Posts By: Jacob Charles

No Room For Error

Steve Revell reveals the future trends, changing threats and current capabilities in explosives and narcotics detection The security landscape is constantly changing. Threats and their method of delivery are constantly evolving, becoming ever more sophisticated in their attempts to outstrip detection methods. Today’s increasingly asymmetric threat environment requires manufacturers and security services to stay consistently… Read more »

Airport Security

Mark Brace examines the growing difficulties of keeping tourists safe in airports On 19 December 2019, the first flight in over four years from the United Kingdom to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt – previously an extremely popular destination for British holidaymakers – landed at the resort’s airport. Flights had been suspended following the crash of… Read more »

Raising the Bar

Iain Entwistle reports on how a layered approach to physical security can help to make buildings more secure Protecting buildings from physical attack poses unique challenges because they are required to withstand threats ranging from vehicles driven at speed into perimeter defences, to lone criminals using tools to force their way through a building’s façade… Read more »

Stadium Security

Wanda Nijholt on how Brøndby football club employs facial recognition and security camera solutions to keep fans safe The rapid development of facial recognition technology, backed by artificial intelligence, and the latest camera technology has been the key for one famous European football club in its efforts to combat unruly behaviour and to establish an… Read more »

Remote Control

Chris Morales discusses the potential risks involved in remote desktop protocol and reveals measures to keep your organisation safe Being able to control a computer or range of computers remotely is definitely a useful business tool, however it is also a dream come true for threat actors as it enables them to more easily carry… Read more »

Smart Access Solutions

LOCKEN launches first access control solution for explosive environments Access control within explosive environments must meet the requirements of health & safety regulator ATEX. The dangers of ‘explosive atmospheres’ have led to strict regulations, requiring the use of fully licensed equipment in high-risk areas. LOCKEN’s electronic access control incorporates a new contactless technology patented by… Read more »

Watching brief

Kerry Jones explains why 12-hour shift patterns have significant negative impact on CCTV operator health and effectiveness It’s not a topic that gets discussed very often, but it should be: CCTV operators in most UK monitoring centres are working long, 12-hour shifts, which can prove detrimental to their performance. This in turn reduces the effectiveness… Read more »

Strife in Northern Syria

Timothy Compston considers the security ramifications of the recent Turkish military campaign in the area Given the geopolitical and extremist forces at play in and around Syria after nine years of conflict, the situation remains in a state of flux and, as recent Turkish actions demonstrate, is apt to flare up at any time. Such… Read more »

Remote control

Paul D Turner reveals the significance of Remote Spectrum Surveillance and Monitoring in part two of his TSCM series There is a relatively simple answer to dramatically improving both the Probability of Detection (POD) and the Probability of Intercept (POI) from a TSCM perspective. What you don’t know; you don’t know and therefore, you cannot… Read more »

Watch the skies

Paul Hicks explains what can be done to protect authorities – and the public – from the risk of drone attacks on the UK’s critical national infrastructure Imagine a Britain with no gas, electricity, water or other vital services – where modern life as we know it grinds to a halt. Sounds like an apocalyptic… Read more »