All Archive Titles articles – Page 1129
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A word to the Web wise...
With applications moving to the World Wide Web at breakneck speed, the need for providing a secure mechanism for access is becoming increasingly important. However, the problems of providing secure access are changing. In the first of a two-part article, we suggest that a complete re-evaluation of how Internet security ...
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'Umbrella' status for SSR
Specialist security recruitment company SSR Personnel has been awarded 'umbrella company' status by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).
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Archive TitlesSecurity's taking on the terrorists
September 11 2002 was a day for sombre reflection on the anniversary of the terror attacks Stateside. Those atrocities could so easily have taken place on home shores, so what lessons do we need to learn? We talk to some of the industry's experts in a bid to find out
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Archive TitlesScreen scene
Potential criminals in Manchester city centre are now being monitored by up to 400 swivelling cameras operated from what's being hailed as "the most sophisticated CCTV Control Room in England". Brian Sims visits the high tech joint venture scheme – one which is so powerful that cameras are able to ...
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Who takes on the responsibility?
"It's not the telephonists' fault that they're unaware of the procedures," continued Whitehall's David Clark.
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Managing in the Third Wave
'The revolution in how business competes on the basis of knowledge management through the use of technology'. In essence, that's the definition of 'management in the Third Wave'. What does it really mean for the practising security professional?
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Archive TitlesVCL jokers raise record smiles
Two national charities are laughing all the way to the bank following CCTV specialist VCL's announcement that the company raised over £1,200 in its prize draw at this year's IFSEC Comedy Night.
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Archive TitlesSecurity scales new heights
Quadrant House in Sutton is undoubtedly one of the most impressive tower block office complexes outside of the City of London.
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Health and Safety - Part One : Safety in mind
Every working day in Britain at least one person is killed and over 6,000 injured in their place of employment. As companies begin to tighten their economic belts, more and more in-house security professionals are being tasked to look after health and safety issues. With this in mind, SMT begins ...
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Heading for shelter... but where?
Shelter areas can always be designed-in to a new building of course, but – depending on the form of construction and the threat considered prudent to protect against – they can usually be identified in existing structures, too. Met any event, they should meet the following requirements:blast pressure should be ...
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A secure vision for guarding
We discuss how the ideal outcomes of private sector regulation are perhaps nearer than we think – but only if the industry tackles the key issues now, and takes the right approach when it is doing so.
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id group planning for the future
South Africa-based Intervid – a well-established security company specialising in end user solutions for the leisure, retail and airports sectors – has acquired a majority shareholding in the id technology group, the £11 million turnover electronic detection and surveillance system supplier to the UK retail sector.Having originally been established by ...
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Risk factor
In what ways might the modern day blue chip organisation benefit from an all-embracing approach to risk management by in-house professionals, and what tools or skills would the holistic risk manager need to bring to the fore if such an approach were adopted?
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When EFTPOS meets the Internet
At a time of great change in the retail and financial sectors, we examine why the arrival of secure, reliable Virtual Private Networks over broadband is likely to prove a welcome alternative to traditional private networks for electronic funds transfer-style applications.
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Archive TitlesRapid response in the East
PW Allen, the specialist provider of search, identification and disposal solutions, has fulfilled a major order for four specialist IEDD (Improvised Explosive Device Disposal) vehicle and equipment packages to a Middle Eastern security force.Based on the GMC chassis, the vehicles have been custom-designed to provide rapid response, search team transport, ...
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Destiny IP takes flight
With over 21.5 million passengers passing through in 2000 alone, Brussels is one of Europe's fastest-growing airports.
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Archive TitlesGreen shoots... or dead ground?
It's a fact of society that public service functions were once protected from disrespect and anti-social behaviour by unwritten rules. However, the combination of an ever-more demanding society, the effects of drug-associated crime and the withdrawal of police service response from some public arenas has engendered an increased level ...
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Archive TitlesCounting the cost
There's always been a strong suspicion that the effectiveness of town centre CCTV schemes has been talked up to justify the expenditure involved, and also support bids for additional central Government funding. Does the backing for such installations indicate a long-term crime prevention philosophy, or merely lean towards short-term management ...