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November Archive

London's Olympics To Be 'Secure'
28 November 2008
The head of London's 2012 Olympics has vowed the event will be "secure" following the terror attacks in Mumbai.

Public Don't Feel Safer With CCTV
28 November 2008
Anna Minton comments on the fact that crime in Britain is falling – but anxiety over crime and the use of CCTV has never been higher. It doesn't add up...

Government Security Needs A Review
21 November 2008
One government computer a week has been going missing on average in recent months, ministers have admitted.

Security Breach 'Not Preventable'
21 November 2008
The loss of sensitive security documents on a train was “not preventable”, according to a report by a former Home Office permanent secretary.

NHS staff regularly breach security rules, says survey
20 November 2008
NHS staff are regularly breaching security rules by sharing "smartcards" to access patient records, according to a poll out today.

SIA Invites The Industry To Consult On Training
20 November 2008
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is considering revising its core competency specifications, which form the basis of the qualifications linked to SIA licensing.

Global CCTV market set for 23 percent CAGR growth from 2008-2012
19 November 2008
'Global CCTV Market Analysis (2008-2012)" from Research and Markets says that with increasing safety and security concerns worldwide, the global CCTV market is gaining momentum and is emerging as a big opportunity area for the local as well as foreign CCTV players, distributors and operators all across the world.

Global Retail Theft Barometer reveals increased theft
19 November 2008
The level of global retail theft reached 71.165 Meuro in the past year, leading to increased costs for both retailers and consumers alike.

SIA Publishes Facts and Figures
18 November 2008
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has published some key figures about its work.

Operation Falcon 3 - Random Licensing Checks
18 November 2008
On Thursday 13th November, teams of Security Industry Authority (SIA) investigators carried out random checks on security sites in Cardiff, Swansea and Newport to test for compliance with the Private Security Industry Act 2001.

Stolen Identities Sold Online For 80
18 November 2008
Complete stolen identities are being sold by thieves online for as little as £80.

SIA Celebrate
17 November 2008
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) marked one year of regulation within the private security industry in Scotland with a reception at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 12th November, 2008.

SIA Response To Article
17 November 2008
In response to the article published below titled Illegal Immigrants Slip Through Security Checks the SIA have responded with the following...

Illegal Immigrants Slip Through Security Checks
17 November 2008
Another 1,350 illegal immigrants have slipped through vetting checks for sensitive security jobs, it was disclosed today.

The UK is the worst nation in Europe for shoplifting
17 November 2008
As economic doom and gloom casts a dark shadow across the country and disposable income reaches an all-time low, it comes as no surprise that light-fingered customers and employees have been looking to unlawful means in a bid to get their hands on the most desirable goods.

O2 security review after music awards stabbing
17 November 2008
THE O2 was today set to launch a major security review after a man was left fighting for his life when he was stabbed at a music awards ceremony.

Portuguese spam attempts to dupe victims into downloading a fake Symantec product
14 November 2008
A new Portuguese spam messages attempts to dupe victims into downloading and installing a fake Symantec product. The spam messages were constructed using two images hosted on the popular imageshack.us site.

Designers in anti-terror training
14 November 2008
Architecture and urban planning students in Bristol are being trained in how to reduce the impact of terrorism in the buildings they design.

Biggest Threat to Security Is Financial Crisis
14 November 2008
A global economic downturn caused by the financial crisis is the biggest threat to world security because it will make many hundreds of millions of people poorer and more resentful, a think-tank report said on Thursday.

Data loss report ignites call for increased security
14 November 2008
Resellers have been urged to ramp up their security consulting business after research found that half of data breaches are caused internally.

Criminal Records Check 'Errors'
13 November 2008
Home Office figures suggest a far higher level of error in the official records than previously thought.More than 12,000 people have successfully challenged the information held about them by the Criminal Records Bureau over the past five years.

BSIA & GMP Launch Operation Vanguard
13 November 2008
Working closely with the BSIA, GMP will step up its fight against violent cash-in-transit and commercial robberies in the run up to Christmas...

Hacks blow the whistle on hospital security lapses
13 November 2008
Hospital chiefs have been forced to take extra security measures after two local newspaper reporters showed how easy it was to access patients' medical notes.

AVG security update cripples Windows XP machines
13 November 2008
A security update from the AVG security software has crippled PCs running Windows XP.

New Interim Chief Executive at the SIA
12 November 2008
Security Industry Authority (SIA) Chairman, Baroness Ruth Henig, today announced the appointment of Dr Bernard Herdan CB as interim Chief Executive of the SIA. Bernard is expected to join the SIA on 17th November until the recruitment process for a permanent Chief Executive is completed.

Firefighters protest over safety
12 November 2008
Firefighters will protest in Westminster today in an effort to secure greater safety guidance and protection.

Why veins could replace fingerprints and retinas as most secure form of ID
12 November 2008
Forget fingerprinting. Companies in Europe have begun to roll out an advanced biometric system from Japan that identifies people from the unique patterns of veins inside their fingers.

BSIA Supports Robust Action Against Gross Breach of Regulation
11 November 2008
The British Security Industry Association has welcomed the robust action taken by the Security Industry Authority against Securiplan plc following the company’s gross breach of regulation under the Private Security Industry Act.

Media could face reporting ban on issues of national security
11 November 2008
Plans for the security services and police to be given new legally-binding powers to ban the media from reporting matters of national security are being drawn up, it was claimed today.

Disaster Recovery is the top data storage challenge for organisations
10 November 2008
According to research by Storage Expo, the top data storage challenge facing organisations is how to implement the right disaster recovery strategy (83%).

ID card costs rise amid security concerns
10 November 2008
Opponents of ID cards have renewed their attacks on the scheme, claiming security is being watered down even as the cost of the cards rises.

Aviation Security: EU starts work on body scanning technology
10 November 2008
Last week the European Commission organised a workshop on body scanning technology. This workshop was a first step in addressing the impact of aviation security measures and body scanners on human rights, privacy, personal dignity, health and data protection in close cooperation with the European Parliament, the European Data Protection Supervisor, manufacturers and national authorities.

Michael Wilson to Leave the SIA
07 November 2008
Michael Wilson, Security Industry Authority (SIA) Chief Executive has announced he is to leave the SIA on Thursday 13th November.

Security Industry Welcomes Home Office Statement on SIA
07 November 2008
The British Security Industry Association has welcomed the statement by Home Office Minister Alan Campbell MP in the aftermath of an independent delivery review of the Security Industry Authority.

Security chief leaves job after workers hired without clearance
07 November 2008
The chief executive of the body in charge of handing licences to security guards and club bouncers has lost his job after some of his employees were found to be working without proper security clearance.

Crime is down but CCTV needs help
07 November 2008
A year after it was launched, Devizes’ CCTV security camera system has had a significant effect on crime and disorder in the town centre, it is claimed.

People 'Can't Wait for ID Cards'
07 November 2008
Jacqui Smith says public demand means people will be able to pre-register for an ID card within the next few months.

VAR hits back at government security apathy
06 November 2008
The head of a specialist security VAR has hit back at Gordon Browns claims that the government cannot guarantee personal data security.

ID Card Contract Plan Unveiled
06 November 2008
Plans for private firms, shops and the Royal Mail to bid for contracts to fingerprint millions of people for the Government's new identity cards will be unveiled by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.

Security Checks 'Not Done'
06 November 2008
Nineteen teachers at a secondary school are having to be constantly supervised after security checks were not carried out on them.

Review of Secuirty Needed
06 November 2008
A review of security arrangements will be carried out after Linfield player Conor Hagan was struck by a firework at the County Antrim Shield final.

Borderpol calls for the implementation of the International Passport Card
06 November 2008
Today's passport and travel identification systems are unable to cope with the demands of 21st century international traffic management. Over the past five years the advancement of various national and regional systems to facilitate enforcement and trade has grown without any interoperability or any measureable improvement in the management of international traffic.

Safety first this bonfire night
05 November 2008
SAFETY advice has been given out by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, the Dogs Trust and Cat Welfare Protection, for this November 5. RoSPA's key piece of advice is to attend a public display, as approximately half of firework injuries occur at family and private parties.

Will Portable CCTV Cameras Reduce Crime?
05 November 2008
TheUK's first portable CCTV cameras are operating in Stoke-on-Trent, helping residents reclaim their communities from drug-dealers, drunks and teenage yobs.

Warwickshire County Council uses interactive quizzes to educate pupils on road safety
05 November 2008
This year Road Safety Week (10-16 November 2008) aims to raise awareness of how to help save lives and reduce the toll of death and injury due to road crashes. The UK Department for Transport has reported that traffic is the biggest single cause of accidental death for 12-16 year olds with approximately 22,000 young people being injured on our roads each year.

SIA Sets Up Close Protection Network Meeting
04 November 2008
As part of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) Stakeholder Engagement Strategy, the SIA is inviting Close Protection operatives to register their interest in attending a network meeting with the SIA and other representatives from their sector.

PM admits data losses may be inevitable
04 November 2008
Gordon Brown admitted yesterday that ministers can never guarantee the security of sensitive data, after a memory stick containing user names and passwords for a government computer system was found in a pub car park.

Terrorists try to infiltrate UK's top labs
04 November 2008
The security services have intercepted up to 100 suspects posing as postgraduate students who aim to acquire weapons material and expertise

Microsoft claims success with Vista security
04 November 2008
Microsoft has claimed in its fifth Security Intelligence Report that Vista is giving hackers a much harder time.

Bedfordshire Officers Trained By eBay
04 November 2008
Bedfordshire Police is working with eBay to help keep local residents safe online.

SIA Asks Industry To Consult
03 November 2008
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is considering revising its core competency specifications, which form the basis of the qualifications linked to SIA licensing.

Ministers hit by two new security fiascos
03 November 2008
A MEMORY stick that could allow hackers to access the personal details of 12m people on a government website has been found in a pub car park.

Android security hole gets patched up
03 November 2008
Google has begun distributing a patch to its Android mobile phone operating system, an early test for how nimbly the company can respond and how well the infrastructure works to distribute and install updates.

Gallagher's security fears after attack
03 November 2008
British rock band Oasis plan to step up security after Noel Gallagher was attacked on stage - but insist they will not "get like Madonna" and have a huge entourage.

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