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Scots recorded crime falls
The estimated number of crimes in 2014/15 (688,000) has fallen by around a sixth (16 per cent) since the 815,000 crimes estimated in 2012/13, and, by around a third (34 per cent) since the 1,045,000...
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Ticket fraud on rise
Reports of online ticket fraud rose by 55pc in 2015, costing the UK public 5.2m. According to actual reported crimes between November 2014 and October 2015, major sporting events such as the Rugby...
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Steps to email compliance
Data protection is an issue that affects all organisations. With developments in technology permeating all facets of society and business, there has come an increase in the incidence of criminal...
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Smart City guide
Securing Smart Cities1, a not-for-profit initiative to cover the cybersecurity challenges of smart cities, is releasing guidelines on the role of information security within a smart city department...
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Inside Teesport
Our May 2016 print issue of Professional Security magazine features Denis Murphy and Paul Grainge, pictured right to left, the head of group security, and security manager, at Teesport1 on the River...
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Comparing EU
A new paper examines the regulatory systems for the private security industry in the European Union (EU). It s by Prof Mark Button1 of the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of...
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Such maritime security challenges as piracy and other crime remain obstacles to the future prosperity of millions of people in the West Africa region, a conference at the University of Portsmouth1...
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Guide for recovery
RISCAuthority s Business Continuity Working Group have completed an Interactive PDF version of its guide which helps small businesses manage and recover from disruptive incidents. This...
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Palm-sized camera
New from Axis Communications1, the network video product company, are three mini dome network cameras in the AXIS M30 Series. The new models offer HDTV image quality, Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) to adapt...
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Call against sales of illegal laser pens
Business Minister Anna Soubry1 has written to Trading Standards calling on them to do more against sales of illegal laser pens in the UK. In some cases illegal and dangerous laser pens are being...
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Dublin date
Audit, risk and governance people from around the world will convene in Dublin, at ISACA s EuroCACS conference1, on May 30 to June 1. The event will cover assurance, risk and security, including how...
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National sales manager
Y3K1, the UK manufacturer and distributor of HD CCTV, Smart Home Security and Access Control solutions, has appointed Mike Barrett as National Sales Manager. Barrett, pictured, has been involved in...
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Devices for public transport
An intelligent video surveillance system has been developed for public transport. SharpView Rugged from developers EyeLynx1 has been approved to EU environmental standards EN50121, 50155 and 61373 for...
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Control of streaming rates
The security distributor, Videcon Ltd1, has released SMARTSTORE COMPRESSION (SSC) available on all Concept Pro network video recorders (NVRs). SmartStore Compression increases recording times by...
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Lighting integration demo dates
Mayflex1, the distributor of Converged IP products, is hosting two events in April, with Raytec2 and Avigilon3. It s to demonstrate IP systems designed for night-time images and video analytics, for...
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DDoS impact survey
What is the most damaging consequence of DDoS attacks to businesses? Losing the trust and confidence of your customers, according to nearly half of IT security people in Corero Network Security1 s...
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Spying damages trust
The UK s tech industry could suffer from the so-called Snooper s Charter; or Investigatory Powers Bill1 (IP Bill) to govern the use and oversight of investigatory powers by law enforcement and the...
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Protection from DDoS attacks
Barely a week goes by without another high-profile DDoS attack sending shockwaves through the media. Once the preserve of bad actors coding in their bedrooms to carry out protests, DDoS attacks have...
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Tightrope of asset control
Earlier this month, media regulator Ofcom was under fire after a disgruntled ex-employee who had released about six years of data to a new employer. The data was originally collected by Ofcom from...
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Police to minimise aid to hospitals
Police need better training in mental ill health, writes trainer Jim O Dwyer, pictured, of AEGIS Protective Services1. In about August 2013, the Metropolitan Police began ordering officers not to...
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