Security Organisations’ views continued.


Alan Clamp, PhD, BSC, MBA Chair SIA


The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is the UK


Government regulator of the


private security industry. Its purpose is to raise standards within the private security industry, notably when these standards have an impact on public protection, the safeguarding of the vulnerable and national security. Much has been achieved since regulation began through a 2001 Act of Parliament, but as always, there is scope to do more and for standards to improve on a continuous basis. The SIA attributes much of the success in the raising of standards so far to the many partners and stakeholders it works alongside, with police forces and the vast majority of compliant private sector businesses having the most significant impacts.


Building on this, the SIA has been pleased to sponsor and facilitate the Police and Security Initiative (PaS). This initiative has its origins in London 2012 and involves the Met Police working alongside private security providers and those who use their services. PaS seeks to enable the private security industry and the police to maximise their effectiveness, through working together in collaboration.


These aims sit well with the work of the SIA. In fact the SIA’s own standards for private security personnel and for private security businesses have featured prominently in one of the PaS workstreams. In other discussions, we have explored the barriers and enablers to collaborative working in the context of retail crime and how transferrable these may be to areas of public protection, violence reduction and national security. A counter terrorism subgroup is examining a range of communications issues, such as guidance, information access, networking and other means which will help the State and the private sector to work together.


We envisage PaS evolving further, as it builds upon its initial successes, and the SIA will be an enthusiastic supporter as it does so.


Det. Chief Supt. Scott Wilson, MA, FICPEM Police National Coordinator - Protect and Prepare The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)


The number of lone actor or small group attacks has increased. These extremists are inspired by terrorist organisations - rather than operationally directed by them. The path to becoming a self-radicalised mass murderer can be very quick, so there's less time for these individuals to come onto the police radar. Therefore, it’s vital we give


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family members and communities - those who are best placed to spot changes in someone’s behaviour - the confidence to come forward and get help from the police before it's too late.


Keeping everyone vigilant will be a challenge for 2017. In the aftermath of a major incident people are more receptive to security messages. But the news agenda moves on and there's a risk that the heightened awareness drops off. We have to keep reinforcing the message in ways that hold people's attention without being alarmist. Our industry briefing sessions, Project Griffin or Argus, can help with this.


Specifically for CT policing, we will be looking for new recruits across a wide range of disciplines during 2017. Finding the right people with the right skills to help us tackle terrorism in the digital age will be a challenge, but opportunities for one of the most satisfying careers you could choose will be there for the right people.


Radek Havlis, MSc, MBA, CPP, CSyP, FSyI Senior Regional Vice President Europe ASIS International


From the corporate perspective I believe


organisations should consider training employees for active shooter situations and advise them how to generally behave if they appear to be close to a scene of a terrorist act.


As the majority of recent attacks has been committed by returning foreign terrorist fighters (see the Europol TE-SAT 2016 report), most of whom have already been on the radar of intelligence services and police, the lesson learned for governments should be to assume adequate legislative measures that would allow preventative steps to be taken to address the risk of such individuals freely returning back to Europe from the conflict zones. Partnerships between private security and law enforcement enabling effective use of resources and knowledge to protect our societies are also a promising way forward.


As we can see from the upward trend over the past years, also in 2017 we can expect the number of targeted cyber-physical attacks to keep growing. But those will, nevertheless, also evolve in complexity. Hence it is vital for organisations to put necessary emphasis on developing security programmes that will be able not only to respond to, but above all to prevent adversaries succeeding with their malicious actions. Businesses must finally understand that only implementation of security solutions consisting of a combination of cyber and physical measures, accompanied by sound training and


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awareness programmes will lead to effective and efficient protection.


I would contend that my organisation is one of the pioneers in security convergence, in respect of putting the enterprise security risk management (ESRM) framework into practice, and we will keep doing so in the years to come. A few seasons have passed since we combined traditional corporate security with cyber security and the improved information sharing on risks and resulting synergies in terms of leveraging resources confirmed it was the right thing to do. This is what I would recommend to other organisations to consider. Only security solutions encompassing all organisational aspects (people, processes and technology) are smart enough to address risks at their full scale.


Sarah Harvie Co-founder Women’s Security Society


The challenges that will face the security industry in 2017 will continue to be


complex and varied, from the sustained acute threat from international terrorism to the ever-increasing impact from cyber crime, with the yearly losses attributed to fraud in the United Kingdom recently estimated at £198 billion. For the security world to provide services that put the customer first, while providing a secure environment to work and live, requires a diverse range of skills and experience. By necessity, as security moves up the corporate agenda, we need to bring the best people into security and keep them there.


For those considering a role in security and those that want to progress further, it can sometimes feel like a closed shop. It is crucial to encourage people to develop their skills and confidence. A key initiative for WSS in 2017 is our Careers Pathway scheme. This joins up seasoned security professionals with those looking for some insight into how a career can be forged. Our message is that if you are successful, then don’t pull the ladder up behind you! Identify people and opportunities where you can offer support. Sometimes ten minutes is the most valuable gift you can give people: mentoring and coaching need not be onerous.


Many people in security, in particular women, say they fell into a role in security and have been lucky to succeed. In 2017, we want to shift that thinking to people in security believing that security found them, because they are excellent at what they do, make a real contribution and can have a fantastic career ahead.


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