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Join the Technology & Data Community Team this January In the context of current world events, Travel Risk Managers are increasingly judged on how well they use technology and data to protect travellers and keep business moving. From conflicts and climate shocks to political instability and sudden border changes, travel risk and security teams are under pressure to make faster, better‑informed decisions. The difference between noise and insight increasingly comes down to how

Is your risk tech able to help you predict and prevent risks? You only have to open your eyes and ears to recent global situations to realise that not everything happens in the blink of an eye. Some crises build slowly, not everything just happens in a moment. Most risk technologies, especially in the physical security space, have a few main modes in the way they utilise risk intelligence: Alerts ... where events 'trigger' a notification with some additional information. Some

Do you share your travel risk acceptance and tolerance? Its an interesting premise, I suspect most travel and security departments are not going to advertise where that line in the sand sits, at least not publicly within the business ... doesn't really come across well telling people what you won't respond to or how far you might let things stretch regards to policy. But, within your business, you still need to understand this as you need to understand what policy needs to be

Perceptions and beliefs at the scene of an event may not reflect the outside view of truth A quick thought for risk intelligence providers ... do we always want a curated truth? I don't mean this in a way that goes to suggest 'I want anything but the truth' ... I am saying that in our complex world, understanding alternate viewpoints can be useful. Naturally, we want to know your trusted position, but alongside the other news reported 'on the ground', so that I can gauge what

Converging aspects of workplace and travel risk management There are changes coming in ISO 45001 that are worth the effort to review alongside the rollout of your ISO 31030 Travel Risk Management (TRM) solutions. If you weren't aware, ISO 45001 covers Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems aiming to reduce risks in the workplace and create a safer working culture (amongst other things). There are some cross overs in approach and scope with the ISO 31000 family of s