Make no mistake, risk management is big business and every professional risk expert is in great demand. This demand is set to continue as one of the growth areas of the security business sector. International risk experts generally all agree that business personnel and fixed valuable assets will continue to pose a significant security risk to every company’s plans for increased growth and expansion. Furthermore the British American Security Expert has been quoted on record that terrorist organisations will continue to target corporate businesses as they present a softer target for attack.
There has been a significant increase in the number of business personnel being targeted for abduction, kidnapping for ransom and kidnapping just so the kidnappers can gain the oxygen of global publicity which fuels every contemporary terrorist campaign.
Many risk experts are advising business personnel travelling overseas to increase their own personal security instead of becoming solely reliant on professional security and executive protection teams to provide security for them. Yes for sure, some business personnel absolutely have to employ risk experts and risk management security professionals. Read more...
Computer networks are a boon to business enterprises which operate from multiple locations. The ever increasing speed of communication networks makes it easier for organizations to deploy several bandwidth hungry applications over the network and this also includes video and audio conferencing solutions. In addition to these, there are enterprise business applications like ERP, CRM and Supply Chain solutions which use enterprise network as their backbone. Read more...
Computer networks are a boon to business enterprises which operate from multiple locations. The ever increasing speed of communication networks makes it easier for organizations to deploy several bandwidth hungry applications over the network and this also includes video and audio conferencing solutions. In addition to these, there are enterprise business applications like ERP, CRM and Supply Chain solutions which use enterprise network as their backbone. While all network applications provide flexibility in the business environment, networks come with their own risks. It is important that all data is secured against hacking and virus attacks. Secondly, the network access systems also have to be made intruder proof so that no external agency or individual is able to enter into the sensitive data area. Read more...
A recently conducted survey on buying and investment patterns of business organizations and residents showed a tremendous increase in their budget allocations for security systems and security products. This is a true indication of how important the security of business assets and residential premises is considered by both businesses and residents. After series of terrorist attacks in the USA and many other countries, the awareness about anti terror and security measures has increased considerably in many parts of the world. Read more...
What is Identity Theft?
It’s a crime often perpetrated by criminals who target your home or business with the intention of stealing your personal information in order to steal your finances.
Modus Operandi Read more...
- Criminals often assume identities of Water Board, Gas, and Electric, Telephone, Council Workers, Police Officers, Sales Representatives and Property Repairers.
- One burglar distracts the property occupant while their hidden accomplice steals your property.
- Distraction burglars often work in teams of 2 to 4 people.
- Offenders rarely drive up to your property. They generally park some distance away close to a major road.
I hope you find the following lesson plan information from the security training syllabus of the law enforcement and bodyguard association international LEBAI useful.
Lesson: Understanding how to construct a safe Operations Room
for the Executive VIP Protection Team.
Access Control is Everything
BODYGUARDS PERSONAL COMMANDMENTS.
1: Believe nothing , no matter who told you or where you read it unless it agrees with your own logic.
2: Trust no one.
3: Expect the Unexpected.
4: Loose lips sink ships.
5: A secret shared is no longer a secret.
6: People who listen to what others say of them will never have peace.
7: If the dogs are barking at your heels, you know you are leading the pack.
8: Learning is like rowing upstream. Advance or lose all.
9: Speak with your mouth shut.
10: The truth is more important than the facts Read more...
A recently conducted survey on buying and investment patterns of business organizations and residents showed a tremendous increase in their budget allocations for security systems and security products. This is a true indication of how important the security of business assets and residential premises is considered by both businesses and residents. After series of terrorist attacks in the USA and many other countries, the awareness about anti terror and security measures has increased considerably in many parts of the world. Read more...
Whether we choose to admit it or not, the world we now live in is definitely not a safer place than it was 20 years ago. An online posting today from the British American Security Expert predicts the involvement of British troops in Afghanistan may be required for another 40 years. I’ll put politics to one side and focus on the ripple effect that statement causes across the world. Read more...