SJUK Security Spotlight: Raising industry standards; The future of hybrid work!
Security Journal UK (SJUK)
Information, Analysis and Insights for Manufacturers, Installers and Senior Security Professionals
Raising industry standards
James Humphreys, Editor, sat down with SJUK Leaders in Security Conference Chair and Director of Optimal Risk Group Ltd, Rick Mounfield, to reflect on the event’s highly successful debut in Manchester.
I’ve been in the private security industry for 12 years now. I left the Royal Military Police after 22 years in 2011, in fact, my last paid day in the Army was the 11/11/11 (a Palindrome); which I spent in London at the Armistice Day commemoration ceremony with many of my friends. It was a memorable day.
Over the last 12 years, I’ve been a consultant, initially advising the ultra-high net worth sector, before joining The Security Institute in 2017 as the Chief Executive.
I had been a member for 5 years at that point and when the opportunity arose to help build it into something greater, I had to apply.
A beneficial unification
Jaroslav Barton, Head of Product Marketing, Physical Access Control at HID explores the benefits of a close collaboration between physical and cybersecurity for access control systems.
Today’s access control systems are multi-taskers, going beyond just protecting against unauthorised entry to now integrating with other mission-critical organisational areas including human resources (HR), facilities, information technology (IT) and building management systems like heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) and environmental services.
It is a highly beneficial shift that has impacted procurement and decision-making processes around upgrades and is eliminating the siloes between physical access control and cybersecurity.
According to HID’s 2024 State of Access Control Report, installers, integrators, consultants and vendors who deal directly with the end user increasingly must balance multiple demands and influences from several departments when upgrading systems.
The future of hybrid work
With hybrid work environments posing evolving challenges to security professionals, Peoplesafe are hosting a webinar to discuss the boundaries employers have for personal safety outside the traditional workplace.
Societal shifts, financial uncertainties and volatility across the globe are all shaping a new security landscape.
Hybrid working environments are presenting security professionals with evolving challenges from both technological and moral standpoints.
A cost-of-living crisis, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and political change; the acronym VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) seems apt for the tinderbox the UK currently finds itself.
A positive disruptor
Reliability is everything, our customers insist upon it, says David Ogden, Founder of The Key Safe Company.
It’s getting close to 30 years since Ogden first spotted a key safe in a car showroom in Worcestershire and saw the potential for a business.
Ever since that moment in 1996, The Key Safe Company has set about being a disrupter in the marketplace.
SJUK caught up with Ogden to ask what makes his company’s mechanical key safes different in the market, why his products are so closely aligned to the customer and how he plans to shake up the security market.
Project Focus: Bugcrowd names new channel partner for the UK
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Bugcrowd has named Cyber Vigilance, a managed cybersecurity services and solutions provider, as a value-added channel partner for the UK.
Cyber Vigilance specialises in large-scale, complex cybersecurity projects for tier one banks and telecommunications customers covering endpoints, email, people, web, network, cloud and data security.
“Retaining and hiring in-house cybersecurity resources is one of the biggest challenges our customers face,” said Toby Butler, Chief Revenue Officer at Cyber Vigilance.
“Bugcrowd enables them to tap into an extensive on-demand talent pool for critical projects from bug bounty programmes and vulnerability management to pentesting."
Product Focus: New retransfer card printing solution launched by HID
HID has announced the launch of its FARGO HDP5000e retransfer card printer, designed to deliver high-definition cards and IDs.
“The HDP5000e is where unparalleled reliability meets exceptional usability and performance — setting a new standard for the everyday retransfer card printing experience,” said Isaac Young, VP & Head of Fargo, HID.
Built on the foundation of the renowned HDP5000 printer series and proven retransfer technology over the last 25 years, the HID FARGO HDP5000e ID card printer emerges as the next iteration of this market-leading solution, poised to redefine the standards of reliability, usability and printing excellence, the company says.
Engineered for universities, medium-to-large businesses, healthcare facilities and government agencies who need retransfer printing technology to effectively personalise contactless cards and for any organisation looking to switch from a higher-end, direct-to-card printer to a retransfer printing solution for improved image quality — the FARGO HDP5000e is ideal.
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This month’s Head to Head interview features Rick Mounfield, Director at Optimal Risk Group Ltd and 2024 SJUK Leaders in Security Conference Chair, as he reflects on the success of the recent event in Manchester: “What was really important to me Chairing was that we heard new voices, because what I've come to see is, there is a lot of expertise out there that does not get the opportunity to be shared.” Read more on pages 10-13.
The Special Report in this issue is produced in partnership with Todd Research and is on the topic of Aviation Screening. The Knowledge Partner article, starting on page 38, takes a closer look at how x-ray technology could change over the next ten years: “The industry will likely see a shift towards more seamless and contactless screening processes.” An Industry Expert piece by Dr Philo Daniel, Ph D., Global Director Aviation and Urban Security, Smiths Detection explores how airport security can be enhanced through collaborative solutions. Find out more on page 42.
The Expert Insight, on pages 30-32, sees Rhiannon Limbert from PerpetuityARC Training discuss how businesses need to provide a clearer training pathway for younger security professionals. Meanwhile, in an exclusive article on page 52, Peoplesafe delve into the complexities faced by security professionals to ensure employee safety in a hybrid work model: “At our core, we believe that everyone deserves to feel safe and be safe, regardless of where they work or what they do.”
Watch now: Exploring the relationship between security and the user experience
Bruce Braes, Head of Security Consulting, Buro Happold, Erik Nord, Industry Subject Matter Expert, acre security and Andrew Wooton, Professor of Human-Centred Design Innovation are joined by Moderator, Baxi Motylska, Director of CPTED as they bring together security leaders to dissect the future of security in the built environment.
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