Posts By: Jacob Charles

The secret to stadium security

Paul Dodds explores how stadium security teams can broaden their strategies and collaborate with city stakeholders by using flexible and connected security solutions Some of the biggest events in the world are held at city stadiums. Whether Olympic games, world-championship football matches, highly anticipated concerts or massive cultural gatherings, these events draw crowds by the… Read more »

Who watches the watchers?

Loch K Johnson examines the importance of safeguarding democracy against the dark side of Government An experiment in the United States designed to introduce accountability (“oversight,” in the political science term) into the hidden domain of intelligence agencies is now in its 43rd year, having been initiated in 1975. All democracies have had to wrestle… Read more »

Behind bars

Stephen Smith looks at technology trends in prison security, and the part integrated security management systems (ISMS) play Keeping prisoners and prison staff safe is a pressing concern for the UK’s Ministry of Justice. Barely a week goes by without a suicide or violent incident being reported in a system that appears overcrowded and underfunded…. Read more »

Out of sight, out of mind

Jaz Vilkhu considers the growing aesthetic significance of hostile vehicle mitigation measures for planners and architects The terror threat posed to the public has evolved dramatically over the last 12 to 18 months. Large-scale, meticulously planned bomb attacks have given way to vehicle assaults targeting pedestrians. Concrete blocks and barricades, largely temporary measures, have been… Read more »

Lines of Communication

Rob Green explains how two-way radios enable private security and public safety personnel to do their jobs more effectively The private security industry embraces a wide range of roles across a large number of sectors. Front-line security roles include manned guarding of assets, protecting cash and valuables in transit, security management at venues and events… Read more »

Pay-per-click security

Roy Dovaston outlines measures companies can take to protect themselves from click fraud It has been reported that Uber recently filed a lawsuit against digital advertising agency Fetch over claims of click fraud; the fraudulent clicking of a company’s online ads to deplete their daily advertising budget. Frequently seen in the pay-per-click advertising world, this… Read more »

Robots for port and maritime security

Timothy Compston goes underwater to find out more about the autonomous and remotely operated vehicles being deployed to secure our ports and the wider maritime environment The realisation that there is an ongoing threat from terrorists to ports and shipping is nothing new. In his book Cruising For Trouble commander Mark Gaouette, now a maritime… Read more »

Facing the future

Marie Clutterbuck reveals how our faces could hold the key to security in smart cities of the future The Cities in Motion Index, prepared by the IESE Center for Globalization and Strategy, released its fourth edition in 2017. The index analyses 79 indicators across 10 dimensions of urban life to ascertain which are the ‘smartest’… Read more »

Throwing the net wider to protect the core

Steve Bailes reveals that while the ability to construct more and more impregnable physical fence lines is important, comprehensive security is best achieved by the clever integration of all technologies The day after the recent Intersec show closed, samples of our fencing systems were ‘attacked’ in the presence of potential clients and accreditors in the… Read more »

Protecting the public

Gavin Hepburn explores what’s being done to reduce panic and keep people safe in the event of a terror attack Over the past two years, Western civilisation has been hit by a series of tragic terror attacks. We have seen attacks hit France, Germany, Spain, the US and even at home in the UK. In… Read more »