In David Rubens seventh exclusive article for Infologue.com, he discusses the management of risk and ultimate responsibility. David writes; "As someone who has been involved in pretty much every level of security training over the last twenty years, from static security guards through to the highest level of specialist academic research, it never ceases to astonish me that major organisations still seem to lack even the most basic understanding of security and risk management. This is true even though those capability gaps put their very existence at risk. It seems to make no difference tha...

Chris Cully, the Managing Director of risk & security management company, Dilitas writes exclusively for Infologue.com about sponsorship of the Police. Chris writes: “In 1989, I was having a discussion with a Chief Superintendent at New Scotland Yard, whereby I proposed a unique form of security to register and protect bikes.  It was agreed that if the Met wanted to support this system I would donate a percentage of my profits to the Crime Prevention Panels of the areas where the system was sold. "The look of horror on the Chief Superintendent’s face was a picture as he clearly sa...

In David Rubens sixth exclusive article for Infologue.com, he discusses risk management. David writes; “It is always hard, looking back, to remember that those people who look so strange in those sepia photographs wearing their Edwardian finery, or driving their Model-T cars, listening to the first phonograph, or even carrying their first mobile phones (the size of a brief case, a battery that could be used to build muscles, and a carrying-case that was vital to allow you to carry it over your shoulder!) didn’t think that they were quaint at the time – for them , that was cutting edge ...

In his latest blog for Infologue, First Security’s John Briggs looks at the area of guard motivation and how it should be used as a catalyst for developing an effective, company-wide security culture. "Guard motivation is a critical component in the delivery of effective security services. "There’s nothing particularly revolutionary in this statement of course, but it is a theory that has been proven time and again. "Motivation is a reflection of the energy, commitment and, ultimately, the level of productivity that a company’s workers bring to their job. In the security industr...

Bob Forsyth, the Managing Director of MITIE Total Security Management (TSM) introduces his twelfth blog on Infologue.com. Bob writes: “Historically audits have been seen as a back-office function, and something that we have to have. But, I believe, if audits have the backing of the Board they become a driver of quality and enhanced business performance. "To be seen as this, the audit function needs to change and refocus its process to concentrate on the wider risks for clients, rather than a series of tick box standards. If the audit function digs deeper into the clients’ operations, s...

In David Rubens fifth exclusive article for Infologue.com he discusses the future of the security industry. David writes; "For many of the people reading Bob Forsyth’s recent excellent column here on Infologue, in which he reviewed the current state of the security industry, and looked ahead to possible future developments, there was quite probably a vague sense of déjà vu. He started out by both setting the scene and offering a challenge: 'The future of the industry is now at a significant cross roads; one path will lead to an industry that struggles to be taken seriously and operate...

Bob Forsyth, the Managing Director of MITIE Total Security Management (TSM) introduces his eleventh blog on Infologue.com. Bob writes: “In my last blog, I talked about taking our industry in a new direction, and seeing it become a more professional sector valued by its staff and customers that is able to offer career opportunity. "I also said we must modernise the way we market ourselves and modernise the terminology we use. I am passionate that if we continue to use out-dated words this will be a barrier to the changes that need to be made. "In most situations in life the way we are d...

Chris Cully, the Managing Director of risk & security management company, Dilitas writes exclusively for Infologue.com about the new changes to the law regarding squatting. Chris writes: "For those of us who were lively, well informed young things in the 60”s and & 70’s, the word “Squatter” conjures up a wide variety of images; most of which are groovy people taking over empty properties, turning them into communal homes for those who need to drop in and drop out. "In reality, squatters were individuals & groups who took advantage of both empty commercial and residenti...

Bob Forsyth, the Managing Director of MITIE Total Security Management (TSM) introduces his tenth blog on Infologue.com. Bob writes: “The future of the industry is now at a significant cross roads; one path will lead to an industry that struggles to be taken seriously and operates in a low margin environment that prevents progression in becoming a sector that we can be proud of. The other direction is an industry that has taken some bold steps and made changes that will cement the future of a professional sector valued by its security staff and customers able to build careers and offer oppo...

In David Rubens fourth exclusive article for Infologue.com he takes a look back at the Olympics. David writes; "Well, after all of the build-up, it seems hard to believe that as I write this the Olympics have been and gone, and suddenly we are in the post-party euphoria – and perhaps in the all-too-predictable adrenaline-dump blues, that vague feeling of emptiness and regret when you realise that what you have just experienced might turn out to be the peak experience of your life. Of course, we still have the Paralympics to come, with all of the challenges that that brings, but there is...