Posts By: Jacob Charles

Duty of care and its relevance to today’s businesses

Andy Davis examines some of things that need to be considered when sending members of your organisation abroad Duty of Care is a term that is often used but seldom understood by many individuals and organisations, particularly those sending their workforce overseas. Either through a need to maintain a competitive edge or to explore new… Read more »

Cyber security future trends

Eric Eifert, Paul Lawson and Robert Statica outline the key trends driving developments over the next couple of years. The exponential growth of ICT integration with all aspects of our economies, governance and personal lives means that cyber security is likely to remain crucial to the resilience of the global economy in the next decade…. Read more »

Blunders in Brussels

Anthony Tucker-Jones reports on the security lapses that led to the Brussels bombings Recriminations abound that the 22 March bombings in Brussels could have been avoided. Certainly the attacks highlighted crucial failures over intelligence sharing between Belgium, Germany, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Turkey and the US. Crucially, the Belgian security services missed a series of… Read more »

RF Jammers on the frontline

Timothy Compston investigates the world of Radio Frequency jamming in relation to IEDs and new security challenges like drones In today’s uncertain world with the ever-present threat posed by IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) in faraway trouble spots and, increasingly, closer to home, RF (Radio Frequency) jammers – or inhibitors – can provide an all-important safety… Read more »

Riots on the high street: securing your premises

Tony Kingham explores what can be done to protect homes and businesses from looters It is a sad reality that civil disorder or rioting, whatever the reason, invariably ends in the looting of commercial premises and on many occasions arson as well. This was as true on the streets of the UK in 2011 as… Read more »

Stadium security shake up

Timothy Compston takes a closer look at stadium crowd management and security after what happened at the Stade de France in Paris From the various reports that have come out since that fateful November evening, it would appear that the fans at the Stade de France watching a friendly football game between France and Germany… Read more »

Daesh on the defensive

Anthony Tucker-Jones reports on a series of intelligence coups scored against terror group Islamic State Over the past few months terror group Islamic State or Daesh has suffered a series of very serious setbacks. Under military pressure its has lost ground in both Iraq and Syria, its revenue sources have been curtailed, its senior leadership… Read more »

Peering through the cloud

Shahaf Rozanski explains the importance of being able to access data housed in the cloud for gaining vital evidence of s suspect’s location and/or intentions  With there now being more mobile phones on the planet than people and smartphones set to achieve saturation in just 10 years, unlocking the data held on them has increasingly… Read more »

The strategic advantage of UAV technology

Dr David Abrutat explores how utilising Unmanned Aerial Vehicles can give military forces the edge “These British-designed unmanned aircraft will fly at the very edge of the earth’s atmosphere and allow us to observe our adversaries for weeks on end providing critical intelligence for our forces.” These words, conveyed by the British Prime Minister David… Read more »

Innovation drives hologram ID document protection

Dr Mark Deakes of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) explains how hologram technology is being harnessed in the fight against counterfeits Over the last 30 years, since they first appeared on UN passports, holograms have made rapid gains in ID anti-counterfeiting, moving initially from an authentication device to the protection of personal bio data… Read more »