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Friday, May 28, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
RIBA Guidance on Designing for Counter Terrorism
The Royal Institute for British Architects has produced guidance on designing in counter-terrorism security measures. This is an important document for security managers involved in the project management of new builds in an environment where terrorism is a risk.
The document can be downloaded from:
http://www.architecture.com/Files/RIBAHoldings/Communications/Press/General/RIBAguidanceoncounterterrorism.pdf
The document can be downloaded from:
http://www.architecture.com/Files/RIBAHoldings/Communications/Press/General/RIBAguidanceoncounterterrorism.pdf
Case Study - Security Awareness Training
Company x is a world-leading global technology and controls group operating in the areas of industrial automation, rail transportation and appliance controls.
Recently, a new corporate security director was hired, and his first task was to create a global security management system. Effective security management systems depend more on people and less on physical controls, and so the need for awareness training and staff engagement was quickly identified. Taking the core security principles developed by the corporate security director as a basis, David Cresswell has written a two-day training programme.
After a successful roll-out in Spain in April, David is now in Missouri, USA, to conduct a second programme for company EHS&S leaders from the USA and Mexico.
Recently, a new corporate security director was hired, and his first task was to create a global security management system. Effective security management systems depend more on people and less on physical controls, and so the need for awareness training and staff engagement was quickly identified. Taking the core security principles developed by the corporate security director as a basis, David Cresswell has written a two-day training programme.
After a successful roll-out in Spain in April, David is now in Missouri, USA, to conduct a second programme for company EHS&S leaders from the USA and Mexico.
Call for Presentations for ASIS ME Conference 2011 (20-22 February 2011, Bahrain) and ASIS Europe Conference 2011 (3-6 April, 2011, Vienna) Now Open
If you would like to participate as a speaker, click on the link below:
http://www.asisonline.org/education/programs/callForPresentations.xml
http://www.asisonline.org/education/programs/callForPresentations.xml
Taking One Step Ahead
During the recent earthquake in Haiti, a little called Ornichléel, daughter of a colleague of former-ARC student Bob Craft, lost her leg. Now Bob is helping her and her family on the road to recovery.As recent delegates to ARC courses will know, we now have a charity box and are raising funds to help Ornichléel re-establish some form of normal childhood.
Left is the latest picture of Ornichléel, who this week is in New York with organisation “A Step Ahead” having her artificial leg fitted. The trip, and the new leg, is paid for by people such as you, who donate generously to the charity box during courses.
As she grows into an adult, Ornichléel will need artificial leg replacements, and with your help we plan to continue supporting her throughout her transition into adulthood.
For more on "A Step Ahead" and Ornichléel, go to http://www.astepaheadonline.com/
Monday, May 17, 2010
The Bribery Act 2010 - Time to Revise Your Procedures?
The Bribery Act 2010 has been introduced in the UK to provide a new, modern and comprehensive scheme of bribery offences that will enable courts and prosecutors to respond more effectively to bribery at home or abroad.
The Act:
- Creates two general offences covering the offering, promising or giving of an advantage, and requesting, agreeing to receive or accepting of an advantage
- Creates a discrete offence of bribery of a foreign public official
- Creates a new offence of failure by a commercial organisation to prevent a bribe being paid for or on its behalf (it will be a defence if the organisation has adequate procedures in place to prevent bribery)
- Requires the Secretary of State to publish guidance about procedures that relevant commercial organisations can put in place to prevent bribery on their behalf
Security managers working for UK companies should ensure that relevant procedures and guidance are in place for all employees. For more information, go to: http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/bribery-bill.htm
The Act:
- Creates two general offences covering the offering, promising or giving of an advantage, and requesting, agreeing to receive or accepting of an advantage
- Creates a discrete offence of bribery of a foreign public official
- Creates a new offence of failure by a commercial organisation to prevent a bribe being paid for or on its behalf (it will be a defence if the organisation has adequate procedures in place to prevent bribery)
- Requires the Secretary of State to publish guidance about procedures that relevant commercial organisations can put in place to prevent bribery on their behalf
Security managers working for UK companies should ensure that relevant procedures and guidance are in place for all employees. For more information, go to: http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/bribery-bill.htm
The Role of Resilience in an Increasingly Uncertain World
Looking at enterprise risk in an holistic way is a key theme of the Security Management Stage 3 Course, currently underway at the ARC Training International Academy for Security Management.
Enterprise risk management offers a framework for considering sources of uncertainty that could impact on an organisation’s strategic objectives regardless of source. An ERM process will therefore identify uncertainty which may derive from broad trends, as well as distinct unexpected trends which are addressed in parallel by business continuity management.
By combining both ERM and BCM, the organisation may be able to create a more holistic approach to building resilience. After all, resilience is defined as the ability of a body to return to its original form following deformation – in effect, bouncing back following adversity. Proactively, a combined ERM/BCM approach creates a readiness to respond and adapt to changing circumstances.
For more on this approach, email David for a pdf article entitled “The Role of Resilience in an Increasingly Uncertain World”.
Enterprise risk management offers a framework for considering sources of uncertainty that could impact on an organisation’s strategic objectives regardless of source. An ERM process will therefore identify uncertainty which may derive from broad trends, as well as distinct unexpected trends which are addressed in parallel by business continuity management.
By combining both ERM and BCM, the organisation may be able to create a more holistic approach to building resilience. After all, resilience is defined as the ability of a body to return to its original form following deformation – in effect, bouncing back following adversity. Proactively, a combined ERM/BCM approach creates a readiness to respond and adapt to changing circumstances.
For more on this approach, email David for a pdf article entitled “The Role of Resilience in an Increasingly Uncertain World”.
ASIS Announces Middle East Security Conference 2011
ASIS International has announced that the 2nd Middle East Security Management Conference will take place in Bahrain, 20-22 February 2011.This is a perfect opportunity for Middle East “graduates” of ARC Training courses to take centre stage and present best practice to their peers. Details on how to submit an abstract for presentation can be found at http://www.asisonline.org/education/programs/bahrain/default.htm
Learning How to Develop Security Strategy
Week 2 begins for the 11 delegates studying strategic security management concepts on the Security Management Stage 3 Course. This course not only prepares delegates for a more strategic security management role, but is also the final classroom stage for a several members of the group working towards their security management Masters degree with Middlesex University.As expected, a course of this nature is designed to stretch participants’ knowledge and to develop abilities in areas such as enterprise risk management, external liaison, stakeholder engagement, the security considerations of business expansion into new regions, security and corporate social responsibility, as well as to be able to manage complex risks such as kidnapping, industrial espionage, malicious product contamination and counterfeiting. Much emphasis throughout the course is place on how to add value to the security management role.
The course project reflects the strategic focus, and requires delegates working in syndicates to analyse risks and devise a long-term security strategy for a global food and drinks manufacturer, which is in the process of expanding into cheaper but higher security risk labour markets while downsizing in traditional more expensive labour markets, with all of the attendant risk issues.
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