Security End-User Forum
Collaborative. Influential. Practical.
The Security End-User Forum (SEF) is a BSIA initiative that focuses on organisations and people that buy, specifiy, manage, or use professional security products and services, in sectors such as retail, healthcare, banking, education, and much more. It's a platform for end users to have a direct voice in shaping security standards, guidance, policy, and best practice across the industry.
Discuss real-world challenges faced by end users, feed back on existing and proposed industry publications, identify gaps between standards and operational reality, input into future BSIA and industry documentation, and have the opportunity to engage with the future of security at its initial stage.
It is not supplier-led, but is structured so that end users are the primary voice, with the BSIA facilitating the connection into standards bodies, regulators, and industry working groups.
Why does it exist?
The SEF exists to:
- Put end-user realities at the heart of standards and best practice
- Create a structured, trusted channel for end users to influence guidance, policy, procurement, and implementation
- Enable compliant collaboration between end users, BSIA members, and the wider security industry to accelerate the adoption of effective security best practices
Who is it for?
The SEF is aimed at:
- Security buyers and commissioners
- Corporate security leaders
- Heads of security, risk, and compliance
- Facilities, estates, and operations leaders
- Consultants acting on behalf of end-user organisations
