Posts by evelina.petrikaite@gripped.io
A New Safety-Conscious World Post Covid
Restrata CEO sets out a 7-Step Plan for ensuring a Covid-safe return to work After a year that many would like to forget, and coming just over two weeks before Christmas, the past few weeks has seen a surge in good news from a British perspective. With the news emerging from the UK Government that…
Read MoreBack to Business: Technology is a key weapon in our fight against COVID.
If I were to have told you nine months ago that Restrata, the British Safety and Security company that I’m proud to lead, would be operating as one of the global pioneers in helping bring back live sport for fans in stadia, you would have been justified in displaying a look of surprise, bewilderment even. For…
Read MoreSecurity In a Rail Environment
In a world of growing population, new fast growing and emerging economies developing modern safe and secure means of transporting people and goods has never been more vital to continuing to bring economic and social benefits to societies across the globe. Add to that demand a need to minimise the environmental impact on our planet…
Read MoreBeyond the Tech – How to Achieve Success with Telematics
When a company decides to start the journey of selecting and implementing a telematics solution, there are usually two key aims behind this decision; firstly, to improve safety and minimize incidents, and secondly to lower costs and save money by creating efficiencies within the organization. In fact, these two aims can overlap, for example preventing…
Read MoreSecuring the FIFA World Cup 2018
The FIFA World Cup 2018 will begin this month, and up to 1 million fans are expected to descend on the stadia of host nation Russia. The safety and security of stadiums and crowded spaces will be a top priority for organisers, with the lingering memories of incidents that have taken place around the globe…
Read MoreManchester Bombing – One Year On
On the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack carried out against the people of Manchester, we look back and remember the victims and their families, and we assess the response. As we mourn what was lost, we must also look to what we can learn from this tragedy, and what steps can be taken towards…
Read MoreAdaptability in Security Design
Often as security professionals, we can get caught up in addressing the design challenge presented to us, and we don’t consider the growth and change of both security system design, and the broader environment in which it resides. When examining the application of security treatments as part of the design and construction of a new building, or…
Read MoreConstruction and the Technological Disruption
There’s no doubt technology has changed the way we live, disrupting everything from how we dine and shop to how we work and travel. While most industries have been forced to adapt, some have managed to continue on with business as usual while technology alters everything around them. For the construction industry, the latter was true…
Read MoreHow can we improve crowded space security?
2017 has seen countless attacks on the general public around the globe, with attackers selecting locations considered “soft targets” as an easy option to cause maximum impact, not only by the physical damage generated, but also in terms of the media coverage, particularly across social media platforms. The personal stories from those present when an…
Read MoreSecuring Infrastructure in 2030 – Evolution of Technology
Earlier this month I spoke at the ASIS Breakfast Meeting hosted by Honeywell on the topic of securing infrastructure in 2030, covering what infrastructure might look like by 2030, the evolution of technology and how the good guys, and the bad guys might be using it. I’m a technologist at heart, and started life as a software engineer, remaining…
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