The Primary Security Threat to Organizations Worldwide, with Andy Davis, Trident Manor Ltd.
Andy Davis: [00:00:00] I think around the world, globally, cyber is the biggest threat. It’s impacting all organizations. I mean, there’s just been the attack on the pipeline that’s happened on the east coast of the USA. Look at the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of impact that must have had. But that happens to individuals. It happens to organizations. And it happens on a daily basis. There were some statistics that came out and actually showed that, on average in the U.K., every individual is attacked once every seven minutes. Which, if you think about, that’s statistically looking at people.
Andy Davis: [00:00:49] So, cyber is a constant and it’s there because it’s information that the companies need to operate and to function correctly. There are other threats. There has been an increase in protests. The protests have directly impacted retail, hospitality, museums, public services. But the primary threat that I see at the moment globally is from cyber.
Andy Davis, CEO, Managing Director, Trident Manor Limited
Andy Davis is an international security, risk, and crisis management expert based in the United Kingdom. Following time spent undertaking investigative and intelligence activities within British security organizations. Andy joined the UK foreign service as a security risk management specialist responsible for the protection of embassies, personnel, families, and information. This took him around the world and in charge of all security activities in countries such as Uganda, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.
Following a commercial job offer he joined the corporate world as the Head of Security (Safety & Insurance) for a Middle Eastern organization with assets of over $40 billion. This involved strategic oversight of all security and safety activities, designing and implementation of protective policies and the development of collaborative emergency and crisis management plans requiring engagement with emergency services, the intelligence community, and government officials.Andy Davis is an international security, risk, and crisis management expert based in the United Kingdom. Following time spent undertaking investigative and intelligence activities within British security organizations. Andy joined the UK foreign service as a security risk management specialist responsible for the protection of embassies, personnel, families, and information. This took him around the world and in charge of all security activities in countries such as Uganda, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.
In 2013 Andy left the corporate world and established Trident Manor Limited as a specialist security, risk, and crisis management consultancy dedicated to supporting others from individuals through to global organizations in the protection of their assets. He has operated in over 30 countries delivering advice and guidance and has responded to crisis situations where deployments into crisis situations have taken place to protect client’s operations and assets.
In 2020 during the COVID crisis, he devoted time, effort, and energy to create Trident Manor Training Academy which provides specialist training programs that concentrate on the protection of individuals, the protection of staff, and the protection of organizational assets, including their reputation.
He holds a Master of Science degree in security and risk management, is board certified by ASIS International and CPP (Certified Protection Professional), he is a Chartered security professional, a Fellow of the Security institute and chairs a number of professional safety and security organizations.
Andy is passionate about supporting cultural and heritage organizations as well as those humanitarian organizations that operate in difficult or hostile environments. He lectures around the world and has written numerous articles for professional or trade magazines.
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