Investing in security before disaster strikes

The Olympics is one of the largest global events, but unfortunately, the headlines often have little to do with the athletes’ performance on the field - The Munich massacre of 1972; the Atlanta bombing of 1996 and this year’s games haven’t even begun in Beijing yet they’ve been making headlines. The recent issues and protests surrounding the torch on its journey through the streets of London, Paris and San Francisco have highlighted some very serious security issues the UK will face in the run up to, and during, 2012. David Hobson , managing director of Global Secure Systems (GSS), says that once the baton is passed to London during the closing ceremony at this year’s event on 24 August, the focus will be redirected and the UK will become the next major target of attacks driven by political and religious beliefs. These attacks are more than likely to be both physical and digital and will, undoubtedly, be a magnificent smokescreen for organised crime to hide behind. The security community, according to Mr Hobson, faces a tremendous challenge of educating organisations about the threats to their business.