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Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin Gill
Panel Discussions & Interviews
Episodes
251 episodes
Fraud challenges in the public sector: in what ways are these changing and how effective is the response?
In previous webinars we have heard about the fraud risks in the speed with which Governments have offered financial help without adequate (or sometimes any) fraud risk assessments; and the dangers of people working from home where there are les...
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Thinking about security training: too much emphasis on the security officer/guard and not enough on the manager/director?
Why is it that around the world regulators have such a priority focus on security officers/guards and not on managers and directors? Is it because only frontline workers are considered important enough? All too often attention is paid to improv...
Who are the beneficiaries of a thriving security sector beyond clients?
The traditional view of the security sector that it was focussed on the protection of assets, has led some to narrowly define its work in these terms. So claims that it only works in the interests of those who can afford to pay persists. Yet th...
Inspiring diversity and inclusion in security: what needs to improve, and how?
Building on previous webinars that have looked at different aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion, this one focusses on what needs to improve. This is a broad topic, there are many issues that merit consideration here although the securi...
The challenges posed by responding to radicalisation: where are we?
There are many different types of radicalisation although in general terms we tend to identify it with conducting criminal acts of direct action to support some type of protest campaign, and there is often a link to terrorism. There are also di...
Should the reporting of fraud be made compulsory?
At present there is no legal requirement in most countries for a company to report a fraud. This is in contrast to money laundering, where there is a duty to raise a suspicious activity report (SAR) should money laundering be suspected. The wid...
We have a 'new normal' but do we have a 'new security' to match?
Worldwide societies are adapting to the experiences of the pandemic. We have learnt in previous webinars about the ways in which society has had to adjust to restrictions and the role security has played. But what now? Is there an opportunity t...
Security manufacturers: the signals to a changing security landscape
We have heard how the world of manufacturing and distribution has been disrupted over the last year or so. The pandemic rendered some goods/parts difficult to obtain, made it difficult for some employees to work; some supply chains to operate. ...
Our Image of Security: What are the best bits?
There is now a wealth of evidence that security has not always enjoyed the best public image and indeed still faces challenges. There is a sense in which the ‘guns, guards, gates’ image pervades, especially amongst the public. A recent study fo...
The Insider Threat: how serious is staff dishonesty and what do we do about it?
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimates that some three and half trillion pounds is lost through staff fraud/theft. The impacts on staff morale, internal trust, corporate reputation, not to say finances are amongst the impacts fe...
The phenomenal challenge posed by counterfeiting: what are we going to do?
Counterfeiting along with copyright infringements, is big business, it is extremely lucrative for criminals, the EU alone estimates an annual cost of €50 billion. It takes place across sectors, it is international and perhaps most worryingly it...
The Victim’s Story: what is it like to be a victim of financial crime, and how might we better respond?
We don’t always recognise the plight of victims; we rectify that in this webinar. We speak to two victims of duped into transferring money into a fraudster’s account. How did it happen? Victims of financial crimes are often looked upon differen...
The CSO or the CISO: which is best placed in the corporate hierarchy?
There has long been a debate about the relative status of different personnel responsible for different parts of security. This is crystallised in discussions about the relative influence of cyber/information security leads against physical sec...
Money laundering reporting – how effective is it?
In the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, many countries operate mandatory reporting requirements for suspicious activity or transactions (known as SARs or STRs) which are identified by certain institutions in the regulated...
Drones and security: balancing the threat with the opportunity
Drone technology has come a long way and is still evolving, by 2025It is anticipated the US drone industry will create more than a million jobs. The benefits are considerable: security surveillance; search and rescue missions; assisting in ...
How competent are security officers? And why does it matter?
How competent are frontline security officers (in some countries referred to as guards)? It has long been noted that security officers are the face of the whole security sector and the reputation they garner has a knock-on effect and is directl...
What does a diverse workforce look like? How is the security sector faring up?
Previous webinars have highlighted the benefits of a diverse workforce, these are a given, but strategies to achieving them have received less coverage. Most companies still lack representation from a wide range of ages, genders, races, ethnici...
The benefits and pitfalls of security accreditations: Do they serve security professionals well?
We all understand the benefits which include: the elevation of security to a professional standing; providing a professional development journey; facilitating a measure of certainty to regulators; incentivising others to develop. But do current...
Security and the supply chain: is full resilience restored?
On previous webinars we have heard about the disruptions caused to supply chains, principally because of Covid-19 but also other events. The security implications have been highlighted not least because this is an area where security is intrins...
Sexism and Security: what should we be doing?
Sexism, put simply, is prejudice or discrimination (typically) based on a person’s sex or gender. One United Nations report has noted that sexism is “widespread and prevalent in all sectors and all societies.” Research in the security sector ha...
Thinking again about Convergence: is the problem the people rather than the technology?
There is something obvious about stating that converging technologies is to the benefit of the business. In a previous webinar we examined some of the challenges that ESRM faces, here we specifically look at the role of people, specifically how...
Security and Sustainability
Sustainability has risen dramatically quickly as a key point of focus for organisational hierarchies. The drivers have come from several sources. Certainly, investors are prioritising this issue, often requiring firm commitments to meet ambitio...
What will the return to work look like? What are the implications for security?
As we ‘return to work’, what will we return to? In many cases, we can expect that workplaces will be transformed with communal areas eliminated or repurposed, while workspaces are separated and enlarged. Some colleagues may never reappear in pe...
Protecting the national infrastructure: are we sure we have not been distracted?
Clearly the protection of the national infrastructure, in its various forms, is a key requirement of any country. Yet over the last year we have heard relatively little about threats and responses, so what has been happening? How, if at all, ha...
The role of security in protecting employees when out and about
The pandemic has brought into focus the challenges posed by keeping people safe and secure when they are out on business, not just when travelling overseas but also when they are required to attend people’s homes or other workplaces. Technology...