Blog – security and risk insights
Introduction
Welcome to the SIRV blog. Here we share expert insights on security, resilience, and AI in risk management. From incident reporting best practices to compliance guidance and real-world case studies, explore articles designed to help teams operate safely and confidently.
The rise of ambient agents | AI for security teams UK
The rise of ambient agents: Quiet, capable and always on Large Language Models (LLMs) have transformed how we interact with information. They’re fast, fluent, and eager to please. But they come with a catch: constant prompting. Clarifications. Instructions. In many...
The AI co-pilot for the control room – Governable AI UK
The AI co-pilot for the control room “The AI agent is the new control room co-pilot.” Control rooms are some of the most demanding workplaces in the world. Operators are expected to maintain situational awareness across lots of inputs: CCTV, access control,...
SOPs to AI Agents
From SOPs to AI agents: The evolution of risk decision-making In 2011, my brother and I built SIRV (now the Enterprise Resilience Platform UK) to support heads of risk, security, and crisis teams in making better decisions. Back then, that meant helping someone know...
AI reshapes security industry – insights from SJUK conference
AI reshapes the security industry - lesson from SJUK Leaders in security conference Association of Security Consultants 📍Manchester, UK 📆 25 June 2025Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future concept. It is already transforming how security teams...
AI model rise
AI model rise - The incredible rise of the AI model Food and Drink Security Association 📍Online 📆 5 June 2025Overview Andrew Tollinton, CEO of SIRV presented to the Food and Drink Security Association on 'Artificial intelligence - The incredible rise of the AI...
Master the unexpected: why attention depends on violated expectations
Master the unexpected: Why attention depends on violated expectations Amazon knowledge sharing event 📍Online, Amazon EU 📆 5 June 2025Invitation to speak Andrew Tollinton, CEO of SIRV presented to Amazon as part of their knowledge sharing series; ‘Amazonians’ get the...
AI update at AUCSO
AI update AUCSO: Association of University Chief Security Officers Conference 2025 📍University of Warwick 📆 9 April 2025Overview Andrew Tollinton, CEO of SIRV presented to the Association of University Chief Security Officers Annual Conference 2025 on 'Artificial...
AI Chief Security Officers
Chief Security Officers - where are we headed? Association of University Chief Security Officers 📍Online 📆 6 February 2025Overview Andrew Tollinton, CEO of SIRV presented to the Association of University Chief Security Officers on 'Artificial intelligence - Where are...
How AI helps security practitioners
How AI helps security practitioners? Association of Security Consultants 📍Online 📆 28 January 2025Overview AI is here, but it is not magic. In this ASC webinar, Andrew Tollinton (CEO, SIRV) explained how AI supports security teams today and why governance and...
How to build business resilience during a ‘polycrisis’
How to build business resilience during a 'polycrisis' Chartered Institute of Management Accountants 📍Online UK 📆 9 December 2024By Andrew Tollinton, CEO SIRVWebinar hosted by Steven Edwards, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Area 6 How to build business...
Climate change and property security
Climate change and property security 📍Anticipate London Exhibition, UK 📆 3 December 2024Overview Andrew Tollinton, CEO of SIRV joined a panel hosted by BBC journalist David McClelland to discuss 'Climate change and property security, innovations for addressing...
Reframing Security
Reframing security In this article SIRV CEO, Andrew Tollinton and the team at Toro Solutions look at reframing security. Our last article reviewed why security is often seen as a ‘grudge purchase’, a necessary expense and an item on a checklist often begrudgingly...
Why is security a grudge purchase?
Why is security a grudge purchase? In this article SIRV CEO, Andrew Tollinton and the team at Toro Solutions examine security’s grudge purchase label and ask what could be done to change the buyer’s perception of security. Security has long been regarded as a...
Property & FM Awards
Property and FM Awards 2024 SIRV Awards 2024: The team at SIRV are delighted to announce our business resilience technology has been shortlisted for Best Facilities Management and Technology Innovator at the 2024 FM & Property Awards Party! On hearing the news,...
SIRV Awards 2024 – Social impact
SIRV Awards 2024 - Social impact SIRV Awards 2024: The team at SIRV are delighted to announce our Rough sleeper - Artificial Intelligence model for social impact has been shortlisted for Security Innovation of the Year at the 2024 Security and Fire Excellence Awards!...
Cost of Martyn’s Law
The cost of Martyn’s Law: What large public venues should budgetMartyn's Law is due to come into force around 2025/2026. Publicly accessible premises that fall within scope of the law and have a capacity of 800 or more are assumed to be more attractive to terrorists...
Key AI terms for risk professionals
Key AI Terms for risk professionals The deployment of new AI technologies and solutions is rapidly redefining best practice in 21st century strategic risk management. Driven by AI, a new wave of digitalisation across industries is not only revolutionising the...
Resilience amid global risks webinar
Resilience amid global risk — Anticipate London Webinar (Highlights & Transcript) 📍Online 📆 21 August 2024Co-founder, SIRV, 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom Keolis Amey Docklands 🇬🇧 London, United KingdomThe Odyssey Trust Belfast 🇬🇧, United KingdomOverview As...
AI in Risk Management SiG Launch Webinar
AI in Risk Management - Special Interest Group launch Webinar 📍Online 📆 July 2024Co-founder, SIRV, 🇬🇧 London, United KingdomCEO, Anekanta AI, 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom Professor, University of Warsaw, 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Poland Strategic Risk Consultant, 🇫🇷 Paris, FranceCEO,...
How heat will change how we work
How heat will impact our workplace: 2024 Report Introduction Heat is already changing the way we work, from productivity and safety to how we plan commutes and schedule tasks. This 2024 report summarises what rising UK temperatures mean for organisations and the...
4 Ways AI helps Terrorist Propaganda
4 Ways AI helps Terrorist Propaganda 4 Ways AI helps Terrorist Propaganda shows: AI improves terrorist propaganda capability Tactics used to hack moderator checks Dissemination across languages made easier Click on the slideshow to view the SIRV visualisation → All...
7 Ways Terrorists can Exploit AI
7 Ways Terrorists can Exploit AI 7 ways terrorists can exploit AI shows the real-world impact AI may have on terrorist's ability. Changes include: Spoken passcodes for safety and security critical instructions to counter AI imposters Security vulnerability for risk...
Will risk management drive AI adoption
Will risk management drive AI adoption? 📍Online 📆 June 2024Andrew Tollinton, CEO of SIRV was invited by to answer the question: Will risk management drive AI adoption? Full conference recording; starts with Andrew Tollinton addressing the university and attendees...
Terrorist convictions Q1 2024
Terrorist convictions Q1 2024 Who gets convicted of terrorist offences in England and Wales? Men? Youngsters? Londoners? Click on the slideshow to view the SIRV visualisation → All information is publicly available, head to counter terrorism police. Analysis in text...
AI Knowledge Collapse: Diversity under threat
AI Knowledge Collapse: Diversity under threat Introduction AI can help us learn and make sense of the world — but it also risks narrowing what we know. Large language models (LLMs) rely on patterns in their training data. That means the knowledge they reproduce is...
