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CSO How changing geopolitics impact business - and how CSOs should respond Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, spoke to Claire Meyer at Security Management Magazine about the ways in which changing geopolitics and global volatility and impacting the C-Suite - and how CSOs must adapt. rachel-briggs Rachel Briggs OBE speaks with Colin Murray on BBC Radio 5 Live Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, spoke with Colin Murray on BBC Radio 5 Live on 18 October 2023 about the hostage crisis in Gaza, what the families might be experiencing, and the challenges of surviving surviva CSO The CSO Skillset The role and purpose of the corporate security function has changed due to several trends both inside of, and external from, the business. Videos BBC News - Clarity Factory on the hostage crisis Our CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, joined BBC News to talk about the hostage crisis in Gaza, what lies ahead and the plight of the hostages and their families. Videos How hostage negotiators will be working to free people taken by Hamas - Clarity Factory speaks to Sky News Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, spoke to Sky News journalist, Josephine Franks, about the hostage situation in Gaza. rachel-briggs Rachel Briggs predicts trends for 2025 The Clarity Factory Founder and CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, shared her predictions for 2025 in Ontic's annual forecast. The Fall of The Big Men A range of wicked and complex global challenges – from COVID to climate change – are testing the limits of the ‘big men’ of geopolitics and heralding the arrival of a new generation of leaders who are responsive, data Clarity Factory featured in HR Magazine The Clarity Factory's new report, The Business Value of Corporate Security, was featured in Corporate Security How to measure and communicate the impact of corporate security CSOs tell us that measuring and communicating the impact of corporate security is one of their biggest and most enduring challenges. In our 2025 CSO Survey, CSOs said that the top challenge to their effectiveness was rachel-briggs Rachel Briggs speaks alongside Secretary Blinken on hostage diplomacy Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs, spoke alongside US Secretary Blinken this week at an event on hostage diplomacy co-sponsored by the State Department and the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Corporate Security The Future of Corporate Security Are you a security professional under the age of 35? We want to hear from you! Security Culture Six Insights for Effective Security Culture The front line of cybersecurity is as much about psychology and culture as software and technology. How to turn your security program into a strategic business advantage Our CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE joined Chuck Randolph of Risk Management for Security Leaders In 2025, The Clarity Factory will launch a new initiative to produce risk management tools and benchmarking resources for corporate security leaders. Podcasts The News Agents podcast - The Clarity Factory comments on Gaza hostage crisis Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, joined Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel to discuss the unfolding hostage crisis in Gaza, the options for Israel and its allies in getting the hostages home, and the plight of the hos Corporate Security CSO Insights: 2025 corporate security data and trends for 2026 Rachel Briggs was joined by Manish Mehta (Ontic), Meredith Wilson (Emergent Risk International), and Jules Parke-Robinson (Philip Morris International) to discuss data from the 2025 Annual CSO Survey and trends to wat I'm a hostage expert - here's what's happening between Israel and Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, writes in The Independent as Hamas release the first proof of life video, showing hostage Mia Shem. Talent Corporate Security: Securing Future Talent Corporate Security: Securing Future Talent is a new insight paper from SI Placement and The Clarity Factory. The scope for negotiation is narrowing Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, spoke with ABC News flagship evening current affairs programme, The World, about the latest in negotiations to bring home the hostages held in Gaza. Corporate Security Corporate Security: Future Talent The corporate security function is at an inflection point; trends outside organizations are impacting what the function does, how it positions itself, its relationship with other functions, and Increasing risk appetites put security front and center as an influencer - Security Management Magazine Our Founder and CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, spoke with Claire Meyer of Security Management Magazine about our new report, The Business Value of Corporate Security. asis NEW: Clarity Factory launches Security Culture research project sponsored by the ASIS Foundation The Clarity Factory is pleased to announce a new research project on Security Culture sponsored by the ASIS Foundation. 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Security is a very attractive profession for the next generation; 69% of young people working in corporate security who completed a survey said that they agreed. Should we negotiate with terrorists? It’s more than 50 years since President Nixon created the US policy of not negotiating with terrorists. He was speaking at a press conference and made an off-the-cuff comment that stuck. ontic Watch Rachel Briggs' Keynote at 2024 Ontic Summit: The business value of corporate security Clarity Factory CEO, Rachel Briggs OBE, delivered the keynote at the 2024 Ontic Summit in Austin Texas in February. Survey The 2025 Annual Corporate Security Survey The Clarity Factory 2025 Annual Corporate Security Survey is now CLOSED. 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