The “Protect Duty” consultation was to consider how Government can work together withprivate and public sector partners to develop proportionate security measures to improve public securityand to counter terrorism. It also considered how those responsible for Publicly Accessible Locations(Publicly Accessible Locations) (any place to which the public or any section of the public has access, …
Category archives: Security
CNI Attacks Update Nov 2021
In February 2021, unknown persons were able to gain access to the operating systems of a water treatment plant in Florida. The attack attempted to poison the water supply by increasing the amount of sodium hydroxide in the water from 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million. The attempt was stopped by an …
MaST and CrisisCast supporting Martyn’s Law
On 22nd May 2017, a suicide bomber detonated a homemade explosive device inside the Manchester Arena killing 23 people and injuring 1,017 others. It has been accepted by government and UK Security Services that different actions could have stopped the plot and the extremist involved could have had his actions flagged and plans revealed, especially …
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Physical Security – Fire as a Weapon
Fire as a weapon (FAW) is defined as the deliberate use of fire within a terrorist attack with the intent to cause harm. This may include causing harm to people, premeditated damage to property, or a combination of both.In collaboration with the Home Office, National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) and the National Fire Chiefs …
Personnel Security – Espionage
Director General Ken McCallum of Mi5 has made reference in his annual threat update of 2021, that hostile states seeking to spy on certain governments is still happening and is very real. What are hostile states and what constitutes a hostile act ? A hostile act (as defined by UK Govt) is one that threatens …
UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Highlights.
Covid-19 appears to be here for the long-haul and scientists all over the world are busy predicting what this might look like for next months and years ahead. For much of the past two years, we as a nation have been completely absorbed in the security response to the global pandemic. What we sometimes seem …
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US National Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month
As we begin the slow and sometimes gloomy move from autumn into Winter, November is usually recognised for its fireworks and bonfires and the early onset of Christmas decorations in shopping malls all over the UK. In the USA, thoughts around their Thanksgiving Holidays take precedent, but of a greater importance to our US security …
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GovS 007: Security Planning
What is Govs 007 all about ? Not so much Secret Service but more about a set of service standards for government which all departments are expected to use as soon as possible, with an expectation that those departments will have started to put these standards in place from September 2021.Govs 007 definitely sets its …