Posts By: Jacob Charles

Internet arms race

Anthony Tucker-Jones talks to Kevin Woollard, BT’s Research and Technology Operations Director, in the first of a two-part interview about the escalating threat posed by cyber crime and cyber warfare ATJ: A case has been made that a global security arms race is taking place within the internet, from an R&D standpoint is this simply… Read more »

Westminster in the firing line

Timothy Compston considers the ramifications of the recent attack on the heart of British democracy. The tragic events that played out in and around Westminster last month, while Parliament was in session, may have lasted a mere 82 seconds but the security implications of the loss of life and serious injury that resulted will undoubtedly… Read more »

Blast containment

Adam Walsh explores how airports are arming themselves against possible terrorist attacks Last year’s terrorist attacks at Brussels Airport and Istanbul Atatürk Airport shook the world, prompting many in the aviation industry to sit up and take stock of the safety and security measures currently in place. These events came at a time when many… Read more »

Hide and seek

Rupert Godesen explains the importance of having a decent tracking device and highlights four models worth considering Sometimes the greatest lessons come from a disaster, as you’re forced by circumstances to sit up and take notice or action. In an ideal world, it would be better to learn from others’ mistakes, but life doesn’t always… Read more »

Physical security and why it matters

Paula Mathers examines the impact of manned security in residential areas The drive to redefine our own territory and protect our own neighbourhood boundaries seems to be being felt by all income levels throughout all communities. Since the eighties, gated communities (possibly seen as an overly dramatic form of residential boundary) have been seen popping… Read more »

Security & Counter Terror Expo 2017

The UK’s leading national security event returns to London in May with a programme created to help those tasked with keeping nations, assets and businesses safe Over the past 12 months, Europe has experienced some of the deadliest attacks in its history and the threat level remains high worldwide. One of the main issues facing… Read more »

Travel safe

Anthony Tucker-Jones reports on the growing pressures on the hotel industry to keep its customers safe It has certainly been an uncertain decade for the hospitality industry. A series of high-profile terror attacks means that many hoteliers and restauranters have to face the fact that crime is not the only threat to their business and… Read more »

Man’s best friend

Beverley Webb explains the continuing importance of dogs for the security industry In an increasingly interconnected world, new threats to security seem to emerge almost daily. Cyber warfare and the omnipresent threat of terrorism are two of the most complex challenges to our safety and security in the 21st century. Technology plays an ever-greater role… Read more »

Water sector security

Catherine Laug examines potential threats and the importance of hi-tech solutions The National Critical Infrastructure Protection Plan, a document that unifies a nation’s energy, nuclear, finance, transport and water sectors identifies the very real threat our world faces from terrorism. Although it is not the only threat facing our global infrastructure, terrorism is unfortunately a… Read more »

Threatwatch Europe

Blanka Kolenikova and Matthew Henman report on the latest incident hotspots and terrorist group action Ukraine Public willingness to protest has been fomented by the current Government’s liberal approach, political pluralism across all levels and the freedom of media; it was also aggravated by the economic difficulties and continued Government instability. This provides an environment… Read more »