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EDITORIAL 

When airpower is not enough 

As the U.S. led military coalition 

against the Islamic State of 

Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) 

firms up, it is gradually dawning on an 

unwilling and war weary public that 

ISIS will not be defeated by airpower 

alone. ISIS is not a conventional army 

with a command and control structure, 

sophisticated communications systems 

and a logistical train that can be 

identified and taken out piece by piece 

with cruise missiles and laser guided 

bombs. Theirs is a far looser structure 

with improvised units, logistics and 

communications, which is far more difficult to identify and destroy. 

The best we can hope for from airpower is to take out the heavy weapons 

when they are located and probably more importantly to deny ISIS the ability 

to move around, by destroying targets on the roads. This is vital to stemming 

their advance whilst giving friendly forces the opportunity to regroup, 

recover and eventually drive them back. However, given the size of the area 

concerned and the pitifully low level of commitment in terms of aircraft, even 

this is asking a lot. 

Public reluctance to get involved in yet another Middle Eastern war is 

perfectly understandable, but the chaos in the Middle East is largely a 

mess of our own making, firstly by starting the Iraq war in 2003 and then by 

withdrawal before we’d properly fixed the mess we’d created. 

If we don’t commit the people, the money and the resources necessary to 

stop them now, like a cancer, ISIS poisonous ideology will spread across the 

region and the world! 

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INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 

Ready for any 

emergency: 

Planning for 

safe building 

evacuation 

By Markus Niederberger, Business Development Manager, Building Technologies Division, Siemens 

Researchers and building technology experts at Siemens are working together to develop solutions that allow 

buildings to be evacuated safely and efficiently. They have developed complex simulation technologies that 

proactively detect where hazardous situations can occur during building evacuation. Siemens now offers building 

operators a service that analyzes their properties. Using this knowledge they can initiate corrective actions in a timely 

manner. What’s more, by coupling building automation and safety and security systems, it will be possible to intervene 

during evacuations to control the required measures, for example in case of fire. 

ThIn a fire or other hazardous 

situation, airports, train 

stations, office towers 

and large hotels need to be 

evacuated quickly and safely. 

But how can this be managed 

in an emergency? And how can 

large properties be evacuated 

systematically and in anorderly 

manner to proactively prevent 

panic situations? 

One prerequisite is the ability 

to reliably predict the expected 

crowd movements – a complex 

task. To this end Siemens has 

developed simulation software 

that forecasts the movement 

of flows of people and test 

evacuation scenarios. Where and 

when can critical situations be 

anticipated during an evacuation? 

The objective is to ensure these 

situations never even occur, and 

to reduce the evacuation time 

required. 

Ten times faster than in real time 

An innovative calculation method 

forms the basis for the new Crowd 

Control simulation software 

developed by Siemens Corporate 

Technology (CT). Analyzing every 

person and all their interactions 

with others would quickly exhaust 

computing capacities. Instead, 

Siemens researchers rely on an 

aggregating process. Rooms 

are divided into individual cells 

equal to the space occupied 

by one person. The behavior 

Markus 

Niederberger, 

Business 

Development 

Manager, 

Buisiness 

Technologies 

Division, 

Siemens 

of empty and occupied cells is 

defined using force fields. Exits 

and destinations can be added, as 

well as obstacles such as parked 

cars or fire. In terms of effect, 

objects are valued differently from 

people, and individual behavior 

is differentiated from group 

behavior. 

The Siemens model can thus 

simulate how groups of hundreds, 

thousands, or tens of thousands 

of people behave – at a rate ten 

times faster than their speed of 

movement in real time. Linked 

with real information from 

surveillance cameras, the 

Crowd Control software can 

predict crowd movements up 

to five minutes in advance. This 

allows response teams to gain 

valuable time and mitigate critical 

situations through targeted 

intervention. 

Crowd Control makes new 

buildings safer… 

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But the new software not only 

helps prevent escalation right 

before a potential disaster. As 

an analysis and planning tool, it 

enables architects to develop safer 

designs for buildings with high 

foot traffic. 

The Siemens Building 

Technologies Division offers 

evacuation simulation as an endto-end 

consulting service. The 

service includes the full spectrum 

of analysis, from data collection 

and preparation, to the generation 

of reports, to the interpretation of 

results. 

Based on CAD data of the 

building structure, the software 

automatically generates a 3D 

model. Other elements such as 

gathering points, defined routes 

and doors with one-way access 

complete the data model. The 

next step is to add individual 

persons and groups and how 

they typically gather and move 

in buildings and to simulate the 

evacuation process. The software 

calculates and visualizes the 

possible evacuation routes as 

well as the expected volume of 

people in 2D or 3D. It even takes 

into account that some individuals 

will move counter to the flow of 

the evacuating crowd, such as first 

responders who need to get to 

the source of a fire. 

Points prone to dangerous 

situations can be identified right 

during the planning process for 

a building. These bottlenecks 

can then be alleviated through 

appropriate construction 

measures. 

...and optimizes existing buildings 

and systems 

Crowd Control can also be useful 

when refurbishing or repurposing 

a building. 

Building operators often ask 

themselves how pending 

renovations or scheduled events 

will impact the evacuation 

scenario. The new consulting 

service from Siemens can 

quickly identify whether existing 

rooms and escape routes meet 

requirements, such as those 

prescribed by law. Crowd Control 

is also able to simulate the effect 

of obstacles on the evacuation. 

The program automatically takes 

into account what alternative 

routes are available if a particular 

escape route is suddenly blocked. 

The following example illustrates 

such a scenario. One of the three 

stairwells in an office building is 

temporarily locked and cannot 

be used as an escape route. The 

simulation shows that as a result 

evacuation would take three times 

longer. Not only because the total 

route is longer, but also because 

the capacity of the remaining 

stairwells is barely adequate to 

accommodate the larger number 

of people, which in turn causes 

massive delays. 

In addition, the knowledge gained 

from the simulation can be used 

to optimize existing safety and 

security systems. Based on the 

simulation results, a voice alarm 

system can issue predefined 

announcements and indicate the 

best escape route for the situation. 

Virtual training for first 

responders 

In addition to its usefulness as 

an analysis and planning tool, 

Crowd Control is also a good 

training tool. It is true that safety 

and security officers, evacuation 

aides and floor managers are 

trained for emergencies. However, 

a “real” building evacuation is a 

very stressful situation, especially 

if bottlenecks occur or blocked 

stairwells need to be dealt with. 

There are also environments in 

which emergency training cannot 

generally be performed because 

the buildings are never without 

foot traffic. Airport terminals 

are a prime example. For such 

environments Crowd Control 

is a useful tool to virtually train 

evacuation aides because the 

software can be used to generate 

training videos. 

Different Siemens buildings in 

Germany have already been 

evaluated using the Crowd 

Control tool. Initial customer 

projects are currently in the 

planning phase. In general, the 

building evacuation consulting 

service from Building Technologies 

is particular useful for companies 

that manage buildings with 

hundreds of employees or that 

lease their properties to third 

parties. 

Dynamic evacuation in case of fire 

Siemens plans to integrate 




Crowd Control into the building 

automation systems from 

Building Technologies. This will 

allow the evacuation process 

to be managed by proactively 

controlling the escape routes in 

a building. Siemens experts are 

currently working on such dynamic 

fire safety solutions – intelligent 

response systems that respond to 

hazardous situations dynamically 

and can guide persons away from 

the danger. 

These solutions emerged from 

the often inadequate directives 

for building evacuation. “If panic 

breaks out, the nearest exit is not 

so easy to find,” says Christian 

Frey, innovation expert at the 

international headquarters of 

Siemens Building Technologies 

Division in Zug. Intelligent 

information technology can lend 

assistance here, such as through 

mass text messages (SMS) or voice 

alarms, warnings on the computer 

screens of employees, messages 

on large digital screens in 

stairwells and corridors, or arrows 

on smartphones that point to the 

shortest and safest escape route. 

Siemens has already deployed its 

mass notification solution in the 

USA and will be introducing it in 

Europe shortly. 

At the same time, sensors 

record the flows of people in this 

scenario. “This allows intelligent 

building systems to detect early 

on if a specific escape route is 

at risk of overload. People are 

then directed to alternative 

escape routes so they can exit 

the building quickly and safely,” 

explains Frey. 

Forecasting using virtual fires In 

the future, building management 

systems could even be linked 

directly to the fire department’s 

computer system. Rescue 

personnel would then receive 

a digital facility map that not 

only identifies the source of 

a fire but also the direction in 

which it is spreading. Simulation 

experts at Siemens CT have 

already developed a method to 

precalculate the spread of a fire 

in different types of buildings. 

They set a “virtual fire” to study 

the different effects on various 

environments, building types and 

equipment. Are the rooms empty 

or furnished? Do they contain 

highly flammable or fire-resistant 

materials? What are the walls 

and floors made of? Where is the 

wiring? 

This information can be used to 

accurately predict the spread 

of a fire – an invaluable tool for 

any crisis response team to take 

the necessary steps quickly and 

effectively. Beyond that, Siemens 

experts want to go even further by 

developing simulations for floods, 

explosions, earthquakes and 

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CYBER SECURITY 

CYBERPOL 

Initiates 

International 

Cyber-Crime 

Database 

CYBERPOL, The 

International Cyber- 

Security Organization 

(ICSO) announced that it is in 

initial pilot stages of assessing 

the use and needs of a ICCD 

(International Cyber Crime 

Database) for alerting and 

assisting the Cyber-Police across 

borders to join forces in the 

combating of international Cybercrime. 

The need for such a cyber-crime 

database will facilitate a Private 

- Public Partnership across the 

EU to assist global policing on 

catching cyber criminals from 

all corners of the world. The 

initial support and request from 

BORDERPOL to CYBERPOL has 

lead to advanced stages of the 

assessment. 

CYBERPOL believes that policingagencies 

across the globe, cant 

interact without the necessary 

tools and has therefore taken 

the lead in the acquisition of the 

IPO to such crime data base. The 

growth of the cyber space has 

lead to the change of the “cyber 

border’ and many is not properly 

defined in the case of law at 

present. CYBERPOL is presently 

working on the cyber policing 

legal framework for submission to 

the European Commission in 

the near future. 

Cyber crime has cost the 

European economy as 

much as 1.2 Billion euro 

in the past year and critics 

said that they support 

the idea that CYBERPOL 

remains a European entity 

by developing the next 

generation of cyber tools 

for both, cyber and border 

security. 

CYBERPOL CIB (Criminal 

Investigation Bureau) division 

recently initiated several online 

investigations and one of the were 

the discovering of fake Ban Ki 

Moon LinkedIn page that were 

subsequently shut down. It’s 

clear that CYBERPOL is here to 

stay and all officers are invited to 

join CYBERPOL in aid to fight the 

cyber crime that effects us all. 

According to EU researchers, it is 

estimated that that there were as 

much as 180,000 official victims 

of cyber-crime in the last year in 

the European Union alone. The 

CIB Director Generals Office of 

CYBERPOL indicted that this 

number is on the clime and will 

cost the European Union billions 

Euros if left un-attended for much 

longer. The need for a cyber legal 

framework in partnership with 

CYBERPOL has never been more 

needed than now. 

The test pilot of the International 

Cyber Database for lawenforcement 

is expected to begin 

early next year. For all officers 

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BORDER SECURITY 

Border Security Resilience 

and the Ebola virus - a 

threat to National Security 

across Africa and for the 

international community 

President Barack Obama has called the Ebola outbreak in West Africa “a threat to global security” He has called on 

other countries to step up their response, as a worsening outbreak would lead to “profound political, economic and 

security implications for all of us”. 

He continued by saying the outbreak had reached epidemic proportions in West Africa, as the disease “completely 

overwhelmed” hospitals and clinics and people were “literally dying on the streets”. 

The announcement came as UN officials called the outbreak a health crisis “unparalleled in modern times”. 

BBC September 17th 2014 

The current Ebola outbreak 

has been the most serious 

since the 1970s and is 

optimistically expected to take 

many months before under 

control. 

The Cross border issues 

associated with such an outbreak 

require collaboration on a 

grand scale and planning which 

is capable of providing and 

delivering the necessary level 

of resilience to ensure that the 

outbreak is contained. 

However with no known cure to 

the Ebola virus we should at our 

peril not forget that less than 100 

years ago the 1918 flu pandemic 

(January 1918 – December 1920) 

was an unusually deadly influenza 

pandemic, the first of the two 

pandemics involving H1N1 

influenza virus. It infected 500 

million people across the world, 

including remote Pacific islands 

and the Arctic, and killed 50 to 

100 million of them— 

three to five percent of 

the world’s population— 

making it 

one of the 

deadliest natural 

disasters in human 

history. 

In this feature 

John Baker 

Head of Global 

Operations for the 

National Security 

and Resilience 

Consortium 

(NS&RC) and Mike 

Fuller MBE Head 

of the NS&RC 

Resilience & Olympic Legacy 

Directorate examine what the 

United Kingdoms Olympic Legacy 

means to the National Security 

and Resilience sector, both in the 

United Kingdom and globally. 

They then examine how The 

Ebola outbreak offers a practical 

insight in how ‘Legacy Resilience’ 

expertise can be applied in a 

practical scenario. 

“Wherever there is good design you 

will find a civilised and progressive 

society “ Graham McCallum Designer 

What is the Olympic Legacy 

The London 2012 Olympic Legacy 

is the longer-term benefits and 

effects of the planning, funding, 

building and staging of the 

Olympic and Paralympic Games 

in summer 2012. It is variously 

described as: 

• economic – supporting new 

jobs and skills, encouraging trade, 

inward investment and tourism 

• sporting – continuing elite 



success, development of more 

sports facilities and encouraging 

participation in schools sports and 

wider 

• social and volunteering – 

inspiring others to volunteer and 

encouraging social change 

• regeneration – reuse of 

venues, new homes, improved 

transportation, in East London and 

at other sites across the UK. 

What the Olympic Legacy means 

to UK plc 

At the time the UK Prime Minister 

said that the Olympics had been 

a “massive self-confidence boost” 

about “who we are as a country 

and what we stand for”. 

The Prime Minister said Lord Coe, 

who led the UKs planning, had 

“done a brilliant job delivering the 

best Games ever”, adding: “Now 

I want him to help me deliver the 

best Olympic legacy ever.” 

After the Olympics Mr Cameron 

told the BBC there was a “huge 

opportunity to build the legacy for 

the Games. 

Lord Coe said he was “very 

happy” to drive the legacy 

forward but it was not a “one- man 

mission” and the “whole nation” 

had to support its values. 

In the context of national security 

the resilience planning which 

occurred for the Olympics was 

complex, challenging and leading 

edge in terms of how the many 

stakeholders eventually worked so 

successfully together. 

The failure by G4S to deliver 

on the recruitment of security 

personnel is an excellent exmple 

of how a catastrophic failure by 

a key commercial partner had 

already been factored into the 

resilience planning by the Olympic 


“Resilience is the ability to sustain an effective 

operation even in the face of a natural or 

man made catastrophic failure within a social, 

business, geographical or business system . “ 

Mike Fuller MBE Former Olympic resilience lead 

Resilience team. 

The G4S situation was evident 

some18 months prior to the 

Olympics, a resilience strategy 

was created and modelled 

. This can now of course be 

viewed as a part of the brilliance 

of the Resilience teams modus 

operandii as a effective and well 

rehearsed plan was immediately 

implemented , the army deployed 

and all bases covered.. 

The expertise acquired during 

this process facilitated the team 

from Great Britain leading the 

planning for the Brazil 2014 World 

Cup and for engagement in the 

resilience planning for energy, 

medical and cross border security 

sectors . 

The Ebola Outbreak Cross Border 

Security and Resilience Planning. 

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa 

is the world’s deadliest 

to date since 1976 

when it was first 

seen, and the World 

Health Organization 

has declared an 

international health 

emergency as more 

than 2600 people 

have died of the virus 

in Guinea, Liberia, 

Sierra Leone and Nigeria 

this year. 

The United States has now 

deployed several thousand troops 

and committed massive resource 

as President Barack Obama has 

confirmed that it is now a threat to 

global security . 

What is Ebola? 

Ebola is a viral illness of which the 

initial symptoms can include a 

sudden fever, intense weakness, 

muscle pain and a sore throat, 

according to the World Health 

Organization (WHO). And that is 

just the beginning: subsequent 

stages are vomiting, diarrhoea 

and - in some cases - both internal 

and external bleeding. 

The disease infects humans 

through close contact with 

infected animals, including 

chimpanzees, fruit bats and forest 

antelope. 

It then spreads between humans 

by direct contact with infected 

blood, bodily fluids or organs, or 

indirectly through contact with 

contaminated environments. 

Even funerals of Ebola victims 

can be a risk, if mourners have 

direct contact with the body of the 

deceased. 

The incubation period can last 

from two days to three weeks, 

and diagnosis is difficult. The 

human disease has so far been 

mostly limited to Africa, although 

one strain has cropped up in the 

Philippines. 

Healthcare workers are at risk if 

they treat patients without taking 



the right precautions to avoid 

infection. 

Bushmeat - from animals such as 

bats, antelopes, porcupines and 

monkeys - is a prized delicacy in 

much of West Africa but can also 

be a source of Ebola 

It was first discovered in the 

Democratic Republic of Congo in 

1976 since when it has affected 

countries further east, including 

Uganda and Sudan. This outbreak 

is unusual because it started in 

Guinea, which has never before 

been affected, and is spreading to 

urban areas. 

From Nzerekore, a remote area 

of south-eastern Guinea, the virus 

has spread to the capital, Conakry, 

and neighbouring Liberia and 

Sierra Leone. 

A man who flew from Liberia to 

Lagos in July was quarantined on 

his arrival and later died of Ebola 

- the first case in Nigeria. One of 

the nurses who treated him and 

an official who came into direct 

contact with him have since died. 

The medical charity Medecins 

Sans Frontieres (MSF) says the 

outbreak is “unprecedented” in 

the way the cases were scattered 

in multiple locations across 

Guinea, hundreds of kilometres 

apart, and says it is a “race against 

time” to check people who come 

into contact with sick people. 

The current outbreak is killing 

between 50% and 60% of people 

infected 

There are no vaccines, though 

some are being tested, along with 

new drug therapies. The WHO 

ruled in August that untested 

drugs can be used to treat 

patients in light of the scale of the 

current outbreak. 

It is not known which factors 

allow some people to recover 

while most succumb. The new 

medical interventions such as that 

provided to aid worker William 

Pooley who made headlines 

when he was flown to London for 

treatment after contracting the 

Ebola virus while volunteering 

in a Sierra Leone hospital are 

experimental, however they do 

offer hope.. 

Patients with Ebola frequently 

become dehydrated. They 

should drink solutions containing 

electrolytes or receive intravenous 

fluids. 

MSF says this outbreak comes 

from the deadliest and most 

aggressive strain of the virus. 

Nigeria, with 12 confirmed Ebola 

cases so far, said yesterday it 

has placed over 200 people 

under surveillance for the deadly 

disease, trying to limit an outbreak 

that’s killed more than 2461 

people in West Africa. 

Nigeria is the fourth country where 

Ebola is reported, following its 

spread in Guinea, Liberia and 

Sierra Leone. At least 5000 people 

have been infected throughout 

West Africa, the World Health 

Organization has reported and 

they are preparing to deal with 

20000. 

Countries in the region are 

strengthening security at 

borders, and more airlines are 

discontinuing flights to some 

affected countries, further isolating 

them. The actions come after a 

top official from Doctors Without 

Borders said it will take months to 

curb the outbreak, while the WHO 

said its’ running tally of Ebola 

cases and deaths underestimates 

the numbers medical workers are 

reporting. 

“We are not talking weeks; we’re 

talking about months to get an 

upper hand on the epidemic,” 

Joanne Liu, international president 

of Doctors Without Borders, said 

in a news conference last week in 

Geneva. 

Liu, whose organization has almost 

700 health workers in West Africa, 

said a turnaround may take six to 

nine months and called for more 

help by global health groups. 

She said others need to “step up 

to the plate” in aiding the four 

countries battling the virus. 

Resilience 

Resilience is “The capacity of 

an organisation to prepare for, 

respond and adapt to incremental 

change and sudden shocks, in 

order to survive and prosper”. 

Resilience is essential to the 

sustainability of any organisation’s 

operations. Assuring that 

timely and effective information 



exchange to support proactive 

decision-making is coupled with 

individuals understanding their 

roles and responsibilities provides 

the assurance that the organisation 

is resilient. 

The benefits of an integrated 

approach to Resilience Planning 

are: 

* Minimising Risks. The ability to 

categorise risks and to develop a 

shared understanding of the full 

scope and impact of all risks.. 

* Managing Resources. The ability 

to identify the most appropriate 

resources to plan and prepare for 

all eventualities and to respond 

rapidly and effectively to incidents. 

* Maintaining Reputation. Ensuring 

that reputation is maintained, and 

where possible enhanced, as a 

result of shared understanding, 

detailed planning and preparation, 

effective decision-making and 

communications, proactive 

response and a swift return to 

normal activities. 

These items can impact upon 

the protection of Nation States, 

share value, enhanced reputation, 

investors and critical partners, 

Increased company profit and 

value through leading edge 

strategic resilience planning, 

reduced insurance premiums, 

more efficient use of manpower 

and other critical resources, 

the most appropriate and 

VFM technology solutions and 

resilience plans and assurance. 

In the case of dealing with 

potential medical emergencies, 

such as Ebola, to include forward 

planning to ensure a command 

and control facility is ready 

to coordinate and manage 

the resilience plan and all 

eventualities. 

The Olympic legacy team and 

Resilience Directorate within 

the NS&RC delivered the 

internationally acclaimed 2012 

Olympic security coordination 

planning, the design of the 

National Olympic Coordination 

Centre, the safety and security 

concept for the hugely successful 

2014 Brazil World Cup and crisis 

management implementation 

across the oil and gas sector in the 

Middle East. 

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ECIPS Issues 

Extensive 

Security 

Border Alert 

for ISIS 

Infiltration. 

The European Centre for 

Information Policy and 

Security (ECIPS) issued a 

extensive alert to borders after 

the announcement of President 

Obama recently to proceed with 

Airstrikes against ISIS targets. 

The ECIPS President Baretzky said 

that this warrants an immediate 

alert to border police to bring 

awareness throughout the EU 

and its allies in contagement 

to the risks associated with this 

decision. President Baretzky said 

that Borders are not adequate 

protected and ISIS will exploit new 

ways to infiltrate the states of the 

EU and US. 

Should ISIS play the “The Trojan 

Horse” as it may, then this could 

be a huge vulnerability according 

to ECIPS and it could lead to more 

aggression and retaliation of ISIS. 

The main problems surrounding 

the ideologies of ISIS is that it is 

not been here for decades but for 

centuries and it’s a psychological 

warfare long in advanced stages. 

A kind of cancer that needs to be 

rooted out according to some 

experts. 

Baretzky said that the dogma 

of Obama’s statement “ It will 

not involve American combat 

troops fighting on foreign soil,” is 

vastly underestimated and urged 

their departments to do proper 

homework before assuming 

that ISIS will be under control. 

The Belgium Jewish Museum 

Shooter incident of May this year 

in Belgium is one example of the 

pre-staging of ISIS. ECIPS warned 

on numerous occasions that this 

incident has deeper tentacles, 

and as it turned out, the Belgium 

Jewish Museum Shooter was a 

‘ISIS Torturer’ in Syria as revealed 

by media recently. 

Ricardo 

Baretzky, 

President, 

European 

Centre for 

Information 

Policy and 

Security 

(ECIPS) 

control and a ISIS database is vital 

for the security of Europe passport 

control offices. “ 

Obama risks trying to solve a 

fundamentally political problem 

by military means will only escalate 

some predicts. The problem 

at present is that nobody really 

knows how many ISIS members 

there are within eth EU or the 

USA. the number could be 

in the thousands. President 

Baretzky said the danger with this 

“Obama methods” are that one 

cannot kill a believe with fire and 

ammunition. The problem with 

ISIS is that it is based on a religious 

ideology and perception of how 

the world should look like rather 

than a methodology of violence 

and war. 

“Thus we have to be logical and 

tackle these problems by its roots 

rather than coming to hastily 

conclusions of how to react, if not 

then it could in fact perpetuate the 

problem rather than changing it, 

Baretzky said.” 

According to the ECIPS there 

could be as much as 5000 

Europeans involved in fighting 

with ISIS and as much as several 

hundred US citizens. President 

The President of ECIPS, Ricardo 

Baretzky said that. “We need to 

step up security now at Borders, 

before it’s too late. A proper ID 


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The ever changing nature of threats, whether natural through 

climate change, or man-made through terrorism activities, either 

physical or cyber attacks, means the need to continually review 

and update policies, practices and technologies to meet these 

growing demands. 

The European Union is developing its policy on critical 

infrastructures in relation to the European Programme for Critical 

Infrastructure Protection (“EPCIP”) which considers measures 

that will enhance, where necessary, the level of protection of 

certain infrastructures against external threats. 

Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe brings 

together leading stakeholders from industry, operators, agencies 

and governments to debate and collaborate on securing Europe’s 

critical infrastructure. 

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Opening Keynote Presenters: 

- Mr Opstelten, Minister of Security & Justice, 

The Netherlands 

- Mr Fernando Sánchez, Director General, 

National Centre for Critical Infrastructure 

Protection (CNPIC), Spain 

Speakers include: 

- Benny Jansson, Deputy Head Strategic 

Analysis Section, Swedish Civil Contingencies 

- Evangelos Ouzounis, Head of Unit – Secure 

Infrastructure and Services, European Union Agency 

for Network and Information Security – ENISA 

- Mauro Facchini Head of Copernicus Services 

Unit, DG Enterprise and Industry, European 

Commission 

- Andrew Wright, Head of Industrial Resources 

and Communications Services Group (IRCSG), 

NATO Operations Division 

- Michele Minichino, Coordinator of Critical 

Infrastructure Protection Program, ENEA 

- Ilias Chantzos, Senior Director, Government 

Affairs EMEA, Global CIP and Privacy Advisor, 

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PERSONNEL SECURITY 

Safe Travel 

and Events 

You could be at risk of breaching your duty of care under health and safety legislation if you don’t know where your 

staff are, and an accident should happen, says Mubin Chowdhury, Health & Safety Consultant at Wolters Kluwer, looks 

at the obligations on employers. 

It’s essential then that employers are aware of their health and safety obligations towards staff that work away from 

their normal workplace, either for all or part of their work. 

As long as your employees 

are at work and you have 

a contract of employment, 

you’re responsible for their welfare 

no matter where they are. This 

includes ensuring their welfare on 

business travel and at company 

events. 

Business travel 

Under the UK Health and Safety 

at Work Act (1974), if you have 

a contract of employment with 

staff, you are obliged to ensure 

their welfare as far as “reasonably 

practicable”. 

Even though this Act only applies 

in the UK, under common law, 

you have a duty of care to your 

employees anywhere in the world. 

You have a duty to make certain 

that staff are insured, that they 

check in on a regular basis, and 

have the correct vaccinations 

when visiting tropical countries. 

Wherever your employees 

are travelling, you also need 

to assess potential risks and 

take appropriate measures to 

minimise them. If the risks are well 

known and the necessary control 

measures are easy to apply, this 

can be a simple procedure. 

In a low-risk environment, it might 

simply require a phone call from 

staff to say they have arrived 

safely. But it really depends on the 

individual situation. Employees 

working on their own can be more 

vulnerable, for example. 

The Foreign & Commonwealth 

Office (FCO) can advise on 

particular overseas threats. If 

employees are travelling to areas 

known to present risks to tourists 

and business travellers, you may 

need to take extra security steps - 

this might even include consulting 

a specialist security agency. 

Mubin 

Chowdhury, 

Health 

& Safety 

Consultant 

at Wolters 

Kluwer 

Work events 

You are also responsible for 

the safety of your staff at work 

organised events or meetings 

outside their usual workplace. 

If you have organised an away 

day, for example involving high 

risk adventure activities such as 

rock climbing, you will need to 

ensure adequate safety briefings 

and training is given to staff and 

any company used to organise 

the event are competent. Keep a 

record of all measures taken. 

If you have up-to-date health and 

safety policies, procedures and 

arrangements in place you will 

reduce your exposure. You will 

need to be able to demonstrate 

due diligence if an employee is 

injured and you end up in court. 

For more information about your 

health and safety obligations visit 

the Health & Safety Executive 

website. 

For information on travelling 

overseas, visit the FCO website. 


RESILIENCE 

Vulnerability 

of Critical 

Infrastructure 

to Flooding 

“A warmer climate, with its increased climate variability, will increase the risk of both floods and droughts” 

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 

Humanity has always battled 

the elements in one form 

or another, but the sheer 

amount of fresh water melting into 

the seas from the ice caps and 

thawing permafrost have serious 

implications to millions of people 

worldwide. 

As worldwide temperatures rise, 

the likelihood of precipitation 

falling as rain rather than snow 

increases, and that has a direct 

impact on our rivers and seas 

causing a knock on effect as 

rivers burst their banks from pure 

inundation of rainwater and sea 

storms and surges overwhelm low 

lying coastal areas. 

Whatever the direct cause of the 

flooding, the effects are multiplied 

by the vulnerability of our critical 

infrastructure. 

Lack of flood response plans, 

protecting our critical infrastructure 

can cause catastrophic results that 

can leave thousands homeless, 

without power, water or access to 

emergency services. 

Also, the cost to a country is likely 

to be counted in millions in repair 

costs, insurance and lost revenues. 

The most obvious form of 

protection would be to ensure 

that critical infrastructure, be 

that power plants, fresh water 

supplies, emergency services, 

telecommunication systems, 

etc are located away from flood 

plains, coasts, sea ways, and 

rivers. However this is not always 

practical, so the best protection 

is to use existing technology to 

provide flood defences to protect 

and secure these vital resources 

from the considerable damage 

that flood water can cause. 

Obviously all critical infrastructures 

cannot be protected, all the time; 

however measures can be put in 

place to protect infrastructure on a 

speedy basis as and when a threat 

arises. 

J&S Franklin have built upon 

their experience and successes 

of DefenCell MAC, a new range 

of geotextile lined welded mesh 

gabions used initially in a force 

protection role to provide ballistic 

protection, blast mitigation 

and HVM vehicle barriers, and 

adapted it to be used in an 

environmental flood protection 

role in a new product, DefenCell 

MAC FE Flood Fighting Barrier. 

The system has recently 

undertaken testing with the 

US Army Corps of Engineers, 

Engineer Research and 

Development Center (ERDC) 

in Vicksburg, USA producing 

excellent results - “the fastest 

construction times” and “lowest 

seepage figures” of any product 

in its class. 

Early in 2004, Congress tasked 

the U.S. Army Engineer Research 

and Development Center (ERDC) 

to “devise real-world testing 

procedures for “promising 

alternative flood-fighting 

technologies” Through the 

General Investigation Research 

and Development Program, 

ERDC conducted research and 

developed a laboratory procedure 

for the prototype testing of 

temporary barrier-type floodfighting 

structures intended to 

increase levels of protection 

during floods. 

Companies that manufacture 

Flood Barriers were invited to 

bring their product to the test 

facility, and set up using either 



RESILIENCE 

their own staff, or ERDC staff, and 

once testing has commenced no 

adjustments to the structure is 

allowed. 

The DefenCell MAC FE flood 

fighting barrier system for the 

purposes of this testing procedure 

consisted of a series of wire-mesh 

baskets (gabions) partially lined 

with a geotextile fabric. For the 

units tested, five baskets were 

connected together to form one 

unit. The wire mesh panels were 

joined together with wire coils, 

and multiple units were joined 

together just by dropping a metal 

pin through overlapping coils. 

Installation of the roughly 84-ft 

5-in.-long barrier took a crew of 4 

men 16.1 man-hrs, including one 

man operating a small skid-steer 

loader to fill the units with sand. 

Static water seepage rates at a 

basin depth of 1 ft, 2 ft, and 2.85 

ft were 0.04, 0.08, and 0.13 gpm/ 

ft, respectively. 

The units easily withstood wave 

action, debris impact, and 

overtopping. 

The only damage during the 

debris impact test was two wires 

on the gabion slightly bent by 

the log impacts. There was no 

damage to the functionality or 

reliability of the barrier. 

Disassembly and removal took 

4 men 1 hr 2 min to remove the 

barrier. Compared to a sandbag 

barrier of similar height and 

length, the DefenCell MAC FE 

barrier took less than one-tenth as 

long to erect, two-thirds as long 

to remove, had lower seepage 

rates at all water levels, had less 

damage, and required no repairs. 

This is the second DefenCell 

product to be tested at ERDC 

and the MAC FE joins the 

lightweight non-metallic DC2 

Barrier in the list of approved 

flood protection products. 

Developing plans for critical 

infrastructure protection is 

imperative for the protection of 

our critical infrastructures from 

flooding. 

In the UK, the National Grid now 

has a 1.7km mobile flood defence 

system in place which can be 

deployed to substations anywhere 

in the country within 12-24 hours 

and all new substations and gas 

compressor stations are designed 

to be resilient to a 1 in 1,000-year 

flood event. However, some 

fifty-seven substations in the UK 

were also identified as potentially 

vulnerable to flooding. 

Flooding is identified as one of 

the ongoing and principal risks 

to the UK’s critical infrastructure 

and a plan requires resources 

and procedures to be in place for 

the rapid response of robust and 

approved systems. 

In 2012 a DefenCell Flood 

Wall System was deployed in 

Smithland Kentucky, USA, to save 

the town from an imminent record 

flood surge. 

The town of just 400 estimated 

that they had just 75 hours to 

prepare for a record surge in river 

levels, and protect itself from the 

Ohio River. 

“Based on (calculation) and 

communication with EOC 

(Louisville District Emergency 

Operations Center), we 

determined there was insufficient 

time to fill and place sandbags, 

and that the DefenCell Wall 

System was the best choice to 

stay in front of the rising water,” 

geotechnical engineer Steven 

Shifflett said. 

Within 24 hours of receiving a 

call, DefenCell delivered three 

miles of Flood Wall units that, 

once installed, would provide 

almost four feet of additional 

flood protection barrier to a key 

stretch of the levee in Smithland. 

As a testament to DefenCell’s 

ease of use, within an hour of 

delivery to Smithland, small 

volunteer teams were able to 

start placing, connecting and 

filling, the DefenCell Flood Wall 

systems, and within the first three 

hours they achieved an installation 

rate of 20+ units per hour. In 

this short period they installed 

the equivalent to over 22,000 

sandbags. 

The DefenCell barriers remained 

solid throughout the surge and 

the town was saved from flooding. 

J&S Franklin have recently sold 80 

units (1200 ft) of DefenCell MAC 

FE 2 to the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, St.Louis, USA. 


INDUSTRY NEWS 

Morpho presents world’s fastest contactless fingerprint scanner at Global 

Identity Summit 

Morpho (Safran) today 

announced the commercial 

launch of Finger On the 

Fly®, the world’s fastest 

contactless four finger 

scanner. Using advanced 

imaging technology, this 

innovation simultaneously 

captures four fingerprints 

from a single wave of 

the hand. Finger On the 

Fly® will be on display at 

the 2014 Global Identity 

Summit in Tampa, Florida 

from September 16-18 

(booth #301). Finger on 

the Fly® simultaneously 

delivers high security 

through multi finger 

matching, and extremely 

fast touchless convenience. 

Delivering high-resolution 

fingerprint capture in less 

than one second, Finger 

On the Fly® is also the 

market’s fastest contactless 

biometric device. Finger 

on the Fly® ensures that 

markets and industries 

which necessitate truly 

touchless operation 

can now also benefit 

from the world’s leading 

fingerprint technology 

from Morpho. Finger On 

the Fly® is ideally suited 

for applications such as 

border control at airports, 

access control at sensitive 

and high traffic sites, flow 

management and a wide 

range of other situations 

where high speed 

enrollment and matching, 

as well as convenience 

and security are a priority. 

“We are excited to 

revolutionize the fingerprint 

identification solutions 

market with this new 

product. Our teams have 

worked tirelessly to this end 

and we are truly proud of 

this achievement,” stated 

Thomas Chenevier, Senior 

Vice President, Products 

and Innovation at Morpho. 

“As a world leader, 

Morpho is committed 

to continually innovate 

and advance biometric 

technologies.” 

Axis expands its physical access control offering with a card reader 

The new AXIS A4011-E 

Reader is a joint 

cooperation between 

Axis Communications 

and ASSA ABLOY and 

is designed to work with 

AXIS A1001 Network 

Door Controller. 

Axis Communications, 

the world leader in 

network video, today 

introduces AXIS 

A4011-E Reader. 

The reader has an 

ergonomic design with 

an illuminated keypad 

and clearly identifiable 

symbols. It supports 

touch-free entry with 

most entry card formats 

and is suitable for both 

indoor and outdoor 

installation. 

“Since the launch of 

our successful AXIS 

A1001 Network Door 

Controller, we’ve had 

many customers ask 

about a door reader 

from Axis”, says Ola 

Jönsson, business 

development manager, 

Axis Communications. 

“With the introduction 

of AXIS A4011-E 

Reader we are now able 

to provide a feature-rich 

and future-proof door 

reader suitable for most 

installations. The reader 

is based on proven 

technology from ASSA 

ABLOY, a company 

with great experience 

in readers and access 

control solutions.” 

The new AXIS A4011-E 

Reader has an intuitive 

user interface with 

illuminated symbols and a 

sound indicator to clearly 

display the status and 

communicate with the 

user. The keypad features 

backlight illumination and 

durable stainless steel 

buttons. 

The AXIS A4011-E is a 

future-proof and generic 

reader that supports 

several different card 

formats in order to 

meet specific system 

requirements. It can 

handle two different card 

formats simultaneously, 

which simplifies system 

expansion and enables 

easy migration from 

one card technology to 

another. 



INDUSTRY NEWS 

Cambridge Pixel Supplies Radar Tracker to Blighter for Korean Demilitarised 

Zone (DMZ) 

Cambridge Pixel a 

developer of sensor 

processing and display 

solutions, has supplied its 

radar tracking technology 

to Blighter Surveillance 

Systems for use as part of 

a persistent surveillance 

capability along the 

Korean Demilitarised 

Zone (DMZ), a buffer zone 

running 250km across 

the Korean peninsula and 

separating North and 

South Korea. 

Cambridge Pixel’s 

software tracker has been 

optimised for use with 

the Blighter B400 series 

long-range electronicscanning 

radars to provide 

target track identification, 

heading and speed as 

well as multi hypothesis 

tracking to reduce 

nuisance alarms. 

The tracking software 

receives radar detections 

from the Blighter radar 

and correlates information 

across multiple scans to 

create tracks that describe 

the position and dynamics 

of targets of interest. The 

tracks are then reported 

Further 2 SOTER RS Body Scanners sold for installation at detention 

centres in Netherlands 

Netherlands based 

security manufacturer, 

OD Security announced 

today that a further two 

SOTER RS Through-Body 

Scanners have been 

sold to the Ministry of 

Justice, for installation 

at detention centres for 

illegal immigrants in the 

Netherlands. 

This delivery means 

back into the BlighterView 

HMI command and 

control (C2) software 

platform. 

Mark Radford, CEO of 

Blighter Surveillance 

Systems, said, 

“Cambridge Pixel’s 

tracking technology 

is best-in-class. It 

provides accurate target 

information and is fully 

parameterised, highly 

configurable and supports 

multi hypothesis tracking 

to improve tracking 

efficiency and minimise 

false alarms in the extreme 

conditions.” 

that now all three Dutch 

Immigrant Detention 

Centres; Rotterdam, Zeist 

and Schiphol will have the 

body scanners to check 

both visitors and staff for 

contraband in an effort to 

reduce items like drugs, 

tobacco, weapons and 

cell phones from being 

smuggled into them. 

The scanners have been 

The Blighter radars work 

24 hours a day, 365 days 

a year, monitoring the 

4km-wide DMZ for any 

human, vehicle or lowflying 

aircraft incursions, 

including UAVs/drones. 

The radars are deployed 

along the DMZ, in one 

of the world’s most 

mountainous countries 

with environmental 

extremes of -30ºC in 

winter and a humid +40ºC 

in summer. 

“Cambridge Pixel’s 

engineering team is 

technically competent 

and highly responsive 

purchased to address 

the concerns of Amnesty 

International and other 

human rights groups 

about the use of strip 

searches in detention 

centres. Now, for the first 

time, visitors, detainees 

and staff will be offered 

the choice of a body 

search or a scan using the 

SOTER RS Through-Body 

Scanner. 

and we are currently in 

discussion with them to 

further optimise the tracker 

for the DMZ project,” 

added Mark Radford. 

“Our radar is uniquely 

suited for operation in 

extreme weather and 

hilly/rocky terrain due to 

the combination of our 

PESA electronic-scanning, 

Doppler and FMCW 

technology – Cambridge 

Pixel’s tracker adds another 

string to our bow!” 

Blighter Surveillance 

Systems delivers an 

integrated multi-sensor 

package to systems 

integrators comprising 

the Blighter radars 

plus cameras, thermal 

imagers, trackers and 

software solutions. Its 

ITAR-free systems are used 

worldwide in commercial, 

government and defence 

markets in area and 

asset protection for 

national border security, 

homeland security, critical 

infrastructure protection 

such as airports, coastal 

surveillance, and in military 

applications. 


INDUSTRY NEWS 

CCTV reduces incidents of crime by half in major food chain 

The UK’s fifth biggest 

grocery retailer, The 

Co-operative Food, has 

reported a 50 per cent 

reduction in reported 

incidents of crime after 

upgrading its incumbent 

analogue video 

surveillance to a modern, 

digital IP system. 

Axis Communications 

products were used in 

the installation – Atul 

Rajput, the company’s 

regional director, northern 

Europe said: “It’s clear 

the CCTV plays a major 

part in reducing theft. We 

continually survey many 

UK retailers and frequently 

find that more than 85 per 

cent of them say CCTV has 

led to a direct reduction in 

theft. 

“However, the quality of 

the footage is vital for a 

successful prosecution. 

We’ve found that nearly 

two-thirds (64 per cent) of 

UK retailers plan to adopt 

IP surveillance. These 

systems not only bring 

HD-quality images that 

drastically increase the 

likelihood of a prosecution, 

they also open the door 

to the use of business 

intelligence analytics that 

significantly increase the 

return on investment.” 

Explaining The Cooperative 

Food’s drivers for 

the project, Atul continued: 

“We were approached by 

our partner, Kings Security, 

and by The Co-operative 

Food to help transition 

the retailer away from a 

range of diverse analogue 

surveillance systems, 

inherited mainly through 

a substantial acquisition 

programme, to a cohesive, 

future-proof solution that 

would unify the retail 

estate onto one centralised 

control platform, and 

implement a substantial 

asset renewal programme. 

“A key priority for The 

Co-operative Food, was 

that the new surveillance 

system must measurably 

increase the wellbeing of 

staff and reduce shrinkage 

in high-risk stores. The 

solution also needed to be 

effective, but unobtrusive.” 

Graham Watt, loss 

prevention manager at 

The Co-operative Food, 

added: “Our stores trade 

from 6am to 11pm across 

very mixed-demographic 

locations. Some sites are 

higher risk than others. 

We needed a system that 

would cope with disparities 

in each location, could be 

easily scaled up or down as 

necessary, and that would 

connect the estate on one 

integrated platform.” 

The final installation 

incorporated Axis’ compact 

fixed dome cameras and 

high performance video 

encoders, controlled by 

a Milestone Professional 

operating system, 

operating on a Razberi 

server. 

Live surveillance footage 

from each store is streamed 

to a central control room 

and monitored by a 

dedicated operator at 

Kings Security. With the 

AXIS P8221 Network I/O 

Audio Module, staff can 

communicate directly 

with the control room via 

an incident button and 

operators can both listen to 

and broadcast messages 

in-store. Each external 

camera was fitted with 

Axis’ unique ‘Lightfinder’ 

technology, allowing them 

to deliver clear and precise 

picture quality – even in the 

dead of night. 

Steve Evans, commercial 

director at Kings Security, 

said: “We have a 24-hour 

manned control room, 

with a dedicated operator 

monitoring up to 20 stores. 

If an incident occurs or a 

staff member anticipates 

that a situation may 

escalate, they can alert the 

operator. When locking-up, 

colleagues can request that 

operators survey the area, 

using the cameras to scan 

and identify any potential 

threats.” 

Axis’ camera’s wide angle 

view allows fewer units 

to be used to deliver full 

coverage of the shop 

floor and sensitive areas, 

and assist store layout 

changes – for example, 

during special promotion 

periods or sales seasons. 

Axis cameras have also 

helped fulfil the retailer’s 

central aim of improving 

the welfare of its staff and 

shoppers, thanks to the 

camera’s discreet and 

compact design. 

“Security should never be 

obtrusive,” said Graham. 

“The system Kings Security 

and Axis have delivered 

provides an effective 

deterrent for thieves, yet 

is subtle and effective 

enough to ensure that 

customers and colleagues 

feel protected, not 

scrutinised.” 

Following the installation, 

The Co-operative 

Food reported a 50 

per cent reduction in 

reported incidents of 

crime and a significant 

reduction in unrecorded 

loss from attractive 

commodities. Following 

a staff engagement 

survey, an average 34 

per cent increase in the 

‘perception of safety in the 

workplace’ was reported, 

as measured against the 

previous year. The system 

has been so successful 

that it has already been 

used to support criminal 

prosecutions across the 

estate. 



INDUSTRY NEWS 

GuardTrax Pioneers Milestone Video Integration Connecting Security 

Officers with Mobile Alert-Confirm-Respond Technology 

SGuardTrax announces the 

completion of a gamechanging 

integration 

of the GuardTrax 

officer phone app with 

Milestone XProtect® video 

management software 

(VMS). This solution 

delivers unique threat 

alert, identification, video 

verification, resolution 

and reporting capabilities 

for security guarding 

companies, mobile patrols 

and in-house units. 

The relationship between 

GuardTrax and Milestone 

Systems is built on the 

premise that platinum-level 

security involves physically 

present and mobile 

security personnel and 

surveillance equipment 

- all brought together 

via open platform video 

management software. 

Guarding companies 

whose officers use the 

GuardTrax app integrated 

with Milestone XProtect 

video gain entry into the 

new era of technologybased 

security. 

For customers, the 

connection to the VMS 

platform expands alerts 

with video verification 

and real-time situational 

awareness, enhancing 

their security investment. 

Installing channel partners 

gain new sales and 

integration opportunities 

through close collaboration 

with the guarding company 

universe, GuardTrax and 

Milestone. 

Rich Pekmezian, CEO 

of GuardTrax, says: 

“GuardTrax recognizes 

the significant role of the 

security officer in providing 

thorough security with 

physical response always 

at the ready. Our app is the 

connection between the 

security officer, surveillance 

equipment and video 

management. GuardTrax 

and Milestone see a strong 

partnership that is critical to 

provisioning today’s most 

effective blended security 

solution.” 

With this integration, 

the Milestone Mobile 

client and GuardTrax app 

are downloaded to the 

Android devices used 

by the mobile officers. 

GuardTrax alerts are also 

seen in the XProtect® 

Smart Client display at 

central operations or being 

shared with other security 

professionals. Officers can 

also generate incident 

reports from their devices 

while on the move. 

Reinier Tuinzing, Strategic 

Partner Alliances Manager 

at Milestone Systems, says: 

“The industry has reached 

an inflection point realizing 

the need for more than 

just persons on location. 

Mobile security officers 

also need alerts with video 

verification to substantiate 

what is happening, where, 

and how best to respond 

to incidents.” 

Every security incident 

or situation has a 

beginning and an end. 

Some incidences can 

be avoided while those 

that cannot need to be 

resolved quickly and 

properly. The GuardTrax/ 

Milestone integrated 

solution provides 

real-time capture 

and consolidation 

of critical security 

threat data that can 

then be analyzed 

and acted upon 

to bring about 

optimal resolution. 

In-person 

interviews with 

C-level execs in the 

guarding industry 

reveal that guard 

companies today 

must empower their 

officers and 

supervisors in a 

technology-forward 

fashion. Gone are the 

days of just sending an 

officer to a property with 

a notepad and flashlight. 

The research indicates 

that the GuardTrax app 

improves officer efficiency 

while lowering the cost 

base to provide premium 

guarding services. The 

GuardTrax/Milestone 

integration further aligns 

guarding companies with 

technology delivery so they 

are poised to realize new 

sales opportunities. 

“Success for the channel 

is all about expanding 

business with new and 

innovative solutions to 

offer the customer. The 

GuardTrax/Milestone 

integration enables new 

service levels for guarding 

companies to be on 

the leading edge, and 

customers gain the rewards 

of safer environments,” 

says Tuinzing. 


INDUSTRY NEWS 

Axis announces innovative new surveillance solution with full 360° overview 

and detailed zoom 

Axis Communications have 

launched an outdoor-ready 

360° network camera that 

integrates seamlessly with 

the AXIS Q60-E Series 

of PTZ dome network 

cameras, providing 

a unique surveillance 

solution. With a single click, 

operators can optically 

zoom in on details of 

interest with high precision 

while at the same time 

being able to maintain 

an overview of large 

areas of up to 20.000m² 

(215,000 sq. ft.) – about 

the size of four football 

fields. This makes the AXIS 

Q6000-E ideal for critical 

infrastructure and city 

surveillance applications 

such as monitoring of public 

squares and car parks and 

other open areas. 

“The AXIS Q6000-E 

addresses the need 

for a simple way to 

monitor a wide area and, 

simultaneously, be able to 

optical zoom in on details,” 

says Erik Frännlid, Director 

of Product Management, 

Axis Communications. 

“The seamless integration 

with AXIS Q60-E Series 

of outdoor PTZ cameras 

provides a smart, innovative 

and space-efficient 

solution offering new and 

unique video surveillance 

possibilities.” 

This new product will open 

up new opportunities 

to solve a common 

problem, for example in 

the city surveillance field 

where there is a need for 

both a PTZ camera to 

provide detail, and for a 

full overview camera to 

cover the entire area. A 

single click on any object 

in AXIS Q6000-E, using 

the one-click PTZ control 

feature, will trigger the AXIS 

Q60-E allowing operators 

to optically zoom in on the 

specific object of interest. 

The use of two screens 

gives a full 360° overview 

from AXIS Q6000-E, and a 

zoomed-in view from AXIS 

Q60-E, providing operators 

with a high level of detail 

while simultaneously 

being able to maintain 

an overview of the entire 

monitored area. 

AXIS Q6000-E provides 

multiple, individually 

configurable video streams 

in H.264 compression to 

greatly optimise bandwidth 

and storage without 

compromising image 

quality. Motion JPEG is also 

supported for increased 

flexibility. 

Dutch manufacturer Trikke Europe presents a brand new solution for 

effective patrolling 

An easy to use threewheel 

electric scooter 

with long range and low 

weight, which is also 

quickly stowed in any car. 

For security services, the 

new special model “Trikke 

EV6 Security” is perfect, 

because rounds on 

spacious grounds will take 

only a fraction of the time 

compared to patrolling 

on foot. The new vehicle 

will be presented to the 

public for the first time in 

Essen this week. 

The Trikke (pronounced 

Trike) is a great success 

in many countries. So far 

the use on German roads 

was prohibited due to the 

lack of approval. Recently 

the Trikke has been 

TUV approved and the 

firsts are riding around 

already. The launch of a 

new Trikke model on the 

German show is therefore 

ideal. 

The vehicle from aircraft 

aluminium weighs only 

22 kg. It can therefore be 

easily carried up a flight 

of stairs, it can ride in the 

elevator, on an escalator 

and can be folded like an 

umbrella with two handles 

to be transported in a 

car over longer distances 

to other locations. The 

driver has both feet firmly 

on the foot platforms 

above the rear wheels. 

The throttle and brakes 

are like a Scooter/Moped, 

which is - unlike other 

vehicle concepts – very 

easy and intuitive to ride. 

Up to 25 km / h with a 

range of up to 35 km. 

Around 10cts of electricity 

costs has been calculated 

by the manufacturer. 

An LCD cockpit informs 

the rider about all 

operating modes. And 

within 5 hours, the battery 

is charged at any electrical 

outlet - it is removable, 

so that the patrolling 

officer can use the Trikke 

practically around the 

clock. The EV6 is supplied 

complete with street 

lighting including mirror 

and flashlight, siren and 

Security optics. Individual 

customization is possible. 



INDUSTRY NEWS 

FLIR Systems has announced today 

that the FLIR ONE thermal imaging 

accessory for smartphones will be 

available for order online this week 

The award-winning FLIR 

ONE is a lightweight 

accessory that transforms 

an iPhone 5 or 5s into a 

powerful thermal imager. 

When paired with its 

iPhone app, FLIR ONE 

displays live infrared 

imagery that allows the 

user to see the world from 

a thermal perspective. 

FLIR ONE detects invisible 

heat energy, giving 

consumers the ability 

to “see” and measure 

minute variances in 

temperature. FLIR ONE 

enables a host of practical 

solutions for consumers 

-- from detecting energy 

leaks at home to seeing 

in complete darkness. For 

the first time, FLIR ONE 

brings powerful energy 

saving and situational 

awareness capabilities to 

a smart phone platform. 

Integrating FLIR’s groundbreaking 

Lepton® thermal 

imaging micro-camera 

core plus a visible camera, 

the FLIR ONE provides 

FLIR’s patented MSX® 

Technology that brings 

sharp detail to the thermal 

images. 

“After the positive 

reception received in the 

United States, we are 

excited to offer FLIR ONE 

to European customers,” 

said Andy Teich, President 

and CEO of FLIR Systems. 

“FLIR is committed to 

providing the world’s sixth 

sense by bringing thermal 

imaging to consumers in 

an affordable, easy to use 

way.” 

FLIR ONE enables users 

to see at night, detect 

intruders, and see through 

light fog and smoke. 

FLIR ONE detects a wide 

range of temperatures and 

has a spot temperature 

measurement display. 

Users can capture either 

photos or videos and 

share them via text, 

email, or social media 

through the FLIR ONE 

app, which is available 

in the Apple App Store. 

In addition, a variety of 

artistic and functional 

FLIR ONE supporting 

apps are available in the 

Apple App store that 

allow users to take closeup 

photos, time-lapse 

video, panoramic photos, 

and hybrid thermal plus 

visible-light images. 

Thales has been selected by 

Aéroports de Lyon for the supply, 

integration and support of the new 

airport operation control centre of 

the “Lyon Saint-Exupéry” airport 

The Airport Operation 

Control Centre (AOCC) 

which will equip the 

airport, is designed to 

meet the evolving needs 

of modern airports like 

“Lyon Saint-Exupéry”. The 

AOCC is an innovative 

and advanced integration 

platform which combines 

operations management 

and security systems into 

a seamless solution, thus 

addressing the complexity 

of managing complicated 

airport environments. 

Thanks to its innovative 

process optimisation 

solution, Thales’s modular 

and scalable AOCC will 

allow Aéroports de Lyon 

to run airport operations 

efficiently and effectively. 

The solution integrates 

a number of different 

systems, an approach 

which enhances global 

situation awareness, 

monitors key performance 

indicators and facilitates 

collaborative decision 

making. As a result, the 

AOCC can promptly 

identify and manage 

events and alarms thanks 

to the integration of all 

airport systems, including, 

security, airport IT, airside 

systems and technical 

monitoring. 

In concert with Aéroports 

de Lyon’s expansion 

plans for the airport, the 

project is scheduled to be 

completed in 2015 and the 

new AOCC will manage 

both the existing terminal 

and the new one under 

construction. 

This new project confirms 

Thales’s global airport 

security expertise, 

complementing its 

successful references and 

security solutions across 

many major international 

hubs including Dubai, 

Doha, Durban and 

Singapore. 


INDUSTRY NEWS 

SAS introduce a new Portable Under 

Vehicle Inspection system the PUV-227 

The PUV-227 is a well 

priced portable under 

vehicle inspection/search 

system. Despite the small 

size of this unit, many of the 

features and functionalities 

that are currently found in 

larger systems are available. 

Designed to be moveable 

and deployable on an 

“as-required” basis this 

unit solves many inspection 

problems. 

The complete system 

with the aluminum ramp 

has been designed to 

easily pack into one, 

environmentally sealed 

Pelican case for easy 

transport. The PUV-227 is 

designed to be straddled 

by oncoming vehicles, but 

can withstand up to 40,000 

lbs (18,143 kg) per axle if 


directly mounted. 

The ramp housing contains 

two high-intensity, white 

LED, day/night cameras 

that fully capture the 

undercarriage of a passing 

vehicle, from wheel well to 

wheel well. 

Inspections can be 

conducted from a 

distant location therefore 

dramatically increasing the 

safety of personnel. The 

PUV-227 is a full PC-based 

system with specialist 

software. The software 

features a dual-view 

inspection that functions 

with a standard touch pad 

that allows the user to 

access playback functions, 

such as pause, rewind, and 

fast-forward. 

Siemens Aliro offers web-based 

access control for small and mediumsized 

businesses 

The new Aliro access 

control system offers 

a clearly structured 

system architecture with 

user-friendly software 

and intuitive mobile 

applications. With its 

flexible operating concept, 

the system can be 

managed from virtually any 

Internet-connected device. 

Since each door has 

one access control unit, 

Aliro’s architecture is very 

straightforward. This makes 

it easier for installers to 

design the system and 

prepare cost estimates. The 

access points can also be 

used as capture stations, 

eliminating the need for 

additional hardware. With 

system costs proportionate 

to the number of doors 

to be protected, the 

architecture also improves 

cost transparency for users. 

This makes Aliro ideal for 

small to medium-sized 

businesses such as retail 

outlets, health centers 

and offices requiring a 

straightforward access 

control system that, as a 

distributed application, can 

manage up to 512 doors, 

10,000 users and 100,000 

access cards. 

Access points can be 

connected to the system 

via the IP network as 

well as via traditional bus 

connections (RS485). 

The access points are 

preconfigured for standard 

applications and can 

be used without any 

modification. If needed, 

installers can easily 

customize the standard 

configuration to meet userspecific 

requirements. 

Aliro uses currentgeneration 

MiFare card 

readers from Siemens. 

They feature an integrated 

OLED display which shows 

messages and instructions 

based on user rights, thus 

allowing direct interaction 

with the card holder. The 

user interface is available 

in eleven European 

languages. Offered by 

the Security Products 

business segment, 

Aliro is compatible with 

all common reader 

technologies on the 

market. It supports not only 

the local integration with 

intrusion detection systems 

but also features such as 

anti-passback. 

Since the software used 

by Aliro is web-based, it 

needs to be installed on 

only one PC. The software 

automatically detects 

the access control units 

in the system and, if the 

installation is IP-based, 

assigns them network 

addresses. Configuring the 

software is quick and easy 

thanks to its intuitive user 

interface. 

Authorized users can 

monitor and administer 

Aliro from anywhere using 

a standard web browser. 

Dedicated smartphone 

applications are also 

available. These mobile 

apps have a modern, 

intuitive user interface and 

support all major functions 

such as monitoring doors 

and alarm systems, 

unlocking doors, and 

managing users. 


INDUSTRY NEWS 

New report forecasts Physical and Cyber Security Markets worth $37.35 

Billion by 2019 

The report “BFSI Security 

Market by Physical Security 

(Video Surveillance, 

Access Control, Intrusion 

Detection, PSIM), & by 

Cyber Security (IAM, 

Encryption, DLP, IDS/ 

IPS, UTM, SVM/SIEM, 

Antivirus/Antimalware) - 

Worldwide Forecasts & 

Analysis (2014 - 2019)”, 

defines & segments the 

global BFSI Security 

market into physical 

security systems and 

services, and information 

security solutions and 

services along with 

in-depth analysis and 

revenue forecasts. 

It also identifies the 

drivers, restraints, and 

opportunities prevalent in 

the market and provides 

burning issues along with 

premium insights for the 

market. 

The report also segments 

the market sub-verticals 

(banking, insurance 

companies, and other 

financial institutions), and 

by regions (North America, 

Europe, Asia-Pacific, 

Middle East and Africa, 

and Latin America). The 

detailed analysis of the 

key industry players have 

been done to provide the 

insight on their product 

and services, strategy, 

and recent developments 

associated with the BFSI 

security market. 

The rapid increase in 

account takeovers, 

third party payment 

processor breaches, 

securities and market 

trading exploitation, ATM 

skimming and point of 

sale schemes, mobile 

banking exploitation, 

and telecommunication 

network disruption 

are few of the major 

criminal activities faced 

by the BFSI industry in 

recent times. Also, the 

supply chain infiltration 

leading to physical 

and technical access of 

computer and security 

equipment, software, and 

hardware by the cyber 

adversaries is leading 

to huge financial losses 

along with reputation 

damage to the industry. 

Thereafter, the demand for 

security solutions both for 

physical assets as well as 

confidential business data 

is increasing in the banking 

and financial institutions. 

The industry is eagerly 

adopting various physical 

and information security 

solutions including video 

surveillance, biometric 

access control, intruder 

alarms, authentication, 

encryption, risk and 

compliance management, 

and managed security 

services among others. 

The major vendors in 

the BFSI security market 

are Booz Allen Hamilton, 

Cisco, CSC, EMC, 

Honeywell, IBM, McAfee, 

Sophos, Symantec, and 

Trend Micro. 

The major forces that 

are driving growth 

in this market are 

strict regulations 

and compliances 

from government, 

increasing sophisticated 

threats against critical 

infrastructures, and 

growing Internet of Things 

(IoT) market. Moreover, 

lack of awareness about 

innovative BFSI security 

solutions across emerging 

economies along with the 

need for convergence of 

various security solutions 

are acting as hurdle in the 

growth of the market. 

MarketsandMarkets 

forecasts that the global 

BFSI security market is 

expected to grow from 

$21.53 billion in 2014 

to $37.35 billion by 

2019. This represents an 

estimated Compound 

Annual Growth Rate 

(CAGR) of 11.6% from 

2014 to 2019. In the 

current scenario, North 

America is expected to 

be the largest market on 

the basis of spending and 

adoption for BFSI security 

solutions and services 

Saab signs contract to provide maintenance support for the electronic security 

system for the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre 

Elbit Systems announced 

today that it provided 

ST Electronics with a 

Cyber Security Simulator. 

Enabling users, 

individually or as a group, 

to locate, respond and 

prevent cyber-attacks, 

while experiencing 

simulated network 

protection conditions, 

the simulator provided 

to ST Electronics will also 

present various network 

protection scenarios, 

conduct follow-up 

debriefing and evaluate 

the results. 

The cyber simulator for 

civilian applications, a 

unique Elbit Systems 

development, is based 

on the company’s 

extensive experience 

in cyber protection for 

its customers, as well as 

its proven air, sea and 

land training capabilities. 

Elbit Systems’ cyber 

simulators are already in 

use by its own customers. 

In recent years, Elbit 

Systems has invested 

great efforts in the 

development of new 

technologies and has 

been active in the 

field of network and 

system protection, 

cyber command & 

control systems, cyber 

protection of critical 

civilian infrastructure, 

and the development 

of special algorithms 

designated to identify 

various cyber warfare 

attacks. 


INDUSTRY NEWS 

OD Security sells SOTER RS Through-Body Scanner to Tennessee 

Department of Correction 

Riverbend Maximum 

Security Prison, Nashville, 

Tennessee, USA is the 

latest high security 

custodial establishment to 

purchase an OD Security 

Through Body Scanner. 

Netherlands based security 

manufacturer, OD Security 

announced that the SOTER 

RS is now installed and 

functioning at the prison 

to check both visitors and 

staff for contraband in an 

effort to reduce items like 

drugs, tobacco, weapons 

and cell phones from being 

smuggled into the prison. 

The use of Through 

Body Scanners in prisons 

is regarded as the 

most effective way of 

countering the smuggling 

of contraband material 

without subjecting inmates 

and visitors and staff to 

intrusive body searchers. 

The SOTER RS is a low 

dosage full body scanner 

which combines ultra low 

radiation with maximum 

visibility, for use at airports 

and prisons. Within 

seconds the SOTER RS 

reveals hidden items, such 

as weapons or narcotics, 

diamonds, or any stolen 

or smuggled goods. It 

doesn’t even have to be 

metal. The SOTER shows 

a clear difference between 

human tissue and other 

materials. Even ingested or 

camouflaged items will be 

shown. 

The SOTER RS will increase 

the level of security 

operations previously 

possible through the use 

of conventional metal 

detectors. Non metallic 

objects hidden under 

clothes, in natural cavities 

or within the human 

body cannot be detected 

by conventional metal 

detectors and typically, 

these non-detectable 

items, such as narcotics, 

explosives, precious 

stones, plastic weapons, or 

other contraband, can only 

otherwise be detected by 

highly intrusive total body 

searches 

Honeywell has announced a technology upgrade to its NetAXS-123 webbased 

modular access control system 

Honeywell has announced 

a technology upgrade 

to its NetAXS-123 webbased 

modular access 

control system to make 

it easier for small to 

mid-size businesses 

to secure their doors. 

Ethernet virtual loop 

(EVL) technology uses a 

single IP address to talk 

to multiple control panels, 

making installation fast 

and simple. This simpler 

installation process, which 

allows installers use their 

customers’ existing local 

area networks (LAN) with 

Power-over-Ethernet 

(PoE), eliminates the 

requirement to run a 

dedicated wire loop 

to each control panel 

providing added cost 

benefits to the end user. 

NetAXS-123 control 

panels drive down costs 

by eliminating the need 

for multiple cables to be 

installed and run from a 

distant location. The new 

control panels provide 

a streamlined solution 

allowing cables to be 

installed just a few feet 

from the control panel for 

the lock, reader, egress 

and door contact. This 

results in lower installation 

costs and faster install 

times. 

With multiple enclosure 

options available, 

businesses are able 

to select features and 

capabilities that best suit 

their business needs. 

NetAXS-123 also offers 

the scalability to easily 

and affordably expand 

the system one door at a 

time allowing businesses 

to upgrade their access 

control system and add 

additional features as and 

when required. 

Through EVL and the 

LAN, there is no longer 

a need to configure each 

NetAXS-123 control panel 

individually. 

Instead the control 

panels are automatically 

discovered and linked 

together. As a result, 

multiple NetAXS-123 

panels can be connected 

seamlessly and 

updates can be issued 

automatically to the 

entire system, such as 

access card additions and 

rule changes providing 

business with a simpler 

security system 



INDUSTRY NEWS 

S&T Snapshot: Got Power? Resilient Electric Grid Feasibility Study Kicks Off 

in Chicago 

Imagine a massive storm 

cell hits a major city in the 

United States, taking out a 

power substation leaving 

20,000 people without 

electricity. Even with 

24-hour support, it takes 

days before everyone’s 

power returns. That’s the 

reality today. But what if 

there was a way to prevent 

that power outage? The 

Department of Homeland 

Security Science and 

Technology Directorate 

(S&T) has partnered 

with Massachusettsbased 

Company, AMSC, 

to develop a new 

superconductor cable – 

part of a Resilient Electric 

Grid (REG) program – that 

may enable urban utilities 

to “keep the lights on” 

during severe events. 

During a six-month 

feasibility study, S&T, 

worked with AMSC and 

Chicago electric utility 

company, Commonwealth 

Edison (ComEd) to 

determine the commercialscale 

application of the 

superconductor cable. 

Currently, many urbanarea 

electrical substations 

aren’t connected to each 

other because of the 

amount of copper cables 

that would be required to 

move massive amounts of 

power as well as the risk 

of damaging equipment. 

With the existing 

infrastructure, if one 

substation loses power, all 

electricity in that area is lost 

until the substation comes 

back up. The primary goal 

of S&T’s superconductorbased 

Resilient Electric 

Grid (REG) program has 

been to develop and 

demonstrate advanced 

technologies to increase 

the reliability, flexibility and 

resilience of the nation’s 

utility grid. 

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INDUSTRY NEWS 

Lockheed Martin Wins £90 Million Metropolitan Police Service Contract 

Lockheed Martin UK will 

lead the introduction of a 

new command and control 

system for the Metropolitan 

Police Service (MPS) under 

a new £90 million contract 

signed in London. Teamed 

with Capita and KPMG, the 

London-based company 

will undertake the force’s 

first major refresh of the 

command and control 

system in 30 years. 

In a partnership with 

MPS that is set to span 

up to 17 years, software 

engineers from Lockheed 

Martin’s operations in 

London will integrate 

the functions required to 

provide the Met Police with 

a command and control 

system that ensures 999 

and non-emergency calls 

are answered efficiently 

and officers deployed 

effectively. 

The programme will 

ensure that the UK’s largest 

police force is enabled 

for multi channel public 

interaction delivering 

improved situational 

awareness, predictive 

analytics and data sharing, 

including through voice, 

text, application and social 

media. 

Richard Thwaite, Interim 

Director of Digital Policing, 

said: “The Metropolitan 

Police Service (MPS) is 

pleased to sign a contract 

with Lockheed Martin. 

“The changes we are 

making in the way the 

MPS uses technology are 

extremely challenging 

but they present fantastic 

opportunities both to 

deliver more for our 

officers and the people 

of London. We look 

forward to working with 

our current and new 

partners to develop our 

new command and control 

service.” 

In addition to British 

expertise from Lockheed 

Martin and its partners, 

the MPS team will have 

the ability to reach out 

to a global software 

engineering resource which 

is already delivering critical 

citizen services globally and 

providing real-time support 

to more than 18,000 law 

enforcement agencies 

worldwide, thus reducing 

risk. 

Speaking at the contract 

signing today, Stephen 

Ball, chief executive 

Lockheed Martin UK said: 

“Our UK workforce already 

delivers IT systems which 

protect and enhance our 

national industry, critical 

infrastructure and justice 

systems, enable NATS to 

navigate more than two 

million commercial flights 

safely across UK skies each 

year and ensure Royal Mail 

can reliably deliver more 

than fifty million items to 

our homes and office each 

day. 

‘We look forward to 

providing greater 

situational awareness for 

31,000 police officers 

which will improve 

operational capabilities and 

their ability to interact more 

effectively with the public.’ 

Stephen Greenhalgh, 

Deputy Mayor for Policing 

& Crime commented: “The 

huge demand placed on 

the Met Police warrants this 

investment in a modern 

command and control 

system so the police can 

deploy more effectively 

and provide a better 

service to Londoners. The 

system being implemented 

by Lockheed Martin will 

give the Met an upgraded 

capability that will help 

officers and staff handle 

all types of calls for service 

from the public. It will serve 

London well as the city 

continues to grow in the 

years ahead.” 

No place to hide illicit tobacco 

Tens of thousands of illicit 

cigarettes and tobacco 

products continue to be 

detected by Tobacco 

Detection Dogs from 

WAGTAIL UK during 

Operation Henry raids 

taking part across the 

whole of the UK. 

Operation Henry is 

managed by the TSI 

(Trading Standards 

Institute) and funded 

by the Department of 

Health. 

The operation which has 

been running since April 

2014 has already had 

amazing success, with 

concealed stashes of 

tobacco being detected 

by the dogs in the most 

unlikely places; under 

floors, in false cupboards 

and counters – one 

concealment was in a tray 

of cans of beer with the 

middle cans removed. 

In many cases the illicit 

tobacco would not have 

been found without the 

use of the dogs. 



INDUSTRY NEWS 

Smiths Detection Launches Next-Generation Non-Radioactive Explosives 

Detector 

Smiths Detection has 

introduced its next 

generation explosives trace 

detector for use in global 

aviation and infrastructure 

security. Its small, portable 

design, combined with 

ease-of-use, reduces the 

cost and time of screening 

for a range of high-threat 

explo¬sives. 

The technology behind 

the IONSCAN 600 

easily surpasses that of 

its previous version, the 

industry-leading IONSCAN 

500DT used widely 

around the world -- from 

airport checkpoints to mail 

screening. Its breakthrough 

feature is a proprietary nonradioactive 

Ion Mobility 

Spectrometry (IMS) source 

which eliminates the 

need for special licensing, 

handling or disposal 

requirements. 

The IONSCAN 600 also 

weighs just 23 pounds 

(10.4 kg) and is equipped 

with a built-in handle 

making it easy to carry. Its 

hot-swappable battery 

provides continued 

sampling and analysis 

capability, allowing it to be 

moved while still in use. 

Low cost, single-use test 

swabs dramatically reduce 

operator costs. 

Shan Hood, Vice President, 

Product and Technology, 

Smiths Detection said: 

“Accurate explosives 

detection is crucial for 

the international security 

market. The new 

IONSCAN 600 fits into a 

layered security approach, 

delivering the detection 

capability needed, 

while helping security 

professionals minimize 

overhead through its 

user-friendly configuration, 

flexibility, and cost 

advantages.” 

Rapiscan Systems Launches DETECTRA HX Hand-Held Explosive Trace 

Detection System 

Rapiscan Systems has 

announced the launch 

of the RAPISCAN 

DETECTRA HX, a 

lightweight and low-cost 

handheld, explosive 

trace detection solution. 

Featuring rapid and 

accurate detection 

capabilities, DETECTRA 

HX is designed with high 

throughput and high 

detection capabilities 

that are essential for 

law enforcement, event 

and border protection 

professionals, among 

others. 

The RAPISCAN 

DETECTRA HX is 

an easy-to-operate 

handheld device 

capable of detecting 

trace explosives in both 

particulate and vapor 

form on surfaces that 

may have directly or 

indirectly absorbed 

explosive residues. For 

more sensitive, accurate 

and rapid detection, the 

DETECTRA HX offers a 

swipe sampling system 

and includes a touchfree 

inhalation sampling 

method for threat 

scenarios that involve 

highly unpredictable 

explosives compositions. 

The RAPISCAN 

DETECTRA HX is 

designed to detect a 

broad range of common 

commercial and 

homemade explosive 

materials that may exist 

within a single sample, 

thereby achieving 

lower false alarm rates. 

Designed to minimize 

operating costs and 

increase uptime, the 

DETECTRA HX requires 

only two consumables 

and does not require 

many of the maintenance 

steps that are typically 

associated with explosive 

trace detection systems. 

“The RAPISCAN 

DETECTRA HX was 

completely designed 

with the end-user 

in mind,” said Brad 

Buswell, President, 

Rapiscan Systems North 

America. “Not only 

does the solution detect 

threats with tremendous 

accuracy, it also features 

an intuitive user interface 

with just three-buttons 

and detects threats 

in seconds. Operator 

training can take as little 

as an hour, which means 

that the DETECTRA HX 

is easy to deploy.” 

The system uses a 

unique, ionization source 

that carries U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission 

(NRC) Exempt 

Distribution status. As 

such there are no enduser 

radiation licensing 

requirements for use 

within the United States. 


EVENT CALENDAR 

September 2014 

29-2 Oct 

ASIS International, USA 

www.asisonline.org 

October 2014 

6-9 

Homeland Security Week, Washington, USA 

www.homelandsecurityexpo.com 

8-9 

Cyber Security Expo, London, UK 

www.ipexpo.co.uk/ 

9-10 

World Cities Conference, London, UK 

www.worldcitiesconference.com 

13-15 

AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition, 

Washington, USA 

ausameetings.org/2014annualmeeting 

21 

SC Congress, New York, USA 

congress.scmagazine.com 

November 2014 

4-6 

14th Annual AAAE/TSA/DHS Aviation Security 

Summit, USA 

www.aaae.org 

4-6 

Secured Cisites, Baltimore, USA 

securedcities.com 

9-12 

3rd Homeland Security Show 2014, USA 

26-28 

Secutech ASEAN, Bangkok, Thailand 

www.secutechthailand.com/en 

December 2014 

9-11 

3rd World BORDERPOL Congress, Hungary 


January 2015 

18-20 

Intersec Middle East, Dubai 

www.intersecexpo.com 

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the editor tony.kingham@worldsecurity-index.com 

February 2015 

22-26 

IDEX, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

www.idexuae.ae 

March 2015 

4-5 

Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience 

Europe, The Hague, Netherlands 


4-5 

Personnel Protection & Safety Europe, The Hague, 

Netherlands 


10-12 

HomeSec, Madrid, Spain 

www.homsec.es 

10-12 

Security & Policing, Farnborough, UK 

www.securityandpolicing.co.uk 

June 2015 

24-25 

Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience Asia, 

Bangkok, Thailand 

www.cip-asia.com

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