Workplace Readiness for Mitigating Data Privacy Threats
On behalf of Risk Xtra, 3M’s Peter Barker recently interviewed Enza Iannopollo of Forrester Research to discuss the security measures, policies and privacy compliance programmes that many organisations...
View ArticleSecurity Trends Report from Allot Communications reveals new data on mobile...
Allot Communications, a global provider of leading innovative network intelligence and security solutions for service providers worldwide, has just released the findings from its Telco Security Trends...
View Article37th International East-West Security Conference examines global trends and...
Attending the 37th Edition of the International East-West Security Conference were delegates representing private and public sector organisations from the Russian Federation and the Ukraine. Organised...
View ArticleHacking episode kick-started in July 2017 leads to huge data breach at Dixons...
As part of a review of its systems and data, Dixons Carphone – the multinational electrical and telecommunications retailer and services company headquartered in London – has determined that there has...
View ArticleBig Brother Watch launches legal challenge to “dangerously authoritarian”...
Big Brother Watch has launched a landmark legal challenge to the Metropolitan Police Service’s use of real-time facial recognition cameras. The organisation has joined forces with Parliamentarian...
View ArticlePlaces of worship to remain protected thanks to £1 million Home Office...
Places of worship that have been subjected to – or could otherwise be vulnerable to – hate crime attacks are to be supported by the Home Office thanks to a further £1 million of funding. Successful...
View ArticleTerrorism arrests rise by 17% in past year according to latest Government...
The number of arrests being made by counter-terrorism officers in the UK has risen by 17% in the past year. The arrest figures released by the Home Office, which cover the year up to the end of March...
View ArticleKPMG International collaborates with Microsoft on cloud cyber defence and...
KPMG International has collaborated with Microsoft on the release of two jointly-developed security offerings designed to improve both the data governance and cyber defence capabilities of today’s...
View ArticleIndependent Steering Group to take forward Dame Judith Hackitt’s collective...
Many organisations spanning the construction and fire sectors have come together to form a Steering Group to take forward key recommendations in Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building...
View ArticleSecurity management at University of Sheffield honoured by Secured...
The University of Sheffield has had its excellent security management regime recognised after gaining the prestigious Secured Environments accreditation. The award, which affirms that the seat of...
View ArticleCertified Technical Security Professionals Register to incorporate auditors...
Tavcom Training, operator of the professional Register of Certified Technical Security Professionals (CTSP), will announce this week that the Register now recognises auditors and consultants. In...
View ArticleModernising and Digitising CCTV: Challenges for the Police Service
Currently, the UK’s public sector is faced with an economic climate that demands today’s services ‘do more with less’. One of those services is surveillance. Given the recent spate of criminality – and...
View ArticleThe Security Institute’s View
The security profession is at a Rubicon in its development and maturity as a component of the modern business structure. The evolution from the protection of physical assets to providing a more...
View ArticleTerrorist threat remains high in European Union despite decline of IS in Iraq...
Europol’s 2018 EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report provides a concise overview of the nature of the terrorist threat the European Union (EU) faced in 2017. Last year, 68 innocent victims lost their...
View ArticleContact Centres: Adapting Security Methods to Fight Fraud
From banks and insurance providers through to utility companies and major retailers, many of today’s organisations operate Contact Centres (or, at the very least, outsource their customer service to...
View ArticleJacksons Fencing research highlights school perimeter security challenges...
Jacksons Fencing, the perimeter security solutions specialist, has published architects’ views on school safety gathered as part of research for the business’ new report entitled ‘Protecting The...
View ArticleBig Brother Watch accuses HMRC of creating “biometric ID cards by the back door”
According to Big Brother Watch, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has collected 5.1 million taxpayers’ voiceprints without their consent. Millions of callers to HMRC have been required to repeat...
View ArticleJoint Cifas-Forensic Pathways report reveals where personal data is...
A collaborative report issued by Cifas, the UK’s fraud prevention service, and Forensic Pathways (an internationally recognised organisation operating at the forefront of digital forensics) highlights...
View ArticleGCHQ director Jeremy Fleming addresses NATO on benefits of collective security
During his visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday 19 June, GCHQ’s director Jeremy Fleming talked about countering global threats, the importance of European partnerships and the benefits of...
View ArticleBanking Protocol’s introduction prevents £25 million in fraud and leads to...
Figures published by UK Finance have revealed that £24.7 million of fraud has been prevented and 197 arrests made thanks to the introduction of the Banking Protocol, a ground-breaking scheme aimed at...
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