A Vast Security Management Reference Library on Your Desktop – For Free!

Instructions:

Navigate to http://www.arc-tc.com/pages/resources_publications.asp

Right click on mouse.

Select create shortcut and send to desktop. (Some operating systems may offer you send to desktop direct)

Done! You now have a clickable link to a great web library of security management resources on your desktop screen. And the list of links is being added to weekly.

The Most Popular Security Management Course in the World?

The Security Management Stage 1 course must surely be the most popular security management course in the world. The course has been attended by hundreds of security manager delegates from literally all over the world, and ARC is now in the process of taking the course out to regional international hubs.

Monday 4th August will see the two-week course commence in both the UK and Lagos, Nigeria simultaneously. Attending the UK programme, led by Phil Wood MBE, will be delegates from Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, Russia, and Central Asia. With countries as diverse as Algeria, Malaysia and Russia, the course is sure to be a very cross-culturally enriching experience with best practice exchanged from literally around the world.

David Cresswell will be leading the programme in Nigeria, which is an in-house requirement for a major oil and gas sector client.

Later in the month David will be making the first of two two-week visits to India to conduct a modified Security Management Stage 1 for an oil and gas client in that country. Although originally designed as an in-house programme, places on these courses are available on an open basis. Please contact Janet for further information or click here.

Security Management Stage 1 runs again later in the UK, 17-28 November, after which it will be conducted in Bahrain, 18-29 January 2009 and in Cape Town, South Africa, 23 March – 3 April 2009.

For more information contact Janet.

Crisis and Business Continuity Management – A Growing Concern

As the range of potential crises and emergencies which could impact upon them continues to grow, many companies and organisations are starting to take Crisis and Business Continuity management seriously. This growing concern has been reflected in Phil’s expanding portfolio of Crisis and Business Continuity training activities this year.

Phil Wood MBE has returned this week from Dubai, where he was working with a major client on their preparedness and planning procedures and is conducting ongoing work with them. This month alone he will be travelling to Oman and Kenya to conduct similar training for specific agencies and a major multinational company in contingency planning. This is definitely a growing part of ARC’s business and we will be looking to increase our activities in this sphere further in next year’s schedule.

To back up his own experience in the subject, Phil recently undertook the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Certification examination. His pass with merit underlines his knowledge and ability in this area and demonstrates his understanding of Business Continuity processes and issues. This, combined with his experience of delivering training to corporate clients provides ARC with a market leading edge in this specialist area.

It is surprising how many businesses are not prepared for emergencies. If your plans, people and processes need some attention, ARC can meet your training and consultancy needs. Contact Janet for details. For information on BCI Certification, follow this link: http://www.thebci.org/certificationstandards.htm

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday today to the following ARC alumni:



Kingsley Onyeoziri, Nigeria

Armando Francisco, Angola

Hector Borges, Venezuela



Best wishes from all ARC staff!

New Report on Terrorism from Rand Corporation - Download Summary Here

Source: Rand Corporation

All terrorist groups eventually end. But how do they end? Answers to this question have enormous implications for counterterrorism efforts. The evidence since 1968 indicates that most groups have ended because (1) they joined the political process or (2) local police and intelligence agencies arrested or killed key members. Military force has rarely been the primary reason for the end of terrorist groups, and few groups within this time frame achieved victory.

Continue reading at:

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG741.sum.pdf

ARC Training’s Protection Against Explosive Devices Workshop takes place on 7th August. For further information and to book a place contact Janet Ward.

Getting Tough - UK Companies Monitoring Outbound Email and Sacking Email Policy Violators

Source: out-law.com

Nearly half of UK companies have fired workers in the past year because of abuses of email. Over half of UK firms regularly audit employees' email to make sure they are complying with company rules, a survey has found.

The survey also found that almost half of the UK's companies conducted investigations into email leaks of confidential or sensitive data in the past year. The figures show UK companies to be more suspicious of and more rigorous in checking employees' use of email than their counterparts in Germany and France.

Research carried out by Forrester on behalf of email security firm Proofpoint found that 44% of UK companies had fired employees in the past year because of violation of email policies, while 78% of them had disciplined workers for the same offence.

It found that 53% of UK companies surveyed regularly audited outbound email content, while 47% have investigated a leak in the last year.

ARC Comes to India

The ARC Training International Academy for Security Management will be conducting two university-accredited Security Management Stage 1 Courses in Gurgaon, India, in the coming weeks.

The first course takes place 25 August – 5 September, and the second takes place 22 September – 3 October. This is a unique opportunity to study with this world-famous institution in India for the first time.

The courses have been attended by hundreds of security managers worldwide and are seen as a benchmark security management professional development milestone by many of the world’s largest multinational companies.

The course syllabus includes: security risk management; security operations management; physical and electronic security; integrating and specifying security technology; access management; developments in CCTV, workplace crime prevention; manpower selection and leadership; introduction to security surveying; protection against explosive devices; information security; transport security; protection of at-risk personnel; crisis management and corporate social responsibility.

For further information and to enquire about reserving a place click on this link or contact Janet Ward directly.