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One Love Concert
Thermal screening cameras were deployed by
stewarding contractor G4S for the Manchester
‘One Love’ Concert at the Emirates Old
Trafford cricket ground, pictured, in
Manchester on June 4, and for the week of the
British Summer Time event at Hyde Park, in
central London in early July. The product used
was the ThruVis from Digital Barriers. They
and G4S report that they offered their services
to the organisers of One Love, a response to
the Manchester Arena terror attack. At Hyde
Park, ThruVis was deployed for the week at
VIP entrances and at public gates, screening
at rates of up to 1,000 people per hour, the
product firm reports. A total of 50,000 people
were screened. G4S says that it chose to
use ThruVis as it provides a new security
capability, by seeing non-metallic threats such
as explosives and ceramic knives, as well
as guns, at distances in excess of 5m. As a
thermal camera, it is described by the firms
as respectful of personal privacy. By reducing
queuing times and minimising the need to
divest clothing, ThruVis is claimed to improve
the visitor ‘experience’, as shown by a 98pc
satisfaction rating from visitors screened
at Hyde Park. G4S Director of Events Eric
Alexander, said: “We used Digital Barriers’
ThruVis passive screening solution, to support
our security arrangements at the event. We
recognise that new security innovations play an
important role in strengthening our capability
and increase the public’s confidence in the
measures we use to keep them safe.”
The Hippodrome
At The Hippodrome arts centre, a new
community hub in an historic listed building
in Berwickshire, installation of the new fire
system was by the long-time Advanced partner
Safe Services Ltd, who specified the latest
MxPro 5 fire panel from Advanced. Graeme
Millar, of Galashiels-based Safe Services Ltd,
said: “An open-protocol system was specified
for the installation and, having used Advanced
systems in the past, we knew their panels
would be ideal for the gallery at Eyemouth.
The Advanced systems offer the quality,
reliability and are also aesthetically pleasing,
which is a very important consideration for
this installation.” The MxPro 5 panel installed
at the theatre, pictured, is a single loop system
that covers the ground floor and roof space.
Ian Tod, owner of the Eyemouth Hippodrome,
said: “As well as a tourist attraction, the
Hippodrome is an important venue that locals
use year-round, so it’s essential that we have
a reliable and effective fire system that’s
adaptable for future expansion or upgrades.
When we discussed the options with Graeme
and his team, MxPro seemed the ideal
solution.” MxPro offers a choice of two panel
ranges, four detector protocols and an open
installer network, backed by free training and
support. Panels can be used in single loop,
single panel format or configured into multiloop
panels in 200 node networks covering
huge areas.
National Theatre
In London, the National Theatre is using its cloud as a centrallymanaged
solution for cyber security wherever users and data are.
The South Bank theatre has 30 productions and 3,000 performances
a year. Its IT focus is on protecting users and meeting the GDPR
(general data protection regulation) law in 2018. The National
Theatre sought early signs of data incidents and warning that
data may have been compromised, maliciously or accidentally.
Forcepoint says that its Web Security Cloud solutions helped the
National’s IT staff better understand user behaviour and motivations
to protect data, while ensuring employees could do their job without
interruption. George Tunnicliffe, Head of IT Operations, at the
National said: “The GDPR impacts our entire security portfolio
so it’s crucial that we are in good position when it rolls out next year. With Forcepoint as the
cloud security platform, our strategy is to take into consideration employee behaviour as well as
technology that protects our end-users, our IT department, and our actual business and data.” As
for Europe-wide GDPR. Tunnicliffe’s team has put the relevant people, processes and technology
in place to deal with this new regulatory requirement.
Met Police
UK Universities
The universities of Winchester, Reading,
Anglia Ruskin, Hull and Winchester, Glasgow
Kelvin College and Hartlepool College of
Further Education are using an IT vulnerability
assessment service, made available in April
2016. The Jisc framework is designed to
enable institutions of all sizes to detect and
manage weaknesses in their servers, endpoints,
network and perimeter IT security equipment.
Jisc first selected Greenbone and Khipu
Networks to provide the service in April 2016,
after a competitive (OJEU) tender process. The
framework enables institutions to procure the
service directly from Khipu Networks, without
the time and money of a formal procurement
exercise. The service automates the process of
vulnerability identification and management,
and provides the necessary reporting to help
institutions prioritise and act on risks. A
recent example is the flaw in versions of the
Microsoft Windows operating system that led
to the spread of the WannaCry ransomware
in May 2017, that led to high-profile trouble
among NHS hospitals. The service first
identified the vulnerability in February 2017,
and recommended patches. Institutions were
notified of which of their devices would be
affected and given remedies. Rob Spalding,
Head of Infrastructure at Anglia Ruskin, said:
“Using Jisc’s vulnerability assessment service
enables the university to have a pro-active
approach to cyber security.”
A seven year contract
to provide a digital
forensics (DF)
managed service to
the Metropolitan
Police has gone to
MASS. The initial
contract value is
around £8m with the
option for a three
year extension. The
DF managed service will deliver technology,
research and development, for the Met to
acquire and interpret a range of electronic data
related to criminal investigations. The service
has been designed so that other UK police
forces can contract it. This contract is based on
a model developed over the past three years by
the Met’s Digital, Cyber and Communications
Forensic Unit. Historically, digital forensics
at the Met was in-house; devices were sent to
a central DF laboratory. This new service has
managed DF kiosks across London, where
officers will carry out selective examinations
of seized devices. MASS MD Chris Stanley
said: “The DF environment is changing
rapidly. The emphasis is no longer only
on device forensics but must also consider
networked and cloud environments.”
22 SEPTEMBER 2017 PROFESSIONAL SECURITY www.professionalsecurity.co.uk