Posts By: Jacob Charles

Looking forward

Sam Stockwell and Megan Hughes explore future Biometric trends for policing and law enforcement This article explores how future developments in biometric technology could provide new opportunities for policing and law enforcement agencies. As the integration of AI into biometric systems expands the types of data and applications available, organisations using this technology could, in… Read more »

Call of duty

Debbie Heald MBE examines how Brits rate 2024 event safety in the wake of Protect Duty updates Heald surveyed 2,000 Brits to uncover their perception of safety at public gatherings during the year ahead. This timely investigation gains significance in light of recent Protect Duty updates, including the recent six-week public consultation. This consultation is… Read more »

The all-seeing eye

Karen Kingham reports on how screening is giving airport security operatives the edge Air travel is part of the lifeblood of the global economy, facilitating access to international markets through business and tourist travel bringing in trade, revenue and investment. If air travel is the lifeblood, then airports are the nodes through which all that… Read more »

Time for a rethink?

Stephen Robinson considers the resilience and fall of France in WW2, rethinking its tactical performance in 1940 Stereotypical views of the French Army are still powerful factors in accounts of the French campaign in 1940. Their defeat is often depicted as resulting from a backward firepower doctrine echoing back to 1918 that failed to withstand… Read more »

Lessons in security

Jack Porter looks at how universities can improve their defences in the face of mounting attacks Universities are increasingly a target for attackers because of their societal impact, with attackers resorting to extortion and ransomware to steal research data or knowledge and using the university’s infrastructure to monetise assets or disrupt and destroy. They’re particularly… Read more »

Democracy under fire

Beth Hepworth considers a big year for global elections in this digital threat forecast 2024 is set to be a monumental year for democracy; with over two billion people across 50 countries going to the polls to elect representatives at local, national and intra-continental levels. This includes elections in some of the world’s most populous… Read more »

Warning signs

Patrick Rea examines the mental health challenges facing the security sector The mental health of security personnel in the UK is under unprecedented strain, a situation brought into sharp relief by a landmark 2020 study by Professor Mark Button, Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Portsmouth. This… Read more »

SIGINT, TSCM and AI

Paul D Turner examines the growing role that AI plays in signals intelligence and technical surveillance countermeasures Perhaps dangerously overused and misunderstood, AI plays a significant role within SIGINT/TSCM across administrative and deployment-oriented signal analysis, analytics and reporting, as a path to clarity of large intelligence data subsets. AI and Machine Learning (ML) can be… Read more »

Grinding to a halt

Joseph Carson addresses the growing cyber threats to critical national infrastructure In an era where digital connectivity underpins the very fabric of society, the security of our Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) has never been more important. In recent years there has been a surge in sophisticated cyber attacks targeting these vital systems, including energy grids,… Read more »

Unlocking a new era

Eugenia Marina explores the role of biometrics in education: navigating the path to a secure and inclusive learning environment In light of the urgent global problems, education is a lighthouse for hope that will bring about change. Like any other aspect of our daily lives, the education sector is not unexposed to the effects of… Read more »