly skilled to those who operate under the radar of regulation, some using technology very effectively and some not at all. The lockdown has put pressure on businesses and it is far from clear clients will pay for the same types of security g...

A video and summary of this session is available here. Security is a double-edged sword; when done well it is a force for good, when done badly it can undermine freedoms the rules of a good society. The key question then is: how can responsible security that respects international human rights be assured in countries and contexts where the rule of law may be weak and where international standards...

A video and summary of this session is available here. This session is sponsored by Corps Security https://www.corpssecurity.co.uk/ Has the time come to properly recognise the dynamic role good security officers play? Or do we need to recognise that post Covid-19, when economic realities bite, their role will be back to what it was pre the crisis, at best? On the one hand we have witnessed panelli...

A video and summary of this session is available here. This session is sponsored by Business As Usual https://businessasusual.com.au/ Much has been made of the point that security needs to relate to and enhance business operations. What has been less debated is the role security will play in the move ‘back to business as usual’. The point is not that security professionals can’t see a way forward,...

A video and summary of this session is available here. This session is sponsored by the International Foundation for Protection Officers https://www.ifpo.org/ We have been hearing a lot in previous webinars about the role of the security officer as the visible face of the whole sector. We have also heard about how many have performed distinctly in the crisis working dedicatedly and efficiently on...

A video and summary of this session is available here. This session is sponsored by the BSIA https://www.bsia.co.uk/ In previous webinars we have witnessed that while security technology is being seen to have had a dramatic impact on practice, often this has been in very narrow areas or on a limited range of people. Moreover, it has sometimes failed to deliver; its promise has exceeded its real wo...

A video and summary of this session is available here. There have been and are several initiatives around the world designed, in different ways, to show up the good side of security, that it is adding value and a public benefit. However well-intentioned these initiatives are they face a reality that security professionals act under the radar and negative impressions, so often false, are very real...

A video and summary of this session is available here. Previous webinars have discussed the new (and many) opportunities that Covid-19 has created for criminals. In this webinar we hear from two former criminals about their take. Tony is a former armed robber, burglar, and shop thief (amongst others things) and Andy was a prolific burglar with a specialism in ‘smash and grab’ offences (amongst oth...

A video and summary of this session is available here. This session is sponsored by Zenitel https://www.zenitel.com/ We have heard in previous webinars about the ways in which technology is playing a crucial role in transforming the ways security is delivered. Also, we have heard about ways in which technologies are being under used or deployed badly. It seems some technologies are being mis sold...

A video and summary of this session is available here. Previous webinars have painted a mixed picture on relationships between the private security sector and the police. Corporate security teams and private security suppliers can often point to examples of good practices, but there are many that are not so good. In any event, it begs the question, what would the ideal partnership look like? In wh...