Chris Cully – For Whom the Bell Tolls…
Not one to mince words, regular Infologue.com columnist , Chris Cully of Dillitas, turns his attention to the Police force Read on »
John Briggs – Electronic Versus Manned Security
John Briggs, Operations Director of First Security writes his second article exclusively for Infologue.com Read on »
Main News
London Businesses Undertake Unprecedented ‘Stress Test’ Ahead of the Olympics
For the first time ever, businesses across London are coming together to undertake the Capital’s largest co-ordinated test of IT, telecommunications and transport requirements. The ‘Stress Test’, scheduled for 8 and 9 May 2012, aims to simulate conditions during the London 2012 Games later in the summer, when many businesses will employ alternative working arrangements [...]
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BSIA is a ‘listening’ organisation, say 98% of members
A recent survey by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has revealed that 98% of members who provide the BSIA with feedback feel that it is taken on board and responded to accordingly. The survey, conducted in the first quarter of this year, provided all BSIA members from across the 18 sections of membership with [...]
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Geosocial networking – What you need to know
Europol releases the second of its cybercrime prevention bulletins, this time on geosocial networking. In recent years we have all become increasingly reliant on Internet technology that uses our offline location: to find directions, check the weather, search for restaurants, shops and attractions in a particular place, and a whole host of other activities. Services [...]
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BSIA launches dedicated webpage for safety and security messages
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has launched a dedicated webpage to provide businesses with key safety and security updates fed in directly by the Metropolitan Police during and after the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The webpage was created as part of the Cross-sector Safety and Security Communications project (CSSC), an information-sharing initiative developed by [...]
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Communications data – the facts
The facts about communications data. What is it? Communications data includes the time and duration of a communication, the number or email address which has been contacted and sometimes the location of the originator of the communication. What is it not? Communications data does not include the content of any communication – the text of an [...]
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BSIA section highlights importance of understanding industry standards
With the average data breach costing UK firms around £1.9m annually1, and the new European data privacy framework asking for greater commitment from businesses on the way they handle data security, the BSIA’s Information Destruction section is urging end users to understand how compliance with relevant industry standards can actively guarantee an improved level of [...]
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Government support leads to 39% decrease in cash-in-transit attacks
The continued partnership between government, the security industry and its customers has led to a 39% decrease in the number of attacks on cash-in-transit couriers in the past year, the latest British Security Industry Association statistics have revealed. Statistics published this month by the BSIA’s cash-in-transit intelligence service, SaferCash, show a marked downturn in the [...]
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Chief Inspector of Constabulary to retire
Sir Denis O’Connor will retire as HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary this July. He will leave after more than three years in the role at the inspectorate, which is in charge of monitoring national policing effectiveness and efficiency. Sir Denis spent five years as an Inspector of Constabulary before being promoted to Chief Inspector in [...]
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