Safety conversations
Understand, protect and control the risk
associated with your most critical roles
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Published June 2025
Protection against both physical and human threats
With the CER Directive, from July 1, 2025 a requirement to strengthen protection against both physical and human threats – including insider threats for companies and organizations within critical
infrastructure – and for their entire supply chain.
In this light, background and security assessments of selected employees are crucial, especially in organizations with access to classified or business-critical information.
Our Security Conversations solution offers an operational approach to comply with the new requirements – and minimize the risk of security breaches caused by unauthorized or inappropriate behavior.
What is a safety conversation?
Safety conversations are a structured conversation and screening process that can combine:
- Automated background check (public data, history, etc.)
- OSINT analysis (open sources, social media, etc.)
- Elicitation techniques (conversation methods to uncover hidden relationships)
- Focus conversations with LVA (Layered Voice Analysis - voice-based stress indicator)
When and how are safety conversations used in practice?
Safety conversations can be used in the following scenarios:
- When recruiting for trusted positions
- During probation for early risk assessment
- Ongoing for selected employees in critical functions
- In case of reasonable suspicion and as a supplement to notified control measures
PULS Human Relations also recommends implementing a safety policy in your organization.
"It's not just about safety, but also about
trust, culture and accountability."
Benefits of safety conversations
Security conversations give you a concrete and proactive tool to strengthen both operational security and compliance. In a time of increasing demands and growing threats, conversations help you identify potential risks – before they become problems. It’s not just about safety, but also about trust, culture and accountability.
When you work in a structured way with security conversations, you show the outside world – customers, partners and authorities – that you take information security and human risk seriously.
Contact us today for a no-obligation discussion on how we can customize the solution for your organization.
We always tailor a model that matches your needs, culture and risk profile.