And so as 2022 begins, we at MaST and CrisisCast would like to wish all of our customers, new and old, a very Happy and prosperous New Year!
Although 2021 was a difficult and testing year, one of our main highlights was that we were able to share the exciting news of the successful amalgamation of both companies and the formation of our new board of directors who have come together over the past six months in order to bring you an improved offering, in what we believe will be the new face of security training for the future, incorporating principal elements of story-telling and immersive theatre in order to embed important learning.
Other highlights include:-
Project Tyrion – Working in partnership with the British Army to develop a new concept in virtual reality training to assist officers and soldiers in their encounters with those often difficult and cross-cultural communications in hostile environments.
Project CNI – Mast and CrisisCast working together to support and promote their training through a new and informative platform, providing a simple and easy way for organisations involved in the protection of national infrastructure to access available training. The new website (www.cni-hub.com) also seeks to help support the new security principles proposed by Martyn’s Law and the governments ‘Protect Duty’ plans.
We have previously echoed the importance of encompassing elements of Counter Terrorism training through our dramatized learning packages, such as the Behavioural Detection course, where we understand the importance of identifying suspicious items and people before they have a chance to become a true threat, and we would encourage anyone who is serious about protecting their own critical infrastructure or future events to come and talk with us to see how we can help you address those threats through our bespoke offering.
Outside of those physical threats to organisations, we need to continue to be aware of protecting important and essential infrastructure from cyber-attacks. Did you know that UK businesses were hit every 49 seconds by cyber-attacks between April and June this last year – Our Cyber Security Awareness course is absolute essential entry-level learning for any business or organisation who wants to strengthen their cyber resilience.
Finally, we are delighted to hear that the ‘Glade of Light’ memorial (pictured above) bearing the names of those killed in the Manchester Arena Terrorist Attack in May 2017 will be officially open to the public from this Wednesday. Every year around the anniversary of the attack, white flowers of a hawthorn tree planted at its centre will be in full bloom – MaST and CrisisCast will continue to support the future progression of Martyn’s Law and hope that this memorial will be a lasting tribute to all those that lost their lives on that terrible night.