ASIS UK Chapter Autumn Newsletter 2013

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UNITED KINGDOM CHAPTER 208

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ASIS NEWSLETTER OF THE YEAR – WINNER 2012, 2008 & 2003 – HONOURABLE MENTION 2011, 2006.

The ASIS UK Chapter has recently had is application to become a supporter of the Industry and Parliament Trust approved by its Management Board.

its Board of Trustees, and through the patronage of its industry supporters.

The IPT is an independent, non-lobbying, nonpartisan charity that provides a trusted platform of engagement between Parliament and UK business.

ASIS UK is proud and pleased to support the work of the IPT which we hope will foster a better understanding of the security profession with Parliamentarians.

The IPT is dually supported by cross-party representation of senior parliamentarians on

We have a number of plans being developed currently.

The IPT is non-party political and works with all parliamentarians and businesses of any sector or size.

Information about the IPT can be found on their web site www.ipt.org.uk.

THE ‘SHADOW’ POPULATION OF FORCES’ VETERANS WHO SUFFER PTSD WITHOUT HELP Many UK armed forces’ veterans are suffering from the effects of military trauma but are going without any official diagnosis or help, according to a new survey released to ASIS. Unknown and untreated, this ‘shadow’ population receives no appropriate medical or counselling support, says charity PTSD Resolution www.ptsdgive.co.uk. These veterans may number as many as are diagnosed with PTSD through the NHS and healthcare organisations for former servicemen and women.

The latest findings are from a new survey by charity PTSD Resolution, and are a major concern for security industry and other employers.

The charity has a national network of 200 counsellors to help forces’ veterans suffering from military trauma. Resolution successfully treats eight out of ten veterans who complete its programme of counselling, it says, but has been turned down for support by Government, NHS and the established forces’ charities and is running out of funds from voluntary donations, says Piers Bishop, director of counselling.

Key findings of the survey are:Half of respondents suffering from the symptoms of military trauma – which include nightmares, flashbacks and episodes of anger or terror – have no diagnosis of PTSD, whilst the other half do.

The distribution of symptoms is the same in the diagnosed and undiagnosed groups: they appear to be suffering to the same degree. So in the case of those with a diagnosis, treatment has either not been provided or has not worked effectively.

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CHAIRMAN’S NOTES

Chairman’s notes To those of us with a few years under our belts, the very early images of security bring back memories of a night watchman huddled around a blazing brazier of coke (the fossil fuel variety) and supping from an old tin mug while roasting a few chestnuts.

Then there was the introduction of the earliest form of early warning equipment: the security guard dog attached to a chain that seemed to go on forever.

In one form or another, the security has been around for a pretty long time. When asked at school by the careers master: “What do you want to be when you leave school?” did anyone ever say: “A security officer, Sir”? Individuals may have mentioned wanting to be a train driver or a footballer, maybe, but never a security officer.

When it was discovered there was a need for organised bodies of security employees, and the fact that companies (especially those in the private sector) were prepared to pay for these services, a new industry was born. An industry which – preSecurity Industry Authority (SIA) – wasn’t regulated and in which anyone, irrespective of background or integrity, could start up and run a contract guarding company.

For many years, the image of security and the perception of those that work in the industry was tainted by poor-to-zero management, a lack of regulation and legislation, rogue traders and poor working practises and guidelines. “Thugs in suits”.

Even now there’s little recognition outside the industry that security is a profession that can lead to a career. Those working within the industry can have a good career path developed through training, and clearly defined managed development and education.

Nowadays, client organisations demand management individuals with good business acumen and those that can understand today’s requirements in what is an ever-evolving market. In essence, individuals who can validate their experience with formal academic qualifications.

While the career path may differ from company to company depending on the service provided, the ultimate aim and ideal situation for many would be for a contract guarding officer/manager to be taken in-house by the client and work their way through the company’s own development programme to (possibly) attain a senior management role.

Whichever path is chosen, there’s a recognised need for the individual to have formal academic qualifications and demonstrate the capacity to be able to communicate at all levels and network extensively.

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There are numerous organisations and associations a security practitioner can apply to join and extend their networking capabilities. ASIS, the Security Institute, the Worshipful Company and IPSA to name the main players.

Mike Alexander

There’s a number of training courses, certificates, diplomas, degree and doctorate programmes now relating to and focusing on ‘security’. Each individual must decide what is best suited to them should they attempt entry to the ‘new world’ of security academia.

The recognition of the ASIS CPP & PSP certificate by leading Universities as a prequalification for a Master’s degree is but one example. ASIS UK Chapter support and endorse qualifications and as of 2014 we will be tendering, short listing and nominating a new approved training supplier to the chapter.

New duties at Board level mean many security practitioners now have to stand their ground with the Board. That means understanding business drivers from the quite different perspectives of finance or marketing, sales or governance and so on.

While you probably already hold security qualifications and are an acknowledged ‘security expert’, perhaps what may suit you is some form of executive management training or a qualification: an MBA is the recognised ‘gold standard’. In 2013, ASIS UK were awarded their own licence by the Worshipful Company and now candidates can apply and complete the charter process under the steerage of the Chapter and if successful, be entered onto the register as a Chartered Security Professional. We as a chapter wholly endorse this process and encourage our members to apply.

Contact our own representative, Sharon Williams, for further information.

Armed with their new found educational qualification, it’s possible for those security personnel who have plenty of drive and ambition to work their way up through the ranks to a very senior management position within the company who employs them (even as far as the Boardroom with its corporate perks and handsome salary package).

Yes indeed. Security has come a long way.

Importantly, the potential to take it further now rests in the hands of you, today’s security practitioners. Good luck.

Mike Alexander Your Chairman

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DIARY

Diary of Events 2013 October 1st 3rd 9th 13th–14th 17th 17th–18th 21st–22nd 28th–31st

BRC Retail Crime Conference ASC CONSEC, London TINYg London Transport Security Expo SASIG ASIS European Conference Programme Committee meeting, The Hague Total Security Summit, Northampton Security in Challenging Environments week

November 15th 15th 29th December 3rd–5th 4th–6th 11th 17th

Security Institute Remembrance Lecture ASC Masterclass National Association for Healthcare Security Brunch Briefing, Guys Hospital London ASC House of Lords Dinner ASIS Asia-Pac Conference, Macau, China Chief Security Officer Summit and Roundtable, Lisbon, Portugal ASIS UK Chapter 208 Winter Meeting and AGM Security Institute Curry Night

March 13th–14th 20th April 1st–3rd

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Transport security Expo

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Security Twenty 13

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Autumn Meeting

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CSO Summit

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Books

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Resolution

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Member News

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BSIA

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Supporting Organisations

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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION JOINT EDITOR – Helene Carlsson (07802 864485). helene.carlsson@btinternet.com JOINT EDITOR – Mike Hurst (0845 644 6893) mike@hja.co.uk

5th Middle East Security Conference and Exhibition, Dubai

Chapter Executive Officer – Jude Awdry, ASIS UK Chapter 208, PO Box 208, Princes Risborough, HP27 0YR. Tel: 01494 488599; Fax: 01494 488590; info@asis.org.uk

ASIS New York City Security Conference and Expo ASIS UK Spring Meeting

MEMBERSHIP ENQUIRIES – Nigel Flower, CPP (01276 684709 nigelflower@msn.com)

29th–30th

13th ASIS European Security Conference and Exhibition, The Hague Counter Terror Expo, London

May 13th–15th

Security Technology Live

June 14th ASIS 17th–19th

UK Summer Meeting IFSEC, London

September 11th

ASIS UK Autumn Meeting

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ADVERTISING – Graham Bassett (07961 123763); graham@gbruk.com

2014 February 16th–18th

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Chairman’s Notes

PUBLISHERS – The 208 Newsletter is published by Chapter 208 of ASIS International.

FREQUENCY – The 208 Newsletter is published four times per year, Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter – please contact the editorial team for deadlines.

IN GENERAL – The 208 Newsletter welcomes articles & photographs, but while every care is taken, cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage incurred while in transit or in our possession. Please send all material to the editors. The Newsletter may publish articles in which the views expressed by the author(s) are not necessarily those of ASIS. ISSN N0 – 1350-4045

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INFRASTRUCTURE

PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES ALESSANDRO LEGA CPP At the University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, innovation is a day-to-day reality. It’s the framework in which they like to operate, especially when considering their legacy aspect of security. With its master in Homeland Security, the University is proposing a didactic offer which is extremely broad and forward-thinking.

Last June I was contacted by professor Roberto Setola from the University Campus Bio-Medico to evaluate a proposal for an EU project focused on better defining the profile of the Security Liaison Officer (LO). It was the first time, after the EU directive 2008/114/EC, someone was trying to shape the role of the Security Liaison Officer (SLO). This was a prime example of how the University is being innovative in their approach to security issues.

The project was submitted to the EU Commission in July 2012 and the approval process took roughly six months. In January 2013, when the Commission gave its positive endorsement, there was an enthusiastic reaction from the

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submitters. All of the partners were immediately informed that the project was approved and invited to attend a kick-off meeting in Rome on June 5th.

In the short term, the goal of “SLO” project is to create awareness about the crucial LO profile.

Currently, there is not enough attention on such professional profiles (in the SWD/2012/190 document by EU Commission for the review of the Directive, no specific analyses have been performed on LO’s).

In the medium term, we expect that the output of the project, and the awareness that the SLO project shall create on LO profiles, will promote the definition of a better detailed and standardized profile for the LO. In the long term, the most important impact will be represented by the number of LO’s nominated by ECI’s and CI’s. Clarification of the LO profile will indubitably increase both efficiency and value.

In addition, this will facilitate the identification/nomination process,

reducing internal conflicts and allowing upper-management to have a more clear vision of the importance of such a professional profile to enhance the resilience of CIs (rather than static compliance).

The main partners are: The University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome (UCBM) and The Romanian Association for the Protection of Critical Infrastructures (ARPIC) with the support of, among others, the Italian Chapter of ASIS International (ASIS chapter Italy).

The project aims to collect input from experts and stakeholders during a set of Café Workshops that will be arranged in Italy, Romania and Belgium in the Q4 2013 and Q1 2014 and also with a public consultation using a specific questionnaire. The results will be illustrated during a workshop in Rome in May 2014.

All the information related to the SLO project, including the questionnaire, is available at www.slo-project.eu For any queries please email me at alessandro_lega@tin.it

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TRANSPORT SECURITY

TRANSPORT SECURITY EXPO CONVENES IN LONDON AGAINST A BACKDROP OF RENEWED INDUSTRY CHALLENGES Transport Security Expo, the annual gathering of professionals within the aviation, maritime and public transport arenas, convenes again 13-14 November 2013, against a backdrop of the industry being at a developmental crossroads in terms of both its regulation and ability to respond to current and emerging threats.

This key event will gather policy makers, world leading experts, technologists and industry operators together in London, to examine current protective measures, assess the threat horizon and determine how best to maintain traveler safety in a changing and increasingly hostile world in austere economic times.

For the first time in its long history as the premier gathering for industry professionals, the event introduces the “Major Threats to Transport Security” plenary session this year.

This entirely new addition to an already extensive programme has been developed to clearly identify overarching threats common across all transport interests and foster convergence of thought.

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The plenary session will deliver a ‘360° Global Threat Assessment’, feature extensive debate about managing the risk to transport networks from terrorism and other crimes, discussion as to how best to protect national and global transport systems from acts of terrorism and other security threats and examine the extent of the cyber threat to transport industries.

Transport Security Expo has identified that the industry wide problem of cyber security is becoming acute, thus the prominence being afforded this issue during the forthcoming event.

The transport industries depend on information technology and would likely grind to a halt without ready access to data required for day-today operations. This imposes a requirement that the systems deployed across the transport networks are both robust and secure.

Cyber security is a particular vexed issue for the airline sector given the emergence of next generation eenabled aircraft into commercial service. Building in adequate protective measures to ensure malicious code cannot migrate from terrestrial to airborne systems may present significant challenges.

The maritime industries continue to face up to acts of piracy, but the ability to contain the issue may be challenged by widespread underreporting of attacks. It is thought that for every two reported pirate attacks twelve or more go unreported. This has a direct impact on the ability to gather accurate intelligence regarding pirate movements and impacts on the provision of meaningful protection. Transport Security Expo will examine this issue and debate whether a recent upswing in jihadist inspired terrorist activity across the Middle East & North Africa may have implication on the free flow of energy and other supplies traditionally shipped by sea.

Delegates attending the forthcoming Transport Security Expo will gather detailed insight on the challenges faced through indepth aviation, maritime and public transport conferences. An extensive programme of workshops delivers valuable learning opportunities. The event is supported by a world-class exhibition of software and hardware by leading vendors from across the globe.

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ST13

Roy Cooper, the Managing Director of Professional Security Magazine, updates us about the magazine’s new venture Security TWENTY 13 (ST13) events.

ASIS were among the exhibitors at ST13 London in July.

A conference-exhibition is something that I have been thinking about doing for some time, as another string to our bow. In a previous life with the distributor MVD I ran a little exhibition, RoySec, at Woburn Abbey. The ingredients for a good event sound simple enough - good venue, good company, good food for lunch. It’s all about giving busy people good reasons for taking a day to learn about the industry. We’ve been careful to make sure that ST13 has something for everyone to do with security, so that

Security Twenty 13 – Newcastle I don’t want to give anyone the impression that as the managing director of a magazine for UK private security people that I am the head of a vast network of surveillance, but I have been informed that the ASIS UK man on the spot at the event, Mike Hurst who was manning the ASIS stand at the exhibition, was tucking into a good English breakfast on the Tuesday morning. Also he was in the bar before the networking dinner on the Monday evening, discussing I am told, matters of security interest to himself and the gentlemen also holding pint glasses around him. (Note from editor: This is not entirely true: we had moved on to shorts by then!) In fairness I have to add that Mike did

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visitors come away having learned something. Or had an update about CCTV or the SIA, to name two.

Organising One thing I hadn’t expected was how much work it is to put on an event. It’s easy in life to take things for granted, I know, but I would urge ASIS members and indeed everyone to thank Mike Hurst and the other stalwarts at ASIS UK chapter and indeed other industry bodies who arrange things for you – yes, you! The events don’t just happen by magic wand! We recruited Liz Lloyd as event co-ordinator who many of you will know. We run not just the conference on the day - we run a networking dinner beforehand, a sit-down meal, but informal, no need to wear a tie. So far the format has gone down well. At the Forest of Arden Hotel near Coventry at the end of March, there was snow on the ground and a few flakes on the day and the golf afternoon had to be cancelled. Thank goodness it was warmer on July 3 at the West London Novotel at Hammersmith. At each of the networking dinners we’ve raised £2100 for leukaemia charities. I say we, but it’s the diners, as all I do is present the cheque to the charity. They are certainly glad to receive the money and assure me it makes a difference. I know it’s corny, but that makes it worthwhile. So let me thank all the people who donate prizes, and bid for them – it is appreciated.

We’ve gone to Newcastle on September 23-24, and watch this space for 2014 dates and venues. Whether you are a head of security, or an installer, or specifier and consultant, just sign up on the ‘events’ part of our website for a VIP invite. It’s interesting and heartening that in the days of internet and smart working, people still want sometimes to meet up and chat and pick up some piece of knowledge from someone they bump into, that there’s no way they could pick up from surfing the web.

Maybe it’s precisely because we can be so mobile and work from home, that we relish a proper gathering with fellow professionals. Just to sign off, I would urge you to attend more ST13s (or rather ST14 next year) as we announce them, naturally, but also do take advantage of any meetings or other offerings from ASIS or your other associations, whatever and wherever they are. It’s the same story – if you don’t use it, it’s no good grumbling if it stops!?

depart the breakfast room at 8.10am to make final preparations for ST13, which opened officially at 8.30am. For a fuller report on Mike’s movements during ST13, please apply.

Seriously, I can appreciate the sheer time and work that goes into making any event such as the ASIS UK quarterly meetings, now the magazine is running its own. That said, there is a huge amount of enjoyment, some of it hard to judge or put down on paper, such as the good relationships made and renewed and the good conversation. ST13 is about a mix -

first, the golf on the day before, for the outdoor types. Someone played the course twice! Then the dinner to get to know people, and the proper conference-exhibition. How the sun

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shone on the golfers, like the south of France! It was overcast on the Tuesday, but we were indoors, by then, so what did it matter? Some of the gain is practical. At each ST13 so far, Birmingham in March and west London in July, we try to raise money for some local good cause. A cheque for £1340 was presented to ME North East, the charity for sufferers from ME and their carers. That cash was raised by diners the evening before the conference, in donations, a raffle and from the by now traditional heads and tails game. To recap briefly, everyone in the room stands, and decides before the toss of a coin whether they will ‘bet’ heads or tails, by putting their hands on their head or their rear. If the coin comes up heads and they have guessed heads, they stay in the game. If they guess wrong, they have to sit down - they’re out! The last few still in the game get to go to the front and in no time there’s a winner. May I

thank all the sponsors, exhibitors including Mike, and those who took the time out from busy jobs to attend the conference - and the speakers for giving their views and case studies. To name only a few people, Danie Adendorff of the University of Loughborough scared us with the prospects for the future, Trevor Elliott

of the BSIA updated us on SIA business licensing, and the consultant Rod MacKinnon was an able and amusing chairman for the day. If I have missed anyone out, apologies, and you know I am looking forward to seeing you at ST14 events next year.

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CPP PROFILES – ANDY WILLIAMS CPP manager. Clearly, having been in the Police for more than a week, I was eminently qualified to do so.

Starting off my new career as a contract guarding site manager for an NHS hospital trust, I then moved inhouse into the NHS, where I learned how to secure a wide open, public building with little or no budget, whilst being reminded that every security officer I employed, meant one less nurse to look after sick and injured patients.

An injury on duty in 1994 ended my brief, but illustrious police career where, after significant effort on my part, I reached the rank of PC. Before joining the police, I worked with computers, not the wonderful desktops, laptops and tablets that every three year old in the world knows how to use, but massive, cumbersome, antiquated monstrosities that had less storage memory than a £5 USB memory stick.

Not a career that I wanted to return to.

Having given it considerable thought over a cup of tea, I decided that I would use my experience, not to mention expertise and become a security

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Given their manifesto commitment to reduce the number of non-clinical managers in the health service, the election of the Labour party in 1997 put an end to that role, and I moved into an Operations Management role with a national manned guarding company.

Promotion in the industry came fairly quickly and by 2003, I was Operations Director at a small privately owned security company, where I really learned how to be a manager, with responsibility and involvement in all aspects of running the company. After almost four years there I was

headhunted to become a Regional Director at an international FM company with a large security division.

Not the biggest mistake I’ve ever made, but certainly in the top two.

Fate was on my side the day I was made redundant from that job; after almost a year of job hunting, I was fortunate enough to be offered the role of Head of Security at Nomura. My role includes international responsibility for investigations, manned security, technical security systems and security strategy.

Because of this international responsibility, I decided to study for my CPP qualification, which I passed last year. Having the CPP gave me immediate credibility among my international network of peers and I thoroughly recommend it to anybody with ambitions to develop their security management career.

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ASIS UK AUTUMN MEETING

Here’s what you missed at the September meeting.

Michael Jackson Chairman & CEO, VidSys – What Organisations Can Learn from Sept 11th David Reubens CSyP - Syria Update Lord Alex Carlile CBE QC— Professionalising Security Mark Corder and Rob Hoblin The Active Shooter and Radicalisation Plus the unrivalled, peer to peer networking and the fraternal / sororal company of fellow security professionals.

On behalf of the chapter I would like to give a massive show of appreciation for all our speakers, to Charles Langlands Pearse for hosting us at Bank of America; our sponsors Frontline Security Solutions and Fortune West; Chapter Sponsor, Elle Security and our exhibitors Esoteric Ltd, Fortune West, Frontline Security Solutions, ISARR, Nedap, Optimal Risk, QCC and VidSys. The Winter meeting and AGM is on December 11th at Nomura.

Hope to see you there!

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CSO SUMMIT, LISBON

CSO SUMMIT, LISBON Ray Stanton, Executive Vice President, BT Eduard Emde, Corporate Security, Shell & Chairman of the Board, ASIS International

MIS has brought together senior corporate security directors to share experiences and achievements with peers globally. The focus is on how to drive leadership for holistic security to protect people, intellectual and physical assets, operations and reputation.

Programme threads run across: Global Security – Threat Horizon; Strategic Planning & Leadership Business Security – Policy; Metrics; Awareness; Intelligence Gathering; Investigations Protecting Assets & Human Security – Mitigation; Risk Assessments; Personnel Security; Physical Security Strategic Surprise – Building Resilience; Crisis Management & Emergency Response Chaired by: Simon Scales, Fraud & Misconduct Investigations, BP Plc. Special Interview with: Peter Shaw, Former Hostage and Author of the Book 'Hole Kidnapped in Georgia' To name a few, the international speaker panel includes: Poul Nielsen, Chief Compliance Officer, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.

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Nigel J. Carpenter FSyI, Director, Group Security & Emergency Preparedness, AMEC plc.

Klaus Høj Tipsmark, Vice President Group Security, CSO & CISO, Carlsberg Breweries A/S, Denmark Paul Kelly, Director, Security Europe, Middle East and Africa, The Walt Disney Company Rod McLeod, Director of Security, EMEA, Pfizer, Inc Lt. C (R) William Godbout, Head, Security Unit, The African Development Bank Michael Couzens, VP & CSO Enterprise Security, Baker Hughes Jan Persson, Head of Group Security, SEB, Sweden Martin Molloy, Deputy Director, Serious Organised Crime Agency, UK Hank Siemers, CFI, Group Director of Security, Retail Branches Worldwide, Tiffany & Co., USA Mike Croll, Head of Field, European External Action Service José António Meneses, Safety & Security Manager, IKEA Portugal (Secretário-Geral, ADSP – Associação dos Diretores de Segurança de Portugal)

Richard Bell, FSyI, General Counsel, Internal Audit (Fraud & Security), Transport for London (& Director, The Security Institute) A Truly Unique SummitThe Chief Security Officer Summit prides itself on being different from other events. The focus is on interactivity and providing tangible takeaways via ‘think tanks’, scenario planning, roundtables, panels. Last year we interviewed two former hostages. You can view a snippet of their story online.

This year, David Burrill, Chairman & CEO, Burrill Green Ltd, will be interviewing Peter Shaw, Former Hostage and Author of the Book 'Hole Kidnapped in Georgia'.

The Chief Security Officers' Roundtable – Input directly into the Peer Outcome Report!

Benchmark proven strategies, share new ideas and action points learned. A collective Peer Outcome Report will be written up as a useful tool for attendees to solidify tangible commitment to actionable points back in the office – the summit is not an ‘end in itself’!

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BOOKS

Body Cavity Bombers The New Martyrs A Terrorism Research Center Book Robert J. Bunker and Christopher Flaherty Primary Authors iUniverse, Inc. Bloomington (2013)

Dr. Robert J. Bunker is adjunct faculty with the School of Politics and Economics at the Claremont Graduate University.

Dr. Christopher Flaherty is an active contributor on security, terrorism early warning and related international intelligence issues.

In January 2013, explosive devices were surgically placed in two corpses belonging to slain police officers in Latehar, India, one of which detonated and killed four civilians, making this technique an ongoing security concern. These incidents and many others like them over the last five years highlight the increasing importance of the trends and themes highlighted and analyzed in this work. In sum, Body Cavity Bombers: The New Martyrs represents the first serious analytical book focusing on an extreme and still emerging form of terrorism utilizing body cavity bombers.

If someone had suggested intentionally creating a book on body cavity bombs (BCB) ten years ago, the suggestion would have been considered ludicrous and bordering on paranoia. At best, it might have been considered one of those thousands of terrorism ‘what if’ questions that counter-terrorism professionals beat themselves up over but ultimately recognize that available public resources cannot defend against all such contingencies. It would have been likely filed as a long shot and wild card scenario.

While 9/11 changed many of our perceptions concerning terrorism and viable threats to U.S. homeland security —placing bombs inside live

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human beings was still definitely not on the radar. The concept smacks of children’s science fiction from the late 1960s— such as the explosive devices implanted in enemy operatives in the Johnny Sokko and His Giant Robot television series.. It is argued in the Conclusion to this book that the concept of the BCB has been regularly used as a theatrical–plot device in many popular TV shows and movies since at least the late 1960s, developing a cogent terrorist TTP (tactics, techniques, and procedures).

Notional precedent notwithstanding, it was not until the first use of a BCB was recorded—by Al-Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula in August 2009.

This book on the BCB seeks to portray the fact that terrorism is evolving far quicker and more rapidly than most of us ever expected.

The creation of this book is, in many ways, a saga in itself. As early as 2003, Robert Bunker’s suicide bomber research leading to counterterrorism solutions represented a considerable component of his then professional law enforcement support duties with the CounterOPFOR Program, National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center—West and the Los Angeles Terrorism Early Warning Group. These duties included the coordination of the data basing of suicide bomber incidents, threat group suicide bombing pattern analysis, playbook construction, red teaming, and response guidance.

The author recognized early on the iterated offensive and defensive dynamic of suicide bomber and security force countermeasures and saw the offensive potentials inherent in an explosive device carried by a suicide bomber secreted inside the human body. This resulted in a nonpublic disclosure series of presentations on projected BCB

employment that took place between September 2006 and August 2008 in the United States and later in the United Kingdom.

These presentations were resumed between October 2009 and February 2010 as a by-product of the first recorded use of a BCB device by Al-Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula in August 2009.

As an outcome of this incident and the previous and subsequent presentations, a decision was made to create a manuscript that systematically discussed the analytical approach undertaken in making the initial projection regarding BCB use. By this time, discussions were openly taking place on the internet concerning BCB —the ‘cat was out of the bag’ so to speak as a result of the heavy media reporting of the incident in question which allowed the nonpublic disclosure ban regarding this specialized suicide bomber TTP to be lifted. As a result, the BCB projected use document was finalized in May 2010 and published, with an addendum written in November 2010, in March 2011.

Chris Flaherty’s May 2012 revaluation of Bunker’s original document resulted in their collaboration as the primary authors behind this present book.

Conceptualized in June 2012, a number of subject matter experts helped provide additional expertise concerning explosive blast effects and sensor and scanning systems utilized to detect explosive devices.

This small research group, coordinated principally by Chris Flaherty who also contributed quite a bit of new material analyzing various aspects of BCB, led to the creation of this book over the last year.

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CRIME PREVENTION

CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH HOUSING DESIGN: POLICY AND PRACTICE RACHEL ARMITAGE Published 23rd August 2013 New in the Crime Prevention and Security Management series, edited by Martin Gill "This book is essential reading for anyone concerned with crime and disorder in the built environment. It combines an encyclopaedic knowledge of relevant research with clear advice to practitioners and policy-makers.

Planners and politicians whose decisions shape our towns and cities must heed Rachel Armitage's sensible and well-founded recommendations about simple ways to make us all safer." -Ken Pease, Visiting Professor of Crime Science, UCL, UK This book reviews the impact of residential design on crime and considers the current, and historic, importance placed upon crime prevention within the planning system. Armitage provides a comprehensive review of policy and practice in planning crime prevention both nationally and

internationally.Bridging the gap between design and criminology, Armitage uses opportunity theories to provide practical recommendations for the implementation of design.

Enhanced by extensive visual examples, the book promotes a collaborative, long-term approach of designing out crime, conveying the positive impact of design upon the environment and crime prevention.Recommended for scholars in criminology, policing, urban studies and architecture as well as practitioners in the role of planning, developing andmanaging residential housing.Palgrave Macmillan’s Crime Prevention and Security Management series looks at topics such as crime control, policing, security, theft, workplace violence and crime, fear of crime, civil disorder, white collar crime and anti-social behaviour. International in perspective and providing critically and theoretically-informed work, this series advances new understandings of crime prevention and security

management. http://www.palgrave.com/products/ title.aspx?pid=540606

symptoms with alcohol.”

There is a population of veterans that are desperate for help with the effects of trauma, concludes Bishop: disturbingly, even the help that is available is often inadequate

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level of post-traumatic stress.

meetings with medical practitioners but still never received a diagnosis or an offer of treatment. They are more likely to drink above guideline levels, and to have a diagnosis of alcohol dependency.

Piers Bishop assesses the results of the survey:

The PTSD diagnosed group are highly likely to have other diagnoses, generally for depression and other anxiety disorders.

All those with either a diagnosis or with probable PTSD are significantly more likely to have suicidal thoughts than those veterans with a sub-clinical

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“The diagnosed group are persistent enough, or have social support, or have sufficiently severe symptoms to get a diagnosis of PTSD. The second group may not wish to acknowledge they have a problem perhaps, or do not have social support to go through the pathways to diagnosis: some we have found do not leave their room, or just find it easier or less frightening or humiliating to go to the pub, and attempt to self-manage their

“Unlike with the PTSD support generally available to veterans, PTSD Resolution can offer help that is fast, with an average of just five counselling sessions required on an outpatient basis. No referrals are needed. We’re a very lean organisation: there are no salaried staff or premises. But our funds are running out and the future is very uncertain for the charity - and the veterans we have yet to help.”

The PTSD Resolution survey received completed replies from 472 respondents. The survey can be found at www.ptsdresolution.org/survey.html. It included an IES-E, a self-rating scale for post-traumatic stress.

For further information: PTSD Resolution www.ptsdgive.co.uk.

Tel 0845 021 7873. e-mail sb@ptsdresolution.org

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MEMBER NEWS

MEMBER NEWS Douglas Alexander MP and Lorraine Darke of the Business Continuity Institute opened the new office of PlanB Consulting in Houston on the 6th of September. PlanB Consulting’s staff, clients and the contractors attended the opening.

Lorraine Darke, Executive Director of the Business Continuity Institute said, “Business continuity is becoming increasingly important for organisations both large and small in the United Kingdom and worldwide.

The Business Continuity Institute with circa 8,000 members in more than 100 countries is in the forefront of promoting and developing the art and science of business continuity.

PlanB Consulting has a close connection with the Business Continuity Institute contributing to its key publications the Good Practice

Guidelines 2013, teaching its "Live on Line" training course, contributing to its workshops and for the first time taking a stand at the BCI's World Conference and Exhibition in London.

I hope as they move into their new offices the company will go from strength to strength and continue to successfully deliver business continuity consulting to their clients worldwide.”

Douglas Alexander MP the Shadow Foreign Secretary and neighbour to the new offices said, "It was a great pleasure to be asked to open PlanB Consulting's new office. It is good to see a local Renfrewshire company being successful and providing consultancy services to major companies throughout Britain and into Europe and America. Having continuity plans is an important part of protecting organisations from

disasters and is sadly too often overlooked. We wish the company the best of luck for the future!"

Charlie Maclean-Bristol one of the Directors of PlanB Consulting commented, “We are proud to be a Scottish company that is expanding, and we are delighted to open our new offices in Houston. Most companies are realising the need for business continuity planning, and we have seen a real growth across all sectors and have managed to expand beyond the United Kingdom into Europe and America.”

Fellow Director Kim Maclean-Bristol said “Our new office will now be able to house our newly expanded workforce and will further encourage our positive teamwork. We look forward to this new era for PlanB Consulting”.

About PlanB Consulting PlanB Consulting is a successful consultancy which provides Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Disaster recovery to its clients in Scotland, throughout the rest of the UK and in the USA, Canada and Europe.

One of their Directors, ASIS UK Member Charlie Maclean-Bristol has won the prestigious award "Business Continuity Consultant of the Year" in 2011 at the Continuity Insurance and Risk Awards.

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BSIA

BSIA research sheds light on Surveillance Camera Code of Practice This figure challenges the public perception of a ‘big brother’ style state surveillance culture, drawing attention to the fact that the majority of cameras are actually owned by businesses looking to protect their properties.

August 2013 saw the Home Office officially introduce the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice, which provides guidance on the appropriate and effective use of surveillance camera systems by Government-run authorities.

While the British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA) CCTV Section welcomes the new Code, having played an active part in its early development and subsequent consultation process, recently released BSIA research into the number of surveillance cameras in the United Kingdom uncovered some interesting statistics that shed new light on its scope.

The BSIA’s research was officially launched in July 2013 and aimed to discover the indicative ranges for the number of CCTV cameras within the United Kingdom, containing a sector by sector breakdown of where surveillance is typically found. Such sectors include healthcare, transport and education, providing an informed background to the on-going debate over the use of CCTV in the UK. Perhaps one of the most important and striking findings from the report was that privately-owned CCTV systems outnumbered those operated by police and local authorities by as many as 70 to 1.

Discussing the wider debate over the use of CCTV in the UK, Pauline Norstrom, Vice Chair of the BSIA’s CCTV Section, says: “There is a popular misconception that the camera population in the UK is owned by the Government. The BSIA statistics set the record straight once and for all. It is private businesses who own the material camera population, not the Government. Day to day, these cameras are not available to the government and law enforcement agencies; they are busy working to protect their owner’s premises.

“It is only when a major crime occurs, that the Police ask business owners if they have captured any footage of criminals passing through the private cameras’ field of view. Without the help of businesses investing into their privately owned systems, the Police would only have access to the one publically owned camera per 1000 head of population, far too few to be useful.”

As it stands, the Home Office’s Code of Practice only applies to a tiny proportion of CCTV systems – those that are Government owned – and these systems are already the most professionally run and tightly controlled schemes. Other operators and users of surveillance systems in England and Wales are merely encouraged to adopt the code voluntarily. As the BSIA research reveals, private companies are actually funding the majority of the nation’s CCTV and since the Code does not cover privately-owned cameras, many of the nation’s surveillance systems are left unregulated.

Surveillance systems are indispensable when it comes to crime detection and CCTV footage can provide vital evidence for the Police. In 2009, for example, The Daily Telegraph revealed that almost seven out of ten murders are solved using footage captured by CCTV cameras. The study looked at the effectiveness of surveillance cameras,

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and revealed that almost every Scotland Yard murder inquiry used CCTV footage as evidence. Over a one year period, 86 out of 90 murder cases used CCTV in the investigation, with Senior Officers claiming that 65 cases were solved by either capturing the murder itself on film, or using surveillance to track the movements of suspects before or after an attack.

Discussing the implications of the Code of Practice, Simon Adcock, Chairman of the BSIA’s CCTV Section, comments: “Effective CCTV systems are an invaluable source of crime detection and evidence for the Police, and the majority of this vital footage is provided by privately owned cameras. As such, with privately owned cameras playing such a crucial role in our society, it is essential that these cameras are adhering to quality standards.

“The BSIA believes that further extension of the Code of Practice to cover privately-owned cameras would do much to encourage the adoption of best practice among installers, while driving standards of system selection, installation and operation.”

The BSIA, as an organisation that represents the professional security industry, hopes that the debate opened up by this report, coupled with further studies, will increase the overall professionalism and quality of the CCTV industry and the systems installed.

Copies of the BSIA’s research are available to purchase from the BSIA directly, by calling 0845 389 3889.

For more information about the BSIA and its CCTV section, visit www.bsia.co.uk/cctv

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SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS

ASIS in the UK is pleased to work with and/or support a number of security organisations and charities. Some of these are associations are long standing other are new and will hopefully become long standing.

If you are involved with an organisation would like to discuss a mutually beneficial relationship, please contact ASIS Vice Chairman —Strategy, Mike Hurst (mike@hja.co.uk)

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CSYP

Those individuals who can demonstrate the strategic reach of their skills, qualifications and experience are admitted to the Register and can use the post nominal designation CSyP.

We were delighted to have Lord Alex Carlile CBE QC speak at our Autumn Conference in September.

Lord Carlile, who is Chairman of the Chartered Security Professional Registration Authority (CSPRA), spoke about the need to put security professionals on the same footing as Lawyers, Doctors, Accountants and other occupations more traditionally thought of as ‘professions’.

Part of the process, which will take many years, is the Register of Chartered Security Professionals, of which ASIS UK is a licensee.

We see this as very much complementary to the ASIS International certification programme (CPP, PSP and PCI).

Contact info@asis.org.uk for details.

There are about 45 Registrants currently, about one third of whom are ASIS members, both in the UK and Internationally.

At the Conference, Lord Carlile presented Dr Peter Speight CSyP with his certificate. Peter is the first Registrant admitted via the ASIS route.

For information about becoming a CSyP please contact info@asis.org.uk.

Social Media

We now have a Chapter 208 Twitter account, please follow us at @ASIS_UK Some others you make like to follow.

ASIS Tweets @ASIS_Intl @eduardemde – ASIS President Eduard Emde @ASIStweets @ASIS_EMEA @ASISFrance @ASIS_Jobs @ASISWomenSec @ASISRiyadh @ASISYoungProf @CSORoundtable – Head of CSO Roundtable @_MikeHurst ASIS UK Vice Chairman

@ngargan_npia—Chief Executive National Policing Improvement Agency @policesupers—The Police Superintendents’ Association @CSARN_Updates—City Security and Resilience Network @TheSecurityCo @BBCNews @metpoliceuk @Profsecman—Professional Security Magazine @FrankRGardner—BBC Security Correspondent @PoliceFedChair - The Police Federation @1stsecuritynews @ChatbackSy @GetSafeOnline @foreignoffice—Foreign & Commonwealth Office @SIAuk—The Security Industry Authority @securityspeak @TheSecurityLion - Brian Sims, UBM

LinkedIn There are a number of ASIS Groups on LinkedIn including one for the UK Chapter

Others @ISC2 @CEOPUK—Child Expolitation and Online Protection @Cyberchallenge— Cyber Security Challenge @bbw1984—Big Brother Watch @libertyhq—Liberty

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