Farah Benis is well known security known on the security circuit increasingly around the globe. An entrepreneur, Farah runs her own security business; is a volunteer leader who has championed a number of causes, many supporting women in security; and was the winner of the Outstanding Female category at the UK OSPAs and represents the UK at the Global OSPAs in January.

In this podcast you will hear Farah discuss her early experiences in the security sector in Africa. Then driven by a difficulty in working for others, the implications of having ADHD, and a desire to shape her own destiny started her own security company. Farah discusses initiatives she has started to champion the cause of women, and some the challenges that remain; as well as the state of security in the UK and Africa

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Bruce McIndoe is one of the most recognised security professionals globally. His broad professional background includes experience in the areas of intelligence systems, systems engineering, software development, telecommunications, and cyber security. He regularly contributes to conferences and is a much sought after panellist and speaker.

In this discussion you will witness Bruce lamenting the use of words such as ‘security’, convergence’ and ‘Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM)’, he does not consider any of them to be fit for purpose and poses alternatives. AI will revolutionise practice and there are routes to managing the risks, and he articulates some ideas. And the importance of security culture is debated.

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Professor Shane D Johnson MBE has published over 150 articles. He is the director of the Dawes Centre for Future Crime at University College London, and co-director of two doctoral training centres on Cybersecurity and Cyber Physical Risks. His work takes place under the umbrella of a relatively new area of work, ‘crime science’.

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