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Tip of the iceberg: facilitating partner buy-in
All of the above sounds very nice in policy documents, but how is the extended police family really going to work in practice? If there’s no clear vision, is Drane ready to propose one?
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Archive TitlesBSIA seminars: focusing on CCTV
How does CCTV impact on our environment? How should the police extract images from digital CCTV footage to be used as evidence in Court? What are the tangible effects of changing technical standards on businesses? These are but some of the vexing questions facing the CCTV sector – and its ...
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Bridging the professional gap
Having identified the skills gaps that exist in the security industry, the real challenge that lies before us all is to formulate a strategy that not only deals with this problem, but also provides a long-term, sustainable framework for future development. Stefan Hay searches for a suitable solution.
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Archive TitlesAre you on Board?
At a time when security issues should dominate every Board of Directors’ agenda, research suggests that very few client organisations encourage the security director to sit at the top table and voice their opinions. As Richard Culver explains, the importance for any blue chip organisation of having a vested interest ...
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Archive TitlesThe Big Issue
As an industry, we seem to be prone to forgetting that simple, good quality, cost-effective security measures can be extremely successful in their application. Just because the investment is small doesn’t mean that the investor will not reap the rewards, writes Chris Taylor.
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Prevention is far better than cure
Sir – I thought Simon Gawne's article in your March edition (‘Can’t someone else do IT?’, Secure IT, pp51-52) made for really excellent reading.
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Government must begin to take charge of e-crime before its too late
Sir – It is hugely positive news that Derek Wyatt MP, the current chairman of the All-Party Internet Group, is continuing his quest to keep the reform of the Computer Misuse Act on the political agenda in the run-up to the General Election (‘APIG targets update of Computer Misuse Act’, ...
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Archive TitlesNSI Premier Gold Award bestowed upon UBHT security officers
The United Bristol heal healthcare trtust (UBHT) has been awarded a prestigious National Security Inspectorate (NSI) Premier Guarding Gold Award for its security officers.
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Archive TitlesUK firms at risk over attempts to manage IT security in-house
An independent survey commissioned by IT security solutions specialist Unisys reveals that the desire for end user control far outweighs any lack of access to skills and resources
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Forgery Detection Association offers point of reference
The Forgery Detection Association (FDA) has been created to provide a central point of reference for security managers, manufacturers and suppliers working in the forgery detection and Cash-and-Valuables-in-Transit sectors.
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Top down approach
How can security practitioners further develop Board support for their role? Not an easy question to answer, particularly so when you consider that many company directors view security as a costly overhead to be endured merely so that the insurance assessor can tick the ‘Yes’ box.
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Appointments
Security Management Today keeps you up-to date with all the latest people moves in the security sector
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SMT must continue to set the agenda
SIR – Over the past couple of years, Security Management Today (SMT) has become the journal for what is a growing and increasingly important security sector.
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Archive TitlesDemands on police time: a reassurance agenda
It appears to Andy Drane that the police service faces a fundamental dilemma. On the one hand there has been a surge in demand for ‘Bobbies on the Beat’ and public reassurance. On the other, there is an equally strong desire for the police to be incredibly efficient in further ...
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Security: The Boardroom agenda
Having worked as a corporate security manager for many years, John Davies believes that there has been a cultural change at Board level in relation to security provision. If that is indeed the case, how can security practitioners further develop Board support for their role? By providing the necessary assurances ...
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Down with false alarms... again
For the second year in succession, figures released by ACPO’s Security Systems Working Group show a decline in the number of false alarm activations. However, as Peter Davies explains, the grounds for challenging the need to provide an urgent response have not suddenly disappeared. There is still much work to ...
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Subtracting from Adware
Adware may present privacy and data security concerns, cause stability and performance problems where it’s installed and can be hugely distracting for employees. How might IT security professionals combat these threats? Dr Horst Joepen advocates the use of Content Security Management suites.To most companies, the perception is that the biggest ...
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What, exactly, is ACPO doing for us?
Sir – I much enjoyed reading the March edition of Security Management Today. Your editorial coverage continues to be concise, detailed, interesting, informative and refreshing.
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Archive TitlesSafer Business Award accolade for Cross Gates Security Team
A Leeds retail venue has become the first shopping centre in the country to receive the new Safer Business Award (SBA), which is supported directly by the Home Office.