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Unified Security Ltd was founded in October 2009 by James Willison in response to the increasing convergence of physical and information security risks and the need to bring security professionals closer together to identify and mitigate the risks.
James Willison BA MA MSyI
James is Founder of Unified Security Ltd and Co Chair Smart Built Environment Working Group, Internet of Things Security Foundation (https://www.iotsecurityfoundation.org/working-groups/). Named #8 Cyber Security Professional: IFSEC Global Influencers Security and Fire 2020 (https://www.ifsecglobal.com/ifsec-global-security-fire-influencers/ifsec-global-influencers-in-security-and-fire-2020/). Shortlisted in Security Serious Unsung Security Heroes Awards 2018 as a Security Leader/mentor. James was awarded the Imbert Prize for an ‘outstanding contribution to the Security Industry in 2011’ for his work on convergence with ASIS Europe and the Information Security Awareness Forum. He has more than 20 years of management experience in the physical and information security industry, including posts as Advisor on Convergence to the Mitie TSM Board, Senior lecturer in Security Management at Loughborough University and Digital Security Expert with the European Union. He has co-authored three White Papers on ESRM, SMART GDPR Assurance for a Smarter world and Smart Buildings and Cities Security with his colleague and fellow convergence expert, Sarb Sembhi, sponsored by AXIS Communications and published by Unified Security Ltd (https://www.axis.com/en-gb/newsroom/news/axis-announces-smart-buildings-smart-cities-security-whitepaper). He has successfully enabled strong partnerships in numerous projects including writing new content in published International Standards. He regularly writes articles for IFSEC Global and is an established speaker at International security conferences. He now works as an executive advisor in security strategy and risk management. He is a member of the ASIS International ESRM Steering Committee and has served on several ASIS International committees and standards working groups including the ASIS/ISC (2) Security Awareness Standard (https://www.asisonline.org/publications--resources/standards--guidelines/). He is a member of ISACA (https://www.isaca.org/) and the Security Institute (https://security-institute.org/).
Unified Security Ltd provide consultancy which is designed to ensure organisations align their support functions and in particular the areas of Physical and Information Security. This includes security policy, common reporting processes, converged security risk assessment, training courses and White Papers. Unified Security is working with Kaseware to help organisations respond more effectively to the risks posed by a wide variety of cyber physical threats including fraud, in real time. We recommend Kaseware (https://www.kaseware.com/) as an efficient and comprehensive investigations software platform which enables you to prioritise and rapidly respond to physical and cyber crimes and support a mature Enterprise Security Risk Management programme.