James Royds has 20 years of commercial experience and has worked in the risk, security, and continuity industry in the UK since 1996. He is a founding partner of InfoSec Associates(www.infosec-associates.com), a group of independent UK-based risk professionals who respond to the growing demand for integrated operational risk solutions and services. He and his colleagues specialize in designing, developing, integrating, and maintaining information security and business continuity programs for clients who seek innovative answers to, and solutions for, the challenges of managing risks across the threat spectrum. InfoSec Associates has developed an award-winning combination of proven capabilities that focus on managing the risks to and dependencies among information, people, processes, infrastructure, and technology. Exploring ways to integrate complementary risk management disciplines -- which exceed best practice in business continuity and information security -- to improve business decision making, threat-based situational awareness, and information management forms a large part of his current work in progress.In May 2004, InfoSec Associates won the UK Business Continuity Award for Cross-Border and Cross-Sector Continuity and Operational Risk Strategy, mostly in recognition of its contribution to operational risk and continuity management, which crosses international and industry boundaries. Mr. Royds has recently been appointed as the vice chair of the marketing and communications team responsible for promoting the global development of the Business Continuity Institute(www.thebci.org). He can be reached at james.royds at infosec-associates.com.