Peter French - Fundraising

"In a mad moment I agreed to take part in the British Red Cross annual Jailed & Bailed event to be hosted by the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Alderman and Mrs David Lewis, on Wednesday 4th June.

I will be arrested at Mansion House, on charges yet to be confirmed, and then be transported by the City of London Police to the Tower of London where I will be incarcerated pending bail. On the condition that I raise £2,000 in bail in support of the British Red Cross by 2.00 pm that day, I will be a free man again ..... but if not, I will be left to sample Her Majesty's hospitality indefinitely!

While I have been assured that I will be made 'as comfortable as possible' if this plea fails , I would implore you to help me by contributing towards my bail regardless of your first thoughts of leaving me there !
Donations can be made online www.justgiving.com/peterfrench-jailedandbailed , alternatively donations can be made out to the
British Red Cross care of myself at 5 , Blackhorse Lane , E17 6DN "


Editor's note - if we raise enough, they may keep him in permanently!

The Security Practitioner Programme for UK-Based Security Officers

The Security Practitioner programme is the ideal development path for security officers. It allows you to evaluate the skills and knowledge of your security officers without disrupting their normal working routines. So, if you have trained your security officers in basic security principles, coached them on site-specific duties and they have gained some valuable practical experience, but you want to test that they are putting into practice what they were taught - then the Security Practitioner programme can help you. You can evaluate their knowledge and skills, you can identify and address additional training needs in a cost-effective manner and the security officer is rewarded for their achievements with a national qualification.

This programme also attracts generous funding from the LSC and Skills for Security have secured a simple method for small and medium sized companies to not only access this funding easily, but also help with the administration process involved. If you would like to learn more about Security Practitioner, Skills for Security are collating initial interest at the moment so that we can organise a series of free regional events throughout the Summer to inform employers about the benefits of the Security Practitioner programme and also discuss the funding opportunities available to you.

If you would like to register your interest to attend one of these events, please e-mail info@skillsforsecurity.org.uk and we will be happy to send you further details

CPP / PSP Dinner

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ASIS International Security Standards Training 9-10 June 2008 - Vilnius, Lithuania

Please see earlier post for more information.

http://asisuk.blogspot.com/2008/04/asis-international-security-standards.html

Corporate Governance Through Optimisation Of Security

Date: Thursday 5th June 2008
Venue: Vinopolis, London

With the introduction of tighter governance measures, such as the Data Protection Act, Corporate Manslaughter Bill, SOX and Critical Infrastructure Protection, businesses now have a greater duty of care towards their people, assets and data. Failure to meet these guidelines could lead to criminal charges against an organisation and its senior executives, resulting in hefty fines or even imprisonment.

This free half day afternoon seminar will give you a thorough overview of the security challenges that businesses face.

Link: http://www.reliancesecurity.co.uk/events/2008/4/corporate-governance-through-optimisation-of-security/

Blog Statistics

In the last month, we have had 439 visits from 42 countries, the vast majority being from the UK. This is a fairly typical number, although we have had well over 500 visits per month on occasion.

So Hello! to our readers where ever you are. If anyone has any information they would like included on this blog, please let us know.

ASIS in The Press

This is article is from April's Professional Security. A related article can be found here http://www.securityoracle.com/news/detail.html?id=13689

CPP Demand Set to Double Again in 2008

The increase in demand for the CPP Certification has seen the Chapter add an additional examination date (and review programme) to its annual schedule.

Twenty seven candidates are registered to sit the May 3rd examination, and demand is already high for the next examination preparation programme, which begins with distance learning in June, leading to a Nov 1 examination.

The UK now has over 100 “board-certified in security management” CPPs, and applicant numbers are literally doubling on a year-on-year basis. The following sites provide further information on the CPP and how to apply:

http://www.asis.org.uk/CertificateexaminationsCPP.html
http://www.asis.org.uk/CertificateexaminationsCPP.html
http://www.arc-tc.com/pages/asis_cpp_psp.asp

SASIG conference: April 10th 2008.

On April 10th, James Willison, Convergence Lead, addressed the Security Awareness Special Interest Group (SASIG) on the issue of Security convergence and its bearing on security awareness.

The event was held at Vodafone’s Headquarters and was attended by more than 80 security professionals from all sectors of the industry. James spoke about ASIS International and the UK chapter’s commitment to the convergence process including our involvement in the work of the Information Security Awareness Forum.

He emphasised the importance of all those dedicated to the security function working together with a variety of leading organisations to combat the rising problems of fraud and the blended threat of cyber terrorists exploiting physical and network security vulnerabilities

Some Old News

Chapter 208 was the third most succesful chapter (worldwide) in recruit new members. In 2007 we recruited 189 new members (see below)

http://www.asisonline.org/membership/reachout/2007Report-Chapter.pdf

There are various incentives for recruitment new members, not least of which is that the more members we have, the stronger and healthier the chapter becomes.

For details on reruiting new members, please see below.

http://www.asisonline.org/membership/reachout/Member_Get_a_Member-Kit.xml

ASIS International Security Standards Training 9-10 June 2008 - Vilnius, Lithuania

Standards are an industry's common language of performance and acceptability. Standards help build the 'soft infrastructure' of modern, innovative economies. They provide certainty, references, best practices and benchmarks for designers, engineers and service providers. Standardisation diminishes trade barriers, promotes safety, allows interoperability of products, systems and services, and promotes common technical understanding.

Standards cover a broad range of fields-engineering, telecommunications, textiles, photography, petroleum products, household appliances, and industrial safety to name a few. Core principles of standardisation include openness, due process, transparency, and consensus. The development of standards needs active participation to make them work.

Management system standards are gaining attention globally as tools to manage risks and impacts of intentional and unintentional incidents such as natural disasters, terror, extreme crime, and technology mishaps. Standards will have a profound impact on the security profession.

How You Will Benefit:

• Learn the concepts of management systems standards and the underlying concepts

• Learn about management systems standards specific for security

• Gain insights into how security professionals and organisations can successfully add this tool to the services they provide to enhance preparedness and resilience

• Learn what standards are, how they are made and how you and your company can help develop them

• Learn from practical hands-on experience of benchmarking and certification

• Learn how to pass auditing and how to become an auditor

Who Should Attend:

• Security managers and directors

• Professionals with an interest in management systems standards and auditing

Dates:Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 June 2008Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel Vilnius

Contact Information: ASIS International European Bureau287 avenue Louise, 2nd floor, 1050 Brussels, BelgiumTel: +32 2 645 26 74, Fax: +32 2 645 26 71E-mail: contact@asisonline.eu

ISAF Online Conference: Information Security Awareness Week Launch

Online - tune in from your PC to participate. Everyone can take part from anywhere. Speakers present live over the phone and push slides over the web and you take part through the CCA online events site. The content is broadcast through a player where you will hear the presentations, see the slides and have an opportunity to submit questions to the speaker in real time.

All you need to do is register free of charge and we will send you a 'starting now' e-mail on the live day. If you can't make the live day, all presentations will be recorded so that you can access the webcasts in your own time. We will also make available podcasts and slides of each presentation so you can listen to them on the go.

21 April 2008 – 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Free Online Registration: http://isaf.brighttalk.com/

The Information Security Awareness Forum (ISAF) draws its membership from the most influential groups and industry bodies in the UK with an interest in raising awareness of the need for information security. One of the biggest problems facing organisations and individuals is a lack of information security awareness with people either not knowing about, ignoring or circumventing security processes and technical countermeasures. In light of so many breaches associated with lack of awareness, the Information Security Awareness Forum has been established as a cross industry initiative dedicated to improving information security awareness by pooling the expertise and resources of leading industry bodies. Please click on the partners tab to find out the leading names behind ISAF.

Programme Speakers include: Dr David King, Chair of Information Security Awareness Forum John Colley, Managing Director for EMEA (ISC)²; Tony Neate, Managing Director of Get Safe Online; Martin Smith MBE, Chairman of the Security Awareness Special Interest Group; Peter Wenham, Registered Consultant; MCMA Member Kevin Bosec PGP. ISSA speaker tbc ISF speaker tbc

Listen to and interact with leading experts live from the convenience of your desk - All presentations are recorded for future viewing - Download podcasts and slides of the presentations - No software downloads required - Substantial time and cost savings - FREE registration .

We hope you can join us ONLINE on the 21 April!!

Barcelona - closing address

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet one of the security industry’s foremost authorities on counterterrorism at the ASIS 7th European Security Conference, April 13-16, 2008.

Closing keynote speaker: Gijs de Vries, Former EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, Senior Fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Clingendael, and Chairman of the European Security Research and Innovation Forum (ESRIF)
Gijs de Vries is currently Senior Fellow at the Institute of International Relations Clingendael and Chairman of the European Security Research and Innovation Forum (ESRIF). Prior to this position he was the Counterterrorism Coordinator for the European Union. Following his education he became a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Leiden (Netherlands), a position he held from 1981-84. In 1984 he became a member of the European Parliament and remained in this post for the subsequent decade. During this tenure he co-founded the Trans-Atlantic Policy Network, was Chairman of the Atlantic Association of the Netherlands from 1991-1997 and also served as Chairman of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Canada between 1989 and 1992. He then became leader of the Liberal and Democratic Group in the Parliament before becoming in 1998, Deputy Minister of the Interior for the Netherlands in The Hague. He left his post in 2002 to serve as Representative of the Government of the Netherlands at the Convention on the Future of the European Union. Prior to becoming Counterterrorism Coordinator of the EU, he served as Ambassador of the Netherlands with the special assignment of creating a European Foreign Service.

Just one of the don’t-miss events at this exciting educational conference.
Training and Educational OpportunitiesChoose from over 30 high-quality workshops, professional training and educational opportunities, and presentations by industry experts representing a broad range of disciplines—not to mention the ample networking opportunities.
Sunday Pre-Conference Program

Managing Technology Workshop, evaluate the latest security equipment.
Security Standards Training Session, learn how ISO and CEN standards are evolving.
CPP/PCI/PSP Review Course, discover the ASIS certification exams.
Optional ToursSee the highlights of Barcelona, one of Europe’s most exciting cities! Take a bus tour of the architecture of Antonio Gaudí, including stops at La Sagrada Familia and Parc Güell; a tour of the well-known Cordoniu Cellar in the Sant Sadurní d’Anoia wine region; and a walking tour of the real Barcelona, a city with over 2,000 years of history.
Register today! Available seats are filling up fast.

Program Details

Barcelona Conference

Sunday, April 13, 2008 Pre-Conference Programme
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Managing Technology Workshop (Registration Required)
Facilitators: Mike Tennent (Tavcom Training), Philip Edwards (retired Board Director of the Dixon's Group), Phil Boskett CPP, PSP (Chief of Security & Safety, International Criminal Court), Eur.Ing. Jon Laws ( senior tutor and security consultant)

The hectic schedule of the modern executive allows little time to absorb and understand today's rapidly evolving technology. This educational workshop provides them with a rare chance to identify, investigate and manually evaluate equipment and services which could determine the success of their business.This workshop is provided by Tavcom Training. Tavcom Training has no affiliation with any individual manufacturer or supplier, allowing independent presenters to demonstrate and discuss the benefits and limitations of a range of equipment without any bias.

Tavcom's Director of Training Mr Mike Tennent will be joined by senior tutor and security consultant Eur.Ing. Jon Laws and Mr Phil Boskett, CPP, PSP, a long-standing security practitioner with 25 years of policing and security experience -nationally and internationally.
Although essentially a "hands-on" event, Mike Tennent will give an overview of some of the new technologies arriving on the international scene and will review the night trials recently conducted with 14 major manufacturers at the Tavcom test site. Jon Laws will look at megapixel technology, issues surrounding CCTV digital recording and storage and networking limitations. Phil Boskett will use case studies to comment on some of the operational and management issues arising from the preparation for, use, control and governance of physical security systems.
A "Question and Answer" session will be chaired by Mr Philip Edwards, retired Board Director of the Dixon's Group. This will provide the opportunity to question our panel of experts on matters arising from the presentations and workshop activities. Following the workshop, the equipment will be available for Conference delegates to observe and use for the remainder of the evening.

Security Standards Training Session (Registration Required)
Facilitators: Dr. Marc Siegel, Roger Warwick CPP
During this three-hour training session members of the ASIS International Standards and Guidelines Commission and the ASIS International European Standards Group will show how ISO and CEN standards are evolving by combining both security and quality management principles and procedures.

The session will include:
the concept of quality management systems
an overview of internationally recognised standards such as ISO 27001 (Information Security) and ISO28000 (Supply Chain Security) plus an introduction to standards that are being developed, including the ASIS International standard “All Hazards Risk Management” and Societal Security.
security auditing procedures

CPP/PSP/CPI Review Course (Registration Required)
Facilitator: Joop Verdonk CPP

Manchester Breakfast Briefing

If you have not already booked please note the closing date is 16 April.

Please cliock here for details
http://asisuk.blogspot.com/2008/03/north-west-regional-breakfast-briefing.html

Don Randall wins the 2008 ASIS International European Person of the Year Award

ASIS International is pleased to announce that Mr. Don W. Randall, Senior Vice President and International Security Manager, EMEA, of JP Morgan Chase will be presented with the ASIS European Person of the Year 2008 Award.

Don, who has hosted several Chapter 208 seminars, was nominated for the award in connection with his development and harmonisation of a major public-private initiative - Project Griffin – aimed at supporting both business and citizen communities whilst providing additional resources to the public police forces. In addition to now being a UK wide resource, the Project Griffin has been taken up in the USA (Project Shield), Australia, South Africa and Hong Kong. Don Randall commented: “This is really a splendid piece of news and a complete surprise. It will be my honour to accept”.

The ASIS International European Person of the Year Award is presented each year to recognise outstanding accomplishments advancing the security profession in Europe. The nominee should be highly regarded in Europe and known to be a strong contributor to the improvement of the standing and image of the security profession. Last year’s winner was Mr. Wim Philippa, Secretary General of the European Roundtable of Industrialists.

The award will be presented to Mr. Randall at ASIS International’s 7th European Security Conference which will take place in Barcelona on 13-16 April 2008.

ACPO Directory

The NEW 2008 ACPO UK Police Directory is now out!

The 550 page ACPO/Home Office award-winning Official UK Police Directory is an unmatched source of contact information - provided from within the police service itself in co-operation with ACPO; The Association of Chief Police Officers.

If you would like to know more about what’s in the 550 pages of information.

Please click on www.keywayspublishing.com/ukpd