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New risk profile and challenges for security teams to manage

Feb 6, 2024 | ifsecglobal.com | Jennifer Cosgrove

Hybrid and remote working have changed the risk profile and challenges for security teams to manage. Staff are being given the flexibility to work where they want, and in some cases, when they want to accommodate work and home schedules. When staff can’t be seen, you can’t know that they’re safe and well. Did they:Arrive at their client’s site safely? Return home without any problems? Avoid having any accidents? Every week, over 13,000 people are subjected to violence at work.
Secure leadership: Why managers should mitigate internal risks

Jan 29, 2024 | ifsecglobal.com | Dakota Murphey

This article explores a range of internal risks, and why everyone in a workforce has a part to play in preventing security breaches. For a company of any size, human behaviour is one of the key threats to its security. Internal risks can result from a number of incidents such as deliberate acts of sabotage, an individual’s digital error, unethical dealings or unintended security breaches.
58% of unsafe buildings yet to start remediation works, government data shows

Jan 19, 2024 | ifsecglobal.com | Rhianna Sexton

Data from the Department for Levelling Up and Housing and Communities’ (DLUHC) monthly remediation report, shows that 58% of buildings identified with unsafe cladding are yet to start remediation works. Published on 18 January 2024, the release highlighted that in December 2023, a total of 3,839 buildings had been identified with unsafe cladding, and of those, 1608 have started or finished remediation works.
Bristol landlords ordered to replace cladding deemed a fire 'safety risk' | IFSEC Insider

Jan 17, 2024 | ifsecglobal.com | Rhianna Sexton

Landlords of a block of flats in Bristol have been ordered to fix cladding after surveyors found defects in the building. The case was brought to a residential property tribunal by two leaseholders residing in Orchard House, a five-storey building in Brislington. A fire risk assessment found several safety defects in the building, which was previously a 1960s office block, converted five years ago to 54 self-contained apartments.
Security benefits of installing mesh networks

Jan 15, 2024 | ifsecglobal.com | Dakota Murphey

While WiFi technology remains inherently reliable, mesh network topology is often seen as a ‘cut above’, at least as far as coverage, signals, and security are concerned. Mesh networks solve many of the connectivity issues around WiFi, particularly in premises where IoT (Internet of Things) devices cannot connect to networks reliably, or if they can, the resulting signal is poor. This only compounds a growing loss of trust in IoT as a technology.
Electric bus catches fire in south London

Jan 12, 2024 | ifsecglobal.com | Rhianna Sexton

TfL are investigating the cause of an electric double decker bus catching fire in Wimbledon yesterday, after a ‘huge bang’ was heard. Three fire engines from the London Fire Brigade attended the scene in the morning on Thursday 11 January. Max Pashley, a local resident, told City A.M.: “We heard a huge bang. We were terrified.”Photos and videos from the event showed thick smoke billowing from the bus. Road closures were also put in place for the morning.
Japan plane crash provides fire safety insight on composite materials

Jan 4, 2024 | ifsecglobal.com | Rhianna Sexton

On Tuesday 2 January, a Japan Airlines plane collided with a smaller coastguard plane during its landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport in Japan. All 379 passengers and crew on board the Japan Airlines (JAL) flight managed to evacuate the burning plane before it was engulfed in flames. Five of the six people on board the coastguard plane were confirmed dead, with its Captain being the sole person to escape the collision. The fire reportedly took firefighters eight hours to completely extinguish.
Security product round up - November/December 2023

Dec 22, 2023 | ifsecglobal.com | Rhianna Sexton

IFSEC Insider takes readers through the latest product launches and software updates to hit the security market throughout November and December 2023. This month we cover releases from the likes of OPTEX, Dahua Technology, Eagle Eye Networks, Texecom and Dedrone.
How RTLS asset management can enhance access control

Dec 19, 2023 | ifsecglobal.com | Dakota Murphey

Access control and security within buildings have become increasingly digitised in recent years. One of facility and operations management’s most pressing industry-wide concerns is maintaining complete security and visibility of assets and personnel as they move in and out of locations. Dakota Murphey highlights the benefits of Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS).
Government's Fire Reform Whitepaper responses released | IFSEC Insider

Dec 18, 2023 | ifsecglobal.com | Rhianna Sexton

The government has released details from its whitepaper consultation to introduce “system-wide reform” in England for fire safety led by the Home Office. Launched last year, the fire reform whitepaper collected responses from those in the industry on a range of proposals including improvements to public safety, accountability and better engagement with the public. The details from the report was released on 12 December 2023.