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Ian Penfold, Solar Gard's Architectural Manager highlights the benefits of a window film in case of vandalism
posted on 27/01/2012

We all know that broken glass poses a major threat to safety. Not just for occupants of a building, but sometimes even for general passers-by. For example, in the event of vandalism, flying broken glass causes the vast majority injuries, rather than the missile. We have all seen the damage caused by the riots that took place in London recently and resulted in a number of high profile buildings having their windows smashed. However, covering buildings in steel, while it may prevent glass damage, will also spoil the look of the building onto which it is placed, marking it as a site of vandalism and taking away the benefits of natural light or a pleasant view for those inside. Alternatives to this measure need to be looked at. Safety film works by holding the pieces of glass together when a window is smashed, preventing it from breaking into dangerous shards and causing injury. The newest, state-of-the-art safety and security film is made from the highest quality materials, such as t... [more]

Imperva reports web attacks can peak at nearly 38,000 an hour
posted on 26/01/2012

Imperva, a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, today announced the release of the second Imperva Web Application Attack Report (WAAR), which revealed that web applications are subject to business logic attacks. The WAAR, created as a part of Imperva’s ongoing Hacker Intelligence Initiative, offers insight into actual malicious web application attack traffic over a period of six months, June 2011 through November 2011. Imperva monitored and categorized attacks across the internet targeting 40 different applications. The WAAR outlines the frequency, type and geography of origin of each attack to help security professionals better prioritize vulnerability remediation. “Business logic attacks are attractive for hackers since they follow a legitimate flow of interaction of a user with the application,” said Amichai Shulman, Imperva’s CTO. “This interaction is guided by an understanding of how specific sequences o... [more]

Should steel grills be used to protect from vandals ?
posted on 26/01/2012

SIR Isaac Newton’s former school, The King’s School in Grantham is facing a ‘constant threat of vandalism’, and is planning to install steel grills on its windows to protect the pupils and staff. The King’s School library, in Church Street, Grantham, which was built in 1497, has been targeted several times by vandals over the last two years. Assistant bursar John Kendall MBE submitted the planning application for the steel grills to South Kesteven District Council. He stated: “The need has arisen to protect pupils and staff from harm of flying glass whilst studying and working in the library building due to the constant threat of vandals breaking the windows.” The application continues: “In 2010 it became apparent that the school’s library building was suffering from attacks of vandalism, mainly by having windows broken, along with other incidents, such as theft from roofs. “Lately these attacks are happening more frequently and commonly through the day, when the school is in... [more]

Pickersgill-Kaye Ltd will present its locks at the Security & Policing Exhibition
posted on 24/01/2012

Pickersgill-Kaye Ltd will introduce its portfolio of high security and custodial locking products at the Home Office's 2012 Security & Policing Exhibition in Farnborough, at the end of January. Pickersgill-Kaye will be demonstrating the design quality and manufacturing strength of its renowned range of Custodial Class 1 cell locks, Pass Locks and High Security Multipoint Locks (MPL). Also on show will be a range of high security slide bar and claw gate locks for perimeter security applications and the industry standard Kaye-Rota padlock. The Class 1 Cell Lock is made from a single billet of high quality solid steel and fits all standard cell doors. Tested against 300,000 door and handle operation cycles, the cell door locks are considered to be the best on the market. Also on display will be Pickersgill-Kaye's Class 2 Pass Lock and Auto slam Pass Lock. Heavy duty with double sided key operation, they have unique functionality coupled with a robust reliability ideal for high securit... [more]

Next steps for protecting children online - final reminder for the Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar, Morning, Thursday, 26th January 2012
posted on 20/01/2012

This seminar focuses on latest developments in public policy and business practice to protect young people from inappropriate and illegal content online, offering a timely opportunity to assess progress made and the work still to do. It includes a keynote address from the minister responsible for online child protection, Lynne Featherstone MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities and Criminal Information, Home Office. It takes place as the Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Child Protection led by Claire Perry MP - a keynote speaker at this seminar - releases its findings, as ‘ParentPort’ is launched as a cross-media regulatory ‘one-stop-shop’ for concerned parents, and ISPs begin to implement their voluntary code of conduct including giving parents an ‘active choice’ to turn on filtering. We are pleased to include presentations from a range of key interested parties: ATVOD; Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP); Facebook; Internet Advertising Bureau (... [more]

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