24 June 2015

  Icelandic-based Security Center, also known as Öryggismiðstöðin, has selected Skillweb’s SmartTask to gain greater visibility and control over its employees responsible for delivering a range of mobile, static and personal security solutions. The employee scheduling and mobile workforce management solution has been adopted primarily as a management tool to enhance service levels and streamline control room operations, ensuring customers receive the highest levels of protection and peace of mind.   Security Center was already using a guard management tool but the system no longer met the needs of the business in terms of functionality and ease-of-use. The company wanted a solution that would enhance the service provided to customers, while supporting growth moving forward. Following a detailed review of the marketplace it took the decision to use the advanced employee scheduling and mobile workforce management solution across its workforce.   SmartTask will capture integrated proof of time and attendance to monitor the status of static and mobile security teams. Using a simple smartphone application, mobile patrols and site based officers will record shifts, patrols and checkpoints attended, while those without smartphones will be able to book on/off shifts and check calls via telephone and a secure PIN code. Meanwhile, the SmartTask mobile app will enable officers to complete electronic forms, raise alerts and submit incident reports, as well as providing access to supporting information and special instructions.   Elsewhere, the live view for control room operations will provide an interactive dashboard to allow companies to monitor the delivery of contracted work and take corrective action to avoid any non-compliance of service. The at-a-glance visibility, with real-time updates and automatic refresh, will enable office-based controllers to track the attendance, status and safety of static and mobile personnel, so they have the ability respond quickly to any operational issues, security alerts and lone worker alarms.   Jónas Helgason at Security Center commented: “SmartTask is already proving a highly effective management tool that is helping to better monitor and control our workforce in order to enhance service levels to customers. Our commitment to quality, care and trust means we need to take advantage of the latest and most advanced technology solutions in the marketplace and SmartTask ensures we remain at the forefront of the security industry.”    Paul Ridden, CEO of Skillweb said: “We are working with an increasing number of security businesses that are looking to gain competitive advantage by better planning and managing their workforce. SmartTask helps to deliver higher levels of service, operate compliantly and make the most of assets, while at the same time streamline processes to achieve cost, time and resource efficiencies. It is an ideal tool to schedule and coordinate security resources, making sure organisations are operating in accordance with contract and customer requirements.”

C5 Capital (www.c5capital.com), today announced the appointment of Simon Church as Executive in Residence, with effect as of 1st September 2015. Mr Church, previously appointed to C5’s Technology Council to provide strategic and operational advice, recently decided to leave his role as Chief Executive Officer at NTT Com Security after three years, to join C5. On the announcement of his appointment, Mr Church said, “I am delighted to announce my appointment as Executive in Residence at C5 Capital. C5 launched last year with the objective of exclusively focusing on the fast growth data and security sector and is the only fund of its nature in Europe. I look forward to working with C5’s partners and identifying other European businesses in this sector with the potential and ambition to take advantage of a strong growing market.” Nazo Moosa, Managing Partner of C5 Capital, commented on the appointment, “Simon is one of the most experienced information security executives in Europe, having grown Verisign, NetIQ and most recently NTT Com Security globally.  We look forward to working with Simon to create value for C5’s existing portfolio of companies and exploring new investment opportunities together.” C5 Capital recently announced the appointment of other experienced technology executives as advisors to its Technology Council, including Dr. John Bates (Chief Marketing Officer of TecDax Listed Software AG) and Per Roman (co-founder and managing partner of GP Bullhound LLP). They will join a roster of IT industry and government advisors at C5, including Admiral Mike Mullen (17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Obama and Bush, and currently serving on the boards of General Motors, InQTel and Sprint) and Vincent Mai (CEO of Cranemere).

Simon Church and Heiner Luntz leave NTT Com Security AG following a successful period of strategic repositioning and growth NTT Com Security AG has announced important changes to its Management Board (Vorstand). Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Simon Church and Heiner Luntz, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) have decided to step down from their positions at NTT Com Security with effect as of 31st July 2015 having completed a successful period of strategic repositioning and growth. As of 1st August 2015, they will be replaced by Frank Brandenburg, Senior Vice President, Central Europe as CEO and Martin J. Naughalty, Senior Vice President, Global Finance and Operations as CFO. Both Brandenburg and Naughalty have been promoted from within NTT Com Security to continue to drive the global growth of the company. The organisation will continue to expand its security capabilities to service global customers, which will mean ongoing investment into products, platforms, services as well as improved career opportunities for its employees. Luc Loos, Chairman of NTT Com Security AG’s Supervisory Board, said: “We would like to thank Simon and Heiner for their outstanding achievements in driving NTT Com Security’s global development and growth, particularly their roles in establishing the company as one of the key players in global information security and risk management. Their commitment to the company, their teams, their partners and their customers, plus their understanding of an increasingly attractive market opportunity has enabled us to increase revenue from €166m (Euros) in CY2009 to an expected approximate revenue of €300m plus (Euros) in FY2015/16 and establish ourselves as a trusted advisor. We wish both Simon and Heiner well as they leave to pursue other activities.” Tetsuya Shoji, CEO of NTT Communications, added: “We are delighted that Frank and Martin have accepted the roles of CEO and CFO, respectively. They know NTT Com Security inside and out having worked with the company for several years. We are confident of a seamless transition within the management team as they take up their new roles. With the full support of my company, NTT Communications, we have no doubt that they will take NTT Com Security to the next stage of our global growth. With increasing cyber threat around the world, we expect NTT Com Security to become a core player within NTT Group and expand career opportunities for its employees as well.” NTT Com Security CEO Simon Church said: “These are exciting times for NTT Com Security. We have witnessed an unprecedented increase in cyber-attacks with organisations of all sizes in every sector now having to consider their IT security and information risk management exposure. The company is in an excellent position to continue to develop and launch its portfolio of global security, governance, risk and compliance solutions, offering consulting, managed services and the most appropriate technologies. Both Heiner and I would like to commend our team, our customers and our partners on bringing innovation, development and opportunity to the table, helping us to get to where we are today. We both feel that we have achieved what we set out to do. Heiner will, no doubt, be announcing his upcoming role sometime soon, but I can say that I will be moving into my new role as Executive in Residence at C5 Capital, Europe’s first dedicated investor in the data and security sectors. I look forward to keeping close ties within the industry.”