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IQPC: securing the UK's energy infrastructure
IQPC is running a two-day conference identifying how security and crisis management experts across the energy supply chain have pinpointed and implemented the best strategies for ameliorating critical security threats. Security Management Today is the official Media Partner for the event, previewed here by Brian Sims
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Archive TitlesFog on the crime
Security smoke systems provide an efficient and effective way of stopping thieves in their tracks and preventing losses - so why haven't end users in the UK caught on to the idea in larger numbers? Could it be down to their conservative attitude? Brian Sims outlines the benefits of specifying ...
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Further talks needed on consultant licensing
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has decided to extend the licensing development period for security consultants until "late 2007".
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Competition: that's what we need!
SIR - I would like to comment on your excellent Profile of Linda Sharpe, the interim chief executive at Skills for Security (‘Setting standards, raising skills', SMT, January 2006,).
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Code named Digital
The BSIA's CCTV Section has published its Code of Practice for Digital Recording Systems, offering end users excellent advice on ensuring that the images they capture will be admissible in a Court of Law. Here, Pauline Norstrom and Adam Wiseberg discuss the main points for practising security professionals.
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CCTV - the paradox
SIR - The latest Home Office statistics published on 26 January provide considerable food for thought. The reported increase in violent crime presents a real challenge to our industry.
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IP cameras monitor Calleva Park
IP surveillance, Seven high resolution JVC network cameras - model VN-C30U - are being used as part of a complex surveillance set-up at Country Estates' Calleva Park property just outside Aldermaston in Berkshire. Installed by Trellisworks in partnership with software specialist Cybertronix, over 130 commercial premises are now being ...
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Sidelines… The Buzz Word (by John King)
"The crime rate is falling... or rising (depending upon which statistics you accept, the strength of your pre-determined prejudice or your political persuasion). The only certainty is that, as the next General Election approaches, crime will be kept high on the political agenda.
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Archive TitlesSIA chief praises UK contractors for ‘buy-in'
John Saunders - chief executive of the SIA - has praised many of the UK's security contractors for "buying-in" to regulation while urging the industry to "remain focused"
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Archive TitlesBSIA companies embrace change
With the licensing deadline of 20 march almost upon us, BSIA members are preparing for one of the biggest changes the industry has ever witnessed. Regulation of the security guarding sector has certainly created many challenges over the past 12 months, but the Association's members have fully embraced the changes ...
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Going for broke
The news that Thomas Berglund - chief executive at security solutions giant Securitas - is breaking up the company and listing three divisions on the financial markets has sent shockwaves through the industry.
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Let's break the stranglehold
SIR - I write in response to the Association of Payment Clearing Services' (APACS) announcement regarding a new user authentication standard.
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CCTV and monitoring experts join the SMT Board
Pauline Norstrom - worldwide head of marketing at CCTV solutions specialist Dedicated Micros - and Adam Wiseberg, managing director at RemGuard Visual Management, have joined Security Management Today's Editorial Advisory Board.
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EMPS: the best kept secret
When employing new staff, it's vital to make the right decision because just one unscrupulous individual may do untold damage. Security managers in the retail sector can improve their decision-making skills by making good use of the Employers Mutual Protection Service. Martin Segal explores the benefits of doing so.
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Best suited to corporate imperatives
As the nature of business changes, so too must the dynamics of security management. Is it right that clients should continue recruiting ex-police service and forces personnel, or should we be looking at a younger breed of business scholars and IT graduates who are perhaps more commercially-savvy? As Chris Hoad ...
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Archive TitlesSotheby's: the art of security
Sotheby's Institute of Art has invested in an Intrepid electronic tagging system to safeguard its library collection
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Archive TitlesFour channels ... all in one!
MEL Secure Systems - the leading developer of CCTV surveillance solutions - has announced the launch of an IP-based digital video recorder (DVR) for security managers
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Hidden agenda
When considering the deployment of CCTV, what are the main points to think about during the tender evaluation? Is it best to enter into a framework agreement with your installer? And how might end users tackle the emotive issues surrounding covert surveillance? Brian Sims continues SMT's series of articles ...
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Why are we still waiting for ACS approval from the Home Office?
BSIA chief executive David Dickinson wrote to Security Industry Authority chief executive John Saunders concerning the delay over finalised plans for the Approved Contractor Scheme. With David's permission - and for the benefit of many interested parties - we reproduce John's considered response...