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What Makes Close Protection Unique?

Tom Bowman

Close Protection Operatives have to deal with a wide range of threats that many others who utilise body armor do not. Any number of situations may arise, and the threats present in escorting a despised business leader vary greatly to dealing with mobs of fans intent on touching a celebrity for example. If nothing else, the threat of long or close range attacks is one many other professions may not have to consider, and it is just as likely that protection is needed against firearms as well as knives and other edged weapons. However, as manufacturers and producers of materials strive to improve their products, they have made a number of innovations over the past several years that have directly improved the protection available for Close Protection Operatives, in particular their efforts to make armor lighter and thinner.

: TOM BOWMAN, SAFEGUARD ARMOR; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Monday, 29 June 2015 10:26

BSIA updates CCTV Maintenance Code of Practice

James Kelly, CEO, the BSIA

The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has published a revised version of its code of practice relating to Maintenance of CCTV Surveillance Systems (BSIA Form 120), to ensure that its guidance is coordinated with the principles of the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice.

: The Editorial Team; The BSIA Page; Posted On Monday, 29 June 2015 10:23

How can hospitals protect their medical equipment from malware?

Adam

The challenges in protecting hospitals from cyber attacks are very similar to those faced in ICS and SCADA environments; the equipment used in hospitals is not user-serviceable and therefore often running out-of-date software or firmware. This creates a dangerous situation where:

The devices have known vulnerabilities that can be easily exploited by bad actors

: ADAM WINN, SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, OPSWAT; Viewpoints; Posted On Monday, 29 June 2015 10:20

Protests or Profiteering...The Hack Remains in Same

“Hacktivism has been around since the Cult of the Dead Cow in the 80s; only the names have changed. Where we once heard about Chaos Computer Club and the Legion of Doom, we now have high-profile examples like Anonymous, Anti-Sec, and Lul-Sec”

With “cyber-terrorism” the current media buzz word, there have been numerous articles recently on Cyber Caliphate, Cyber Berkut and Cyber Freedom – organisations claiming to fight for the fights of freedom and free information around the world.