Insights | Westlands Advisory

Dec 3, 2020
2 min

Highlights from Cyber Senate’s 7th Annual Industrial Control Cyber Security Europe Conference

The new online conference circuit has been in full swing over the last few months and it has been encouraging to see how event firms have...

Jun 18, 2020
2 min

Global Infrastructure, Partner Ecosystems and Threat Hunting are key differentiators for MSSPs

Managed Security Services (MSS) are changing to meet the challenges of security and risk professionals. Earlier requirements for...

May 15, 2020
2 min

Evolving Technology Solutions to Meet Changing Customer Demand for Managed Threat Response

Cyber technologies have evolved significantly in recent years to meet changing customer requirements for earlier detection, faster...

May 1, 2020
4 min

Unmanned Systems: Adapting to a Changing Future

The number of operational Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) has continued to increase over the last decade as technology matures, regulation...

Apr 23, 2020
4 min

Forecasting in Turbulent Times - Global Cyber Security Market Analysis 2019-2023

In Shakespeare’s MacBeth, Banquo says to the witches “If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which...

Apr 21, 2020
3 min

Privileged Access Management’s Evolving Role in Securing Hybrid Infrastructure

Protecting and managing access to data has never been more important. Enterprise reliance on data and the consequences of losing it has...

Mar 17, 2020
5 min

Predicting Security Investment During Economic Uncertainty

The current coronavirus pandemic is a concern for families and communities and over the next few months we will face continued...

Mar 9, 2020
2 min

Rail Cyber Security

Improving Cyber Risk Management through Collaboration, Communication and Co-Operation During February 18th-19th Westlands Advisory...

Dec 3, 2019
7 min

The Drone Threat: What can be done?

Drone incidents are on the rise. Recent high-profile events have started to show the potential damage and threat that drones can pose to...

Nov 4, 2019
7 min

How do you protect a face?

GDPR and increasing sensitivity over biometric data means organisations need to ensure that they have fully understood the risks...

Oct 8, 2019
6 min

Digitalisation and Cyber Risk: The Key Questions for Today’s Organisations

It is difficult to avoid discussions about digital trends, business models and the resulting benefits. The world’s most valued...

Jun 27, 2019
4 min

Cyber Security Market Forecasts - How Big and How Fast?

There is a wide difference in opinion between research and strategy firms in relation to the size and growth of the cyber security...

Mar 25, 2019
6 min

SCTX: Data, information and insight remain critical to countering the evolving threat of terrorism

Westlands Advisory attended both the SCTX show in London and the Home Office’s Security and Policing event in Farnborough earlier this...

Jan 18, 2019
4 min

UK Cyber Security Market Dynamics

Increasing threats are pushing government and industry to the limit Cyber security remains one of the greatest challenges that the UK...

Jan 6, 2019
1 min

10 Trends Shaping Security to 2024

Digitalisation, evolving threats and changing market dynamics will have the greatest impact on the security industry over the next five...

Jan 4, 2019
4 min

Airports Require Improved Resilience

Business Continuity Management and Contingency Planning Needed to Mitigate Against Potential Cyber Disruption The news cycle over the...

Jan 2, 2019
3 min

Security Review 2018: Events and Challenges

Another testing year for security agencies 2018 was a year of flashpoints, geopolitical manoeuvring and ongoing news coverage about...

Dec 21, 2018
4 min

China's Growing Influence on Security

Chinese technology and operational experience are shaping security markets The security market is influenced by many interconnected...

Dec 14, 2018
4 min

UK Trade Shows Raise Border Challenges

A pivot towards digital platforms that use data to create information that can enable better decision making Recent events WA have...

Dec 9, 2018
3 min

Security Business Model Transformation

Service based revenues continue to grow as digitalisation advances Following a tour of industry events in the autumn WA noted that almost...

Dec 9, 2018
4 min

Automation and ML Themes at Blackhat

Managing Risk through Machine Intelligence and Automation Beyond the stories about vulnerabilities in just about every type of...

Nov 30, 2018
3 min

Slowing Security Export Sales to Asia

European and US organisations are recording stronger growth within local markets The Chinese proverb, “A journey of a thousand miles...

Oct 1, 2018
2 min

Themes from Emergency Services Show

Collaboration, integrating technology in operations and learning from previous incidents were at the centre of discussions This week...

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