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Competency? Are we sure?
SIR – I would like to share with the readers of Security Management Today a short piece gleaned from The Daily Telegraph (reproduced below) which makes for very interesting reading.
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Archive TitlesSafer communities
In the second and final instalment of Security Management Today’s review of the 2006 Skills for Security National Conference, Brian Sims and Ian Drury examine presentations made on Project Griffin, the myriad issues surrounding race and diversity in relation to training and The Security Practitioner (a new qualification being developed ...
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Archive TitlesChain-wide roll-out of securit
Tag company has finalised the installation of its Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) systems across the entire Woolworths estate, in turn marking a major milestone in the five-year exclusive agreement between the two companies.
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Archive TitlesDedicated to the cause
Pauline Norstrom is very much a key figure in the development of CCTV standards. A great champion of Best Practice philosophies, the worldwide head of marketing at AD Group company Dedicated Micros has been instrumental in developing the British Security Industry Association’s Code of Practice for Digital Recording and CCTV ...
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White: ‘Catch up consultants’
Consultants need to catch up with contractors if the industry is to become more efficient, according to the new chairman of Constructing Excellence in the Built Environment, Bob White.
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Archive TitlesCarriage under fire
In a world where terrorist activity and crime are on the increase, corporate executives are able to protect themselves by travelling in one of the latest armoured vehicles designed by Jaguar, Audi, Mercedes-Benz or BMW. Anthony Hildebrand looks at some of the models on the market.
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Corporate cards must be marked
SIR – The widespread use of corporate credit cards is exposing companies to unacceptable business risk. Just what controls are in place to monitor purchases, ranging from stationery and IT equipment through to corporate entertainment?
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Archive TitlesCaption of the month
Caption of the monthOur choice of photo last issue was so unfunny that there isn’t a winner this time. Instead we thought we would award our £20 drinks voucher to reader Ian Salked MCIOB, who snapped this slightly overloaded lorry in the UAE. Have you got any ‘interesting’ site shots ...
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Archive TitlesCaption competition
Caption competitionNext issue: Realise that dream of seeing your name in CM. Send us a caption and we’ll send a £20 drinks voucher to the writer of the wittiest.
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Calendar
8-10 January – ‘Security Management’, Leicester. Course run by Perpetuity Training on the role of the modern-day security manager. For more information, or to book a place, e-mail: training@perpetuitygroup.com
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Archive TitlesSmall businesses to help police in ‘war on terror’
The City of London Police are planning to extend the successful Project Griffin scheme to small and medium-sized businesses, gathering further intelligence on suspicious persons
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Archive TitlesOur farmland is unused, so let’s build on it
It is New Year and time to make a resolution. Resolving to eat and drink less will last but a few days; finishing the kitchen and bathroom in the house was what I thought I could manage last year. But the need to earn a living gets in the way ...
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Archive TitlesHome Office minister Vernon Coaker officially opens new BSIA hq
Vernon Coaker MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office with direct responsibility for security and policing matters officially opened the British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA) new corporate headquarters at Kirkham House, John Comyn Drive in Worcester on Thursday 14 December.
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BSIA: providing essential services
During 2006, the british security Industry Association (BSIA) surveyed members to find out the perceived strengths and weaknesses of its services and communication methods.
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Archive TitlesFirst Security’s Specialist Services Division opens Control Room to serve blue chip clients
First Security’s Specialist Services Division A Business unit launched to deliver specific value-added services to its parent company’s blue chip customer base has opened a new IP-based remote monitoring facility that will augment First’s core security guarding capability.
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Archive TitlesThe Big Issue
Biometrics is the automated means of recognising a living person by either a physical or behavioural trait which is unique to that individual and, therefore, cannot be passed on or duplicated easily, writes Nigel Smith.
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Eye on CCTV: Try before you buy
Too many end users, it seems, are purchasing CCTV equipment and having it installed only to be disappointed with the rendered images and subsequent inflexibility of their surveillance set-up. In the first of a regular series of articles concentrating on ‘all matters CCTV’, David Hammond explains why security managers should ...
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Archive TitlesAxing the expert
Although usually paid by one side or the other, expert witnesses must give an unbiased opinion. Of course, you only employ an expert witness who supports your case, but if the expert changes their opinion during the case, can you replace them?
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Avebury to manage ‘flat’ home debut
Avebury International has been appointed as construction manager for around 90 ‘flat-pack’ homes to be built in Gateshead, after the council agreed to sell an area of land, subject to planning.
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DoS attacks: fighting back
Even though apprehended criminals now face the prospect of up to ten years in jail, UK companies cannot afford to rely on legislation alone (including the Police and Justice Act 2006) to combat the ever-growing number of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. Soeren Bech explains why the time to take ...