Personal Security Abroad

Excellent personal security advice for expatriates living abroad can be found in the Q4 newsletter of the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia. The advice focuses on Indonesia, but much of the best practice can be applied to many different countries. Go to the following link to download:
http://www.amcham.or.id/publications/ee

Personal security abroad and business travel security are among the subjects covered in detail in the postgraduate-accredited (NQF Level 7) advanced-level Security Management Stage 2 Course, which takes place 28 June – 9 July in the UK, and at different times at regional training centres around the world. Contact Janet for details.

For Business Travel Security resources, including specific country risks advice, go to: http://www.arc-tc.com/pages/resources_publications.asp#B

Cyber Warfare Warning to Critical National Infrastructure

President Obama has warned that al-Qaeda and other groups have threatened computer warfare, with critical national infrastructure at high risk. The US also accuses at least two foreign powers of planting software in the US electric grid that could shut it down in times of increased tension.

Acts of terror today, he said, could come "not only from a few extremists in suicide vests, but from a few key strokes of a computer - a weapon of mass disruption."

For the full story, click on the following link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8073654.stm

Could DVDs Return as a Standard Means of Digital CCTV Recording?

Despite its significant drawbacks, one of the security comforts of analogue CCTV was that we could secure tapes with a reasonable degree of confidence that nobody was copying or otherwise tampering with the recordings. No so digital recording! Will the following story facilitate a return to physically secured digital media?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8060082.stm

How Much Can You Earn in Security Management?

Want to know if you are earning are on a par with other security managers? Contact David for the latest edition of the SSR Security Manager Salary Survey.

Looking for a security job in the UK? Find out what recruitment experts SSR have to say at:

http://www.ssrpersonnel.com/getting-a-job-in-the-uk-security-industry.html

Corporate Security Experts Gather

19 security managers from sub-Saharan Africa gathered in the beautiful Jonkershoek Valley in Stellenbosh, South Africa, during the period 5-16 October 2009, to participate in the advanced-level Security Management Stage 2.

The course was a huge success, with one of the participants commenting that the course “should be compulsory for all security managers”!

To find out how you can have the very best of ARC’s security management courses on-site, contact Janet.

How to Catch a CV Cheat

A survey by Powerchex in 2008 found that one in every six CVs contains some form of discrepancy, usually related to dates of past employment, academic and professional qualifications and/or undisclosed appointments.

The Fraud Advisory Panel, a leading ‘Think Tank’ on issues relating to fraud, has come up with a plan to help businesses ensure they take proper precautions when negotiating the difficult process of recruitment, and at least make sure the applicant is not giving you a false impression of his or her identity and background. This plan takes the form of a check list of things that prospective employers should be thinking about.

Go to http://www.info4security.com/story.asp?sectioncode=10&storycode=4123194 for an informative article on this problem.

CPP Successes Around the World

In October 2009, 11 security management professionals from Shell Nigeria spent two weeks in Abuja studying for the ASIS CPP and PSP certifications under the guidance of David Cresswell. The programme, the culmination of many months of a guided distance learning programme, was very intensive and the thousands of pages of text to study meant that sleep was in short supply.

But the end justified the means: not only did the security management knowledge of the participants increase immensely, but nine of the eleven candidates passed their respective exams first time - this is sigifcantly higher than the average first time pass rate for this difficult, but prestigious international security management certification examination.

This year, a further 50 candidates are currently studying under David's guidance, or are preparing to do so. For more information on ARC's range of CPP and PSP study options contact Janet.