Posts By: Jacob Charles

In the dark

Matt Medley highlights the crucial role of supporting software to facilitate critical information exchange, aggregation and synchronisation As military operations across land, air and sea become increasingly distributed, keeping an up-to-date view of equipment status requires a robust digital backbone. This backbone has certainly grown over the last 12 months, as more organisations progress on… Read more »

Where next for Iran?

Jason M Brodsky reports on the search for the successor to Mohsen Fakhrizadeh The assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in November 2020 resulted in much handwringing over how Iran will respond. Less discussed is how his death sparked a renewed round of factional and institutional infighting over his legacy and the future of the intellectual wealth… Read more »

Knowledge is power

Chuck O’Leary reveals the importance of training when it comes to access control systems The world of security is changing rapidly and it might be difficult for those who are brand new to this industry to know where to start and how to navigate these changes. For those interested in strengthening and streamlining their security… Read more »

Come together

Lucas Young examines the importance of managing security risks with partnerships and reveals how customers and manufacturers can cooperate Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) operators face the perennial challenge of developing and managing a security strategy in a complex and ever-changing landscape. Security managers have to consider both current needs while ensuring an operational capability to… Read more »

All change

Georges Tannous reports on the changing face of physical security Pandemic-related economic factors are likely to continue to present challenges across many industries in 2021. While the global pandemic has certainly taken the world by surprise, the security industry excels at planning for the unexpected and is resourceful in times of crisis. However, at a time when budgets are tight, many businesses,… Read more »

Security and public trust

Dr Frens Kroeger on why national security depends on solving the public trust crisis The UK government needs to get a handle on the crisis of public trust it is facing – and fast. Otherwise we will be increasingly likely to face the challenges of deepening polarisation and home-grown terrorism.Trust is an indispensable ingredient to… Read more »

A new hope

Arnab Basu considers ways in which ARIA will benefit the UK – and what makes it distinctive Britain needs to be “match-fit for a more competitive world” said Boris Johnson following publication of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence Development and Foreign Policy in March. The country had to be willing to change its approach… Read more »

A layered security approach

Tony Kingham discusses the role of low dosage Through Body X-Ray Scanners in airports, prisons, VIP Protection, government and commercial security Bad actors, whether they are terrorists, drug traffickers, smugglers or thieves, always have one advantage and that is, surprise. They can choose the time, the place and modus operandi for their nefarious activity, which… Read more »

GDPR: Three years on

Nicola Howell explains why the General Data Protection Regulations are more important in 2021 than ever GDPR. Four letters that send shivers down the spine of businesses large and small. While 2018 feels like an age ago, the scramble to prepare for the General Data Protection Regulations feels like yesterday. The new processes, the HR… Read more »

Moving forward

Simon Hall reports on the dawning of a new era in frontline police technology In the past few years, the approaches to delivering front line software have changed with blistering speed. Systems that were state of the art just two to three years ago now lack the required flexibility moving forward. The demands arising from… Read more »