Insight The Clarity Factory Insights Insights on Corporate Security New Insights page of same content type 2026 CSO Survey Open TAKE THE 2026 CSO SURVEYThe Clarity Factory 2026 CSO Survey is now open. The survey has become a go to for CSOs and their teams, with latest benchmarking data on critical issues, s… Holistic Security: How to right-size the relationship between corporate and cyber security Clarity Up Front‘Convergence’ between corporate and cyber security has been a hot topic of discussion for well over a decade, but debates have tended to be binary: converge or not?… Polycrises are the new normal - how corporate security must adjust its strategy Corporate security and crisis management has changed drastically in recent years. No longer can organisations plan for a crisis happening on an annual or biannual basis – instead t… The Business of Resilience The business of security has shifted from protecting companies from risks to being the new source of competitive advantage. This report by Rachel Briggs outlines how corporate secu… What we can learn from hostages about wellbeing in a pandemic The pandemic has taken its toll on our wellbeing – twice as many adults as normal have feelings of depression, with figures much higher for some groups. As 78 per cent of organizat… Realizing the Diversity Dividend in Corporate Security “We know that… diverse teams are stronger teams. They make better business decisions, they focus more on the facts and remain objective, they process those facts more carefully, th… Holistic Security Assessment Service The Clarity Factory Holistic Security Maturity Model provides a framework for security leaders to assess the maturity of the partnership between physical and cyber security at a ti… Rachel Briggs OBE on BBC Radio 4 Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs, spoke to Emma Barrett on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour about the plight of the women and children held hostage in Gaza. Interview: 17 October, 2023… The Business Value of Corporate Security New report from The Clarity Factory presents a model for effective, business-enabling corporate security in a volatile and complex global business environment. The role and po… Why has Hamas taken hostages? Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, has written an explainer for Chatham House on the ongoing hostage situation in Gaza - why has Hamas taken hostages, what does it hope to ach… 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… ❮ ❯
