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when threats emerge and

when you discover them. Contents Note from the Editor
As the government restrictions have started to lift in the UK, the

4 Institute has once again adapted to best serve our members.
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The past few months have seen the cautious return of in-person
events, with our monthly Member Lunches restarting and other
Dataminr's real-time alerts leverage AI to give you the social events (p.12). In addition to these popular events, we have
Our Membership
earliest indications of business-critical information Know your Institutes 18 22 continued our calendar of educational webinars and online
networking events with the new Remo platform.
about risks to your people, brand and assets – so you
can respond with speed and confidence. Know your Institutes 30 The Institute will continue this hybrid approach into the future
Corporate Social Responsibility
that you can read more about in this edition, combining the
benefits that both in-person and remote events offer to our
Learn more at dataminr.com Know your Institutes 36 members. This approach is probably best highlighted by our
Education & Learning
upcoming Annual Conference, which will be our first hybrid
event. Centering around the theme of ‘Influential Security’,
our line-up of thought-leaders will explore the importance of
Know your Institutes 42 influence within the world of security - we have already started
Security Community
announcing speakers! (p.8)

Know your Institutes 44 On page 30, you can also read an update from our Inclusive
Our Corporate Partners
Security Special Interest Group (ISSIG) as they mark one year
since launching! As part of their ongoing work, a Diversity &
Inclusion questionnaire was launched in August. After receiving
Know your Institutes 52 over 500 responses from Institute members, the questionnaire
Cyber Updates
has now been opened to all in the wider security sector. If you
haven’t already, we’d be grateful if you could take the time to
Know your Institutes 54 complete the questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/
Chartered Security Professionals
security-sector-inclusion-questionnaire.

Know your Institutes 56 This edition includes many contributions from our members,
Upcoming Events
we are grateful for all that have taken the time to share their
expertise and story with other members. Matthew Fields CSyP
MSyI shares the findings of his latest research into hostage
situations, and what proof-of-life videos can tell us (p.26). An
article by Louisa Schneller MSyI, gives an insight into why as
a sector and wider society should not aim to return ‘back to
normal’ post-pandemic (p.29) – and that’s just the tip of the
iceberg.

The coming months will see some notable changes for our HQ
Team. Our offices will be relocating to MIRA Technology Park, to
accommodate for our growing number of team members (p.13).

In addition, Di Thomas Hons FSyI will be retiring at the end of
October after almost 16 years at the Institute. Di has been an
integral part of the Institute’s success and will be greatly missed
(p.13). On a personal note, I would like to thank Di for being an
amazing mentor to me during my time at the Institute. We all
The Institute Quarterly is published 4 wish you a long and happy retirement!
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