Security Leaders: Recent Episodes
Canadian Security
Security Leaders shines the spotlight on leading and engaging senior security professionals across Canada. This monthly series, hosted by Canadian Security editor Neil Sutton, tackles the issues that are important to security professionals, such as privacy, cybersecurity, best practices, training and career development, technology tools, as well as industry-specific information like loss prevention, health-care security and event management.
In this episode of Security Leaders, we chat with Brian Claman, who volunteers as social media, marketing & corporate sponsorship coordinator for the Canada 911 Ride Foundation. The foundation hosts annual police escorted motorcycle rides to raise funds for the families of fallen emergency service personnel. They also collaborate with the Mikey Network to make public defibrillators more readily available to help save lives. Canadian Security spoke with Brian about the foundation which is hosting two rides this summer — one in Atlantic Canada in June and the next one coming up on August 27 and 28 in Ontario.
You can find more details about the Canada 911 Ride Foundation and how you can get involved on their website Canada911ride.org.
In this episode of Security Leaders, we chat with Tim McCreight as he begins his 2023 presidency of ASIS International. Tim talks about some of the major agenda points he plans to address during his time in office, as well as work-life balance, the benefits of volunteering for an association like ASIS and Canada’s role in the international security community. We also discuss some of the findings from a recently published ASIS survey on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in corporate security.
In this episode of Security Leaders, Barry Davidson talks to us about his experience as security lead for the Alberta leg of the Papal visit this past summer. Barry discusses his experiences working with the Pope's Swiss Guard along with other Canadian security and law enforcement partners who were involved in the Pope's recent visit.
In this episode, loss prevention expert and consultant Rui Rodrigues shares his thoughts on some of the major trends in retail security, including pandemic management, the rising tide of violence in retail, effective use of de-escalation techniques, and collaboration with law enforcement. Rui also discusses his long association with the Retail Council of Canada and the work they are doing with the loss prevention community.
In this episode, Paula-Marie Jannetta speaks with Canadian Security editor Neil Sutton about some of the major challenges that emergency managers are facing today, including weather- and pandemic-related events. Jannetta also discusses OAEM's Tribute to First Responders Day, a video presentation featuring accolades and acknowledgement of the many contributions of first responders across Canada.
In this episode, Jaycee Roth tells us what the most common and dangerous cybersecurity exploits are today and the techniques bad actors use to infiltrate your networks. In a conversation with host Neil Sutton, Roth also explains what companies can do to help keep their employees and systems safe, as well as the immediate steps they should take in the event of a breach.
In this episode, Alan Bell discusses how his military background has contributed directly to his security knowledge, particularly at the beginning of his career. Bell also offers his thoughts on the evolution of the security profession — in terms of technology, methodology and c-suite buy-in — and describes the process of reviewing his life experiences as he writes his memoirs with a collaborator in the U.K.
In this episode, Brine Hamilton shares his journey from frontline security to his current role as system engineer, healthcare vertical, for Omnigo. He has developed his passion for healthcare security into two industry podcasts, a teaching career and a role as president-elect with the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety. Brine speaks with Canadian Security editor Neil Sutton about managing his busy schedule and also previews his third podcast series.
Lorne Lipkus is known across Canada as the go-to expert in anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting cases. He has a track record of close cooperation with law enforcement, border services, customs officials and organizations that protect the rights of copyright holders. He recently spoke with Canadian Security magazine about what initially sparked his interest in the field of anti-counterfeiting and why he continues to pursue it so passionately.
Denis Lachaine recently spoke with Canadian Security editor Neil Sutton about his role as head of security for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, currently under construction in Windsor, Ont. and Detroit. Denis discusses the different aspects of bridge construction as they relate to security and health and safety protocols, plus the impact of the pandemic on a major infrastructure undertaking.
Ken Doige recently spoke with Canadian Security editor Neil Sutton about his career in policing and professional security, his senior security roles in property management and renewable energy and his transition to the cannabis field. Ken is currently vice-president of security at federally licensed cannabis producer CannTrust. He also talks about the state of security for the cannabis industry during the pandemic, the value of sharing best practices between security professionals and some possible solutions to help address the current cybersecurity skills shortage.
Owen Key’s security career came full circle this year when he rejoined KPMG as the company’s director of advisory services and risk consulting. Key initially worked for KPMG back in the early 2000s but has spent the majority of his security career as CSO and CISO at the City of Calgary. Canadian Security editor Neil Sutton recently spoke to Key about some of the major challenges that crossed his desk during his time in Calgary, including the floods of 2013; his advice for managing a combined physical and logical security portfolio; and what it’s like to start a new job during the pandemic.
For the first episode of Security Leaders, we spoke to Silvia Fraser about how she came to work in security as a new Canadian, her security career with the City of Toronto and the City of Mississauga, what is important to her as a leader and a mentor, and how the practice of security has changed in the time she been engaged with the industry.