Control Risks

Are you attending CRU World Aluminium Summit in London this week? If so, don't miss James Sinclair - who leads our global Business and Human Rights practice - joining his esteemed panellists to discuss supply chain due diligence and risk mitigation in the industry.

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Critical National Infrastructure is no longer being tested at the margins; it is being deliberately targeted at the system level. As digital infrastructure becomes more interconnected, data centres and the ecosystems they support have shifted from supporting operations to underpinning national resilience.

Yet many approaches to infrastructure risk management still rely on outdated assumptions, with redundancy treated as a substitute for strategy.

Mark Whyte, Head of Built Environment & Infrastructure at Control Risks, argues that this moment demands a mindset shift. Resilience can no longer be engineered in silos. When designing, investing and operating infrastructure, we need to think like the adversary.

For investors, developers, operators and security leaders, the implication is clear: resilience must be embedded from concept to operations.

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Embedding blast resilience into urban planning doesn’t have to mean bollards, barriers or fortress‑style design. Invisible protection can deliver measurable security while preserving openness, accessibility and placemaking.

Early, integrated security design can achieve credible blast resilience —without compromising architectural intent or public experience.

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Interactive 2-day course | 3-4 June 2026

Control Risks will host an advanced workshop providing attendees with an opportunity to deal with a kidnap for ransom situation from start to finish. Over the course of an action-packed two days, you will attempt to achieve the safe and timely release of kidnap victims while managing a complex case.

For more information and to register, visit: https://ow.ly/rjAn50YIZ7O