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Corporate Security The Clarity Factory Insights Insights on Corporate Security New Insights page of same content type Empowering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Security Organizations are faced with increasingly complex, complicated and fast-moving challenges – internally and externally – and corporate security leaders need to find new ways to deli… How Activism and Executive Risk Converge Today, Rachel Briggs and Cynthia Marble Rachel Briggs of The Clarity Factory and Cynthia Marble of Ontic explore the impact of increased activism and protest on executive risk and EP programmes.They offer 5 key recommend… Rachel Briggs OBE on Sky News Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, spoke to Anna Botting of Sky News about the hostage crisis in Gaza on Sunday 15 October 2023. She talked about the plight of the hostages, t… The Clarity Factory launches Annual Corporate Security Survey The Clarity Factory will launch its Annual Corporate Security Survey in 2025, which will provide vital longitudinal benchmarking data for CSOs and their teams. It will become the e… The bad guys don't respect organisational silos - physical and cyber security must plug the gaps to deliver holistic security A national museum suffers an IT outage after a terminated technology contractor gains access to an unauthorised area of the building and turns off the IT systems. Cyber defences ar… How changing geopolitics impact business - and how CSOs should respond Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, spoke to Claire Meyer at Security Management Magazine about the ways in which changing geopolitics and global volatility and impacting the C… Rachel Briggs OBE speaks with Colin Murray on BBC Radio 5 Live Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, spoke with Colin Murray on BBC Radio 5 Live on 18 October 2023 about the hostage crisis in Gaza, what the families might be experiencing, an… The CSO Skillset The role and purpose of the corporate security function has changed due to several trends both inside of, and external from, the business. Successful CSOs have adapted their leader… BBC News - Clarity Factory on the hostage crisis Our CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, joined BBC News to talk about the hostage crisis in Gaza, what lies ahead and the plight of the hostages and their families. We welcome comments, but pl… How hostage negotiators will be working to free people taken by Hamas - Clarity Factory speaks to Sky News Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, spoke to Sky News journalist, Josephine Franks, about the hostage situation in Gaza. You can read Josephine's piece here.Photo by Nate. Rachel Briggs predicts trends for 2025 The Clarity Factory Founder and CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, shared her predictions for 2025 in Ontic's annual forecast. She stressed the growing imperative for corporate security teams… The Fall of The Big Men A range of wicked and complex global challenges – from COVID to climate change – are testing the limits of the ‘big men’ of geopolitics and heralding the arrival of a new generatio… Clarity Factory featured in HR Magazine The Clarity Factory's new report, The Business Value of Corporate Security, was featured in HR Magazine. The piece focused on one of the report's key findings - that geopolitics is… How to measure and communicate the impact of corporate security CSOs tell us that measuring and communicating the impact of corporate security is one of their biggest and most enduring challenges. In our 2025 CSO Survey, CSOs said that the top … Rachel Briggs speaks alongside Secretary Blinken on hostage diplomacy Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs, spoke alongside US Secretary Blinken this week at an event on hostage diplomacy co-sponsored by the State Department and the Canadian Ministry o… The Future of Corporate Security Are you a security professional under the age of 35? We want to hear from you! Link to survey: https://forms.office.com/e/E0f86RqpPD The Clarity Factory is conduct… Security Culture: The front line of cybersecurity is as much about psychology and culture as software and technology.Recent cyber incidents illustrate that human vulnerabilities are the most easily … How to turn your security program into a strategic business advantage Our CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE joined Chuck Randolph of Ontic and Arian Avila of Capital One to discuss the challenges faced by corporate security functions and how those willing to em… Risk Management for Security Leaders In 2025, The Clarity Factory will launch a new initiative to produce risk management tools and benchmarking resources for corporate security leaders. As the global business operati… Sign up to The Clarity Factory monthly newsletter to be notified when The Future of Corporate Security report is published #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width:600px;} /* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in th… CSO Insights: 2025 corporate security data and trends for 2026 Rachel Briggs was joined by Manish Mehta (Ontic), Meredith Wilson (Emergent Risk International), and Jules Parke-Robinson (Philip Morris International) to discuss data from the 202… I'm a hostage expert - here's what's happening between Israel and Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, writes in The Independent as Hamas release the first proof of life video, showing hostage Mia Shem. She describes what the video means, how … Corporate Security: Securing Future Talent Corporate Security: Securing Future Talent is a new insight paper from SI Placement and The Clarity Factory. Read the paper here.Our study shows that:Core business skills are a top… The News Agents podcast - The Clarity Factory comments on Gaza hostage crisis Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, joined Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel to discuss the unfolding hostage crisis in Gaza, the options for Israel and its allies in getting the hos… Corporate Security: Future Talent The corporate security function is at an inflection point; trends outside organizations are impacting what the function does, how it positions itself, its relationship with other f… Increasing risk appetites put security front and center as an influencer - Security Management Magazine Our Founder and CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, spoke with Claire Meyer of Security Management Magazine about our new report, The Business Value of Corporate Security. You can read Claire'… NEW: Clarity Factory launches Security Culture research project sponsored by the ASIS Foundation The Clarity Factory is pleased to announce a new research project on Security Culture sponsored by the ASIS Foundation.Security culture is gaining prominence. While there is much t… The scope for negotiation is narrowing Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, spoke with ABC News flagship evening current affairs programme, The World, about the latest in negotiations to bring home the hostages held … ❮ ❯