IN LIGHT of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the impact that the Coronavirus has exerted all over the globe, now more so than ever the financial services sector must focus its attentions on operational resilience and risk management. Here, Rich Cooper outlines the key reasons why.

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SUGGESTING THAT the Government has left the taxpayer vulnerable to multi-million pound theft is a pretty big accusation to make, but this is the charge that has been levelled at the Conservatives by prominent anti-fraud organisations. Neil Williams voices concern about the risk of fraud centred on Coronavirus loan schemes.

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A10 NETWORKS recently launched its State of DDoS Weapons Report (Q2 2020), the contents of which is based on approximately ten million unique source addresses tracked by the company. As Ehab Halablab observes, the document sheds more light on the nature of DDoS attacks and the key trends and observations that enterprises can learn from when adopting a successful defence.

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FREEDOM OF Information requests sent to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) by business crime-focused solicitors Rahman Ravelli appear to support the argument that self-reporting bribery and corruption concerns can bring benefits. Here, Aziz Rahman elaborates on the detail.

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INNOVATION IS hastening the ever-closer digital interaction of security and brand protection holographic devices. As Dr Paul Dunn explains, developments in materials and advanced processes, together with a desire to seek out new applications, ensure that commercial holography continues to feature in the front line fight against counterfeiting, identity theft and brand piracy.

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WHETHER YOU’RE talking about system installation, operation or expansion, electronic access control has costs attached to every stage of its lifetime. Of course, the benefits over mechanical locking outweigh these costs, but they could outweigh them even farther if the right locking technology is selected. Thomas Schulz expands on the detail.

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FACIAL RECOGNITION appears to be in the spotlight again as a growing number of States in America seek to ban police use of the technology due to public fears that it may lead to racial or gender bias. In truth, the technology offers greater accuracy than CCTV systems to help police officers quickly identify crime suspects and keep the public safe, as Adrian Timberlake explains in detail.

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PLACES OF leisure are public by design. Unlike a bank vault or a power plant, they actively invite visitors and cannot be locked down. Equally, though, to ensure user and property safety, access must not be a ‘free for all’. Given that risk management is part of every site security team’s daily routine in this environment, Thomas Schulz pinpoints how intelligent locking solutions impact their workload in a wholly positive manner.

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WITH THE majority of employees in many businesses forced to work from home since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mark Harper investigates whether or not today’s companies are fully prepared for a new set of data security challenges.

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WHILE THE nationwide lockdown has contributed towards a fall in knife offences over the past few months, June saw multiple high-profile knife attacks in quick succession as Britain regained some of its freedom. The challenge for police and communities will be to ensure that high levels of knife crime don’t return with the easing of lockdown restrictions. Here, Adrian Timberlake explains how new technologies and the use of data could help the police service to prevent and reduce knife crime.

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The inaugural Security Matters webinar brought together a stellar line-up of industry professionals to discuss the desired progression and development for security guarding in the second half of 2020 and beyond, touching on several core issues. Brian Sims reports on the key outcomes

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Much like investors, systems integrators across Europe are looking to diversify their customer portfolios. The rapidly growing world of the data economy offers some great opportunities. Here, Jamie Barnfield outlines how the sector operates and why security solutions are in high demand

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The term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ in the professional security domain is controversial and views on it are polarised. Some hardware manufacturers dismiss it as a technology for the back office or deny its potential altogether. On the other hand, the cutting-edge developers are creating better and faster ways of helping humans to solve security risk problems using the maximum technology innovations. Pauline Norstrom offers some thought-provoking comment on this hugely topical subject

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The police service and the private security sector are increasingly working together in using the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme, which serves to extend the ‘police family’ to keep communities safe and free-up front line police officers to concentrate on their crime fighting priorities. Guy Ferguson explains what the CSAS is, how it works and how effective it has been in three very different CSAS ventures during the COVID-19 lockdown and the subsequent gradual lifting of restrictions

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The pressures posed to the security industry since the advent of the Coronavirus pandemic have challenged service providers to ‘up their game’ in terms of operational resilience, while always having to maintain high levels of client and employee engagement. As an advocate of robust business continuity planning, Wilson James has reacted positively to this unprecedented situation. Gemma Quirke explains the company’s approach

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The role of the security officer is changing to manage the ‘new normal’. Mike Bullock reviews how today’s officers are taking a leading role in the implementation of new technology and processes and enforcing social distancing measures to protect people from the silent threat of COVID-19

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Biometrics and facial recognition have played their part in the control of the Coronavirus and, because of this, the general public’s view of these new and incredibly powerful tools is changing both rapidly and for the better. Stuart Greenfield delves into the detail

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The value of video surveillance is unquestionable, but those professional deploying it must ensure this process is transacted correctly. Specifically, the deployment of surveillance tools should be Proportionate, Legal, Accountable, Necessary and Transparent. Kenny Long observes why the PLANT methodology is so important in today’s law enforcement spectrum

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Gate Safe was established in 2010 in the wake of the tragic deaths of two children crushed by automated gates in separate accidents. The charity’s aim is simple – to put a stop to any further accidents or fatalities occurring as a result of unsafe electric gate/barrier installations. Security Matters interviews founder Richard Jackson about the myriad achievements realised to date

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The security sector has come a long way since the invention of the humble key, but despite the huge range of access control products now available on the market, simply preventing the issue of lost keys remains the priority for many. Pip Courcoux explores how creating an access control ecosystem that incorporates keyless technology may well be the answer

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