Chief executives look to purchasing and supply management to control costs and manage risks by removing vulnerabilities in the value chain. These are no less important when buying security. One of the important messages is that procurement is not an isolated activity within the organisation and when it comes to Read more…
When sourcing Security & Risk Management solutions for immediate or upcoming operational needs, the standard response in social media channels is limited, and you have to follow up with a further search of the critical information you actually require. This is a slow, tedious productivity and resource drain. You don’t Read more…
Growing economic pressures to reduce costs and increase efficiencies with fewer resources have [always] caused many companies to award their security contracts to the lowest bidder. Low-bid contracts force security providers to cut corners in order to cut costs, resulting in poor security and an increased liability to customers. Often Read more…
Every day we see companies, and their employees independently, posting testimonials for their solutions on Social Media. These are great!… but, in a short scroll, they’re gone and likely forgotten. There is huge value in hearing and reading the opinion of people who have benefited from your solutions, so why Read more…
More and more, we are seeing the need for agility in the marketplace. Safety, Security and Risk Management departments need to focus on flexibility, creativity and speed to stay relevant, and this means a convergence of cyber, physical, travel, crisis management and other related capabilities. To help, Marshal converges all Read more…
Safety, Security & Risk Management can no longer be siloed, with “traditional” divisions between physical, cyber / IT & communications, intelligence, technology, and logistics. These disciplines must be organised together to enhance and support each other’s capabilities in order to secure and safeguard your personnel, physical, and digital assets. Security Read more…
Andy Thompson speaks with Paul Barker, founder of Vigilance Consulting and a certified operational resilience and risk professional with more than 20 years leadership experience across education, leisure, hospitality and predominantly financial services sectors, including capital markets, private equity, banking, asset management & treasury sectors. He specialises in providing operational Read more…
Andy Thompson talks with Chris Goodwin-Hudson, Founding Partner and Director of Watchman, about training in Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights born from extensive international experience of working in highly challenging environments alongside large multinational projects that impact on local community’s wellbeing and way of life. How do you Read more…
Andy Thompson talks with James Ross, Co-Founder and Director of Nomad Risk, who provide risk management strategies for organisations working in remote, austere, and extreme environments across the globe, including Media and TV Production companies. What is the backstory of Nomad Risk? My business partner, Trevor Smith, and I met Read more…
Andy Thompson talks with Chris Lawton, Founder of Silk Road Training, who provide online, 360 degree and physically immersive courses that make life-saving hostile environment skills accessible to all. Training through Virtual Reality Technology What was the genesis of Silk Road Training? Grant Wootton, my co-founder, and I have been Read more…