Growing Demand for Industrial Cybersecurity Services
Westlands Advisory’s ‘Global OT Cybersecurity Industry Analysis’ reported investment in OT cybersecurity services increased by 15%[i] in...
- Mar 30
- 6 min
The Industrial Cybersecurity Revolution
IT/OT cybersecurity is the protection of Operational Technology (OT) used for process control. In the Purdue Model this relates to the...
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Improving Energy Resilience through a Blended Approach to Industrial Operations
The Industrial Security Center from Hitachi Energy, Telekom Security and Securitas. Convergence has long been discussed as a destination...
- 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...