Building national awareness of tomorrow’s security needs
August 10 2022
2022 has marked a major shift in Wilson Security’s approach to the security needs of the future. Our strategy for Innovating Security for Tomorrow is continuing to change perceptions across Australia as to how businesses need to approach the challenges and opportunities coming down the line.
As part of this strategy, Wilson Security has rolled out a program of regular thought leadership events across the nation, discussing ideas and solutions with industry leaders and thinkers. This compelling lunch series has so far been held in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth and is moving across the nation to engage with as many different people as possible.
Three lunch events down, a clear trend is appearing as central to how Australia can effectively take on the security challenges of tomorrow. Discussions continue to point out the need for agreement across two areas:
- Connecting ideas and strategies through transparency, ethics and open dialogue
- The smart and considered adoption of technology combined with the best human capital
Connecting ideas and strategies to avoid chaos
As part of Wilson Security’s lunch series, Dr Keith Suter, Managing Director of think tank Global Directions, has spoken with dozens of industry leaders. A specialist in geopolitics and economics, Dr Suter’s conversations have centred around the challenges facing Australian businesses in the future and the need for a connected approach to technological adoption.
This month in Perth, Dr Suter discussed how the world is currently teetering between two states – the “Steady state” and the “Wild state”. Populism and nationalistic leadership have increased across many democracies, fuelled by almost every factor you could imagine – climate change, social media, food insecurity, economic pressures and more are all contributing to a shift towards what Dr Suter has referred to as the “Wild state”.
This “Wild state” might be characterised by less collaboration and communication between countries and economies, opening the door to unnecessary risk as technology and information become increasingly siloed. Pushing back on this and connecting ideas and conversations is key, argues Dr Suter, for the ethical and successful introduction of new technologies – especially when it comes to security.
Wilson Security is investing in the research and development of technologies and processes that can improve safety across Australian society and accelerate business growth into the future. But part of this approach requires a clear approach to important ethical questions.
The ethical use of security technology
Matthew Brabender, Oceania Channel Director for Video Security and AI at Motorola Avigilon, spoke at our Perth lunchtime event on the power of AI to improve our focus. That is, our ability to focus on and respond to security risks in an increasingly complicated and data-rich world.
Challenges facing the public and private sectors continue to become ever more complex and impactful. Cybersecurity alone faces incredible challenges. With the global cost to business in 2019 from cyberattacks equating to US $2 trillion and with the Asia-Pacific accounting for the majority of global cybersecurity events, the challenge is growing. State-led and private attackers are leveraging AI to make sweeping and effective attacks that need little manual oversight. This is known as adversarial machine learning. It requires an equally effective use of AI to combat it, and quickly.
Ethics lie at the heart of AI’s success, Matthew explained. In the face of extreme challenges facing the public and private sectors, the successful rollout of AI across security is intertwined with how it helps people apply their critical thinking skills, experience and knowledge to finding new solutions to challenges. AI must support people, not replace them. Viewing new security technologies with this lens – to what extent they support people rather than replace – is the first step towards their ethical assessment and adoption.
Continuing the conversation
At Wilson Security, this ethics-based philosophy underpins every technology advance including the use of AI throughout our security offering. From virtual surveillance and AI-led CCTV through to real-time analytics and support, we explore the use of advanced technologies with an exploratory and reflective lens. This prioritises transparency and open discussion and allows the security industry to evolve so the careers available to all Australians within security continue to be both rewarding and challenging.
Wilson Security’s rollout of thought leadership events seeks to address the two areas both Matthew Brabender and Dr Suter discussed in Perth. The technology Wilson Security is already deploying, such as advanced CCTV and Analytics, leverages the power of AI to improve the focus and capabilities of existing security teams. With that comes safer communities and stronger businesses.
If you’re interested in discussing the technologies Wilson Security is bringing online to help businesses and organisations remain safe and viable, get in touch with one of our team members today.
