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Archive TitlesCCTV-over-IP: it’s not universal
Is IP surveillance being oversold to the end user? Do security managers really have to scrap their existing CCTV installations and start from scratch with ‘tomorrow’s technology’, or is it possible to mix-and-match analogue with IP? Geoff Thiel reviews proposed system architectures with these and other questions firmly in mind.
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Archive TitlesCall yourself an expert?
The British Justice System is crying out for more expert witnesses, but is it really a case of expert advisor or expert on trial? In the first of a two-part series, Kay Johnson examines the credentials necessary for security professionals to become an expert witness.
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Archive TitlesBSIA and SIA spell out the future of private security to end users
The British Security Industry Association recently joined forces with the Security Industry Authority to run a series of regional seminars for end users aimed at raising awareness of industry regulation and its likely impacts. First Bobby Logue and then Ian Drury provide in-depth reports from the Heathrow and Coventry events, ...
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Can we combat suicide bombers?
We know that there are British passport holders prepared to die for their political or religious cause, but the basic problem facing security managers is that there's no profile of age, sex or ethnicity when it comes to the potential suicide bomber. How, then, might security professionals prevent such terrorists ...
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The Big Issue
THE ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL industry relies heavily on the skills of its installers to deliver to end users the full and reliable performance of increasingly complex systems. More often than not, those installers aren't in the direct employ of the manufacturers and equipment is generally supplied via a distributor. ...
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EU Ministers battle to secure funding for IT security project
The European Union’s ‘eEurope 2005’ Action Plan includes a multi-million Euro programme – dubbed MODINIS – to clamp down on information security risks
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Archive TitlesN.M. Rothschild banks on First
FIRST CITY CARE – ONE OF THE UK’s leading access control and security systems specialists – held a special commemorative event at Apsley House (also known as ‘No1 London’) to celebrate 21 years of providing security to the historic banking house N.M. Rothschild & Sons.The event involved taking past and ...
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Archive TitlesPushing back the boundaries
With the terrorist threat now ever-present, the challenge has been set for security managers to literally push back the boundaries with respect to access control systems, in turn providing secure access at greater distances from the business' main buildings and assets (protecting both people and property). Mike Davies reviews the ...
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Securicor and GMB awarded groundbreaking DTI grant
Securicor Cash Services – in conjunction with the GMB Trade Union – has become the first security company to be awarded a grant from the DTI’s Partnership Fund. The grant will contribute towards the cost of a joint project to improve employee relations and strengthen communication between the two organisations.
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Authority makes its mark
And so it shall be written... and so it shall be done. 2004 promises to be a monumental year for practitioners working in the private sector as the Security Industry Authority (SIA) begins its licensing strand by first tackling the door supervisor and wheel clamper fraternities. After much reasoned debate, ...
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Archive TitlesMeacher resigns chairmanship of the Security Industry Authority
Having made a huge contribution to its development, Molly Meacher has tendered her resignation from the Security Industry Authority
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Archive TitlesLook of Authority
Having spent the best part of two decades in the commercial and corporate banking world, John Saunders wanted a new challenge. He was invited to choose regulation of the private security sector. An opportunity grasped with both hands in April 2002, when he became chief executive of the Security Industry ...
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Accreditation for fraud investigators
The Metropolitan Police Service, the City of London Police and the CBI have joined forces to launch the Accredited Fraud Investigators’ Scheme, which aims to produce security professionals who can enter into complex investigative procedures with the full authority of an independent evaluation body – in this case the NSI. ...
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Permanent placements on the up as recruiters report "acceleration"
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation's latest figures suggest a marked upturn in the number of permanent placements for security operatives
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Tackling the threats in 2004
Recent world events have highlighted the ways in which the threats to our security are changing. In the first of a regular series of contributions from The Security Institute, Nigel Churton discusses how security managers are having to modify their approach to meet the challenge.
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Archive TitlesStrangled by regulation
Kate Barker may well be right that smaller registered social landlords show poor performance in exploiting economies of scale (12 December,page 7).
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Archive TitlesMind matters
Find out how this year's Christmas appeal is progressing and why Mind, the mental health charity, deserves your money
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