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KeepItSafe encourages schools to review their data security practices
posted on 18/11/2011
Following news that an unencrypted data tape containing sensitive information about pupils and parents has been stolen from The Phoenix Nursery School in Wolverhampton, online backup experts KeepItSafe are calling on all schools to review their data security practices and wake up to the risks involved with tape – namely theft and loss in this case. According to reports, the data has been recovered but the actual tape containing names and addre... [more]
Are UK border controls tough enough ?
posted on 18/11/2011
Three senior UK Border Agency officials have been suspended over claims that staff were told to relax the checks made on non-EU nationals arriving in the UK. In July 2011, ministers agreed the UKBA begin a pilot scheme involving the secret relaxation of border checks only on EU nationals; with the unions claiming that such measures were taken in order to cope with queues due to cuts in personnel. The suspended UKBA officials, including the now... [more]
A national qualification for the locksmithing profession
posted on 25/10/2011
There has been a great deal of discussion over the perception of the locksmithing profession and much debate about what a national qualification will mean for practicing locksmiths on a day-to-day basis. The announcement of the Master Locksmiths Association’s (MLA) ambitions to develop a nationally recognised locksmithing qualification and apprenticeship framework has led to much industry debate. Hoping to answer some of the questions r... [more]
Orange selects Guardian24 for its Lone Worker from Orange safety solution in the public sector
posted on 14/10/2011
Guardian24 has announced it will now partner with Orange on its ‘Lone Worker from Orange’ service. This service aims to help public sector organisations support their staff who work alone and to meet their legal obligations to ensure the safety of staff working alone. Guardian24 provides mobile and smartphone-based technology to allow lone workers to log daily tasks, GPS locations and to raise an alert in times of need. Orange selected Guardi... [more]
ADS and Skills for Security partner to increase the availability and quality of training available to security professionals
posted on 05/10/2011
ADS - the trade organisation advancing UK Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space industries - and Skills for Security have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims to increase the availability and quality of training available to everyone who works in the industry. The MoU aims to boost the long-term sustainability of the UK security sector by increasing the available skilled employee pool for the industry. The a... [more]
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