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Heera
Diamonds
Heera Diamonds,
the London Hatton
Garden jeweller
and insurance client
of Primassure, the
specialist insurance
broker to the
jewellery trade,
recently received
the new ‘smash
and grab’ training
from StoneHawk. Craig Wilson, Business
Development and Client Relations Manager
Europe arranged the training session for his
client. He said: “We feel that is imperative
that jewellers are proactive in their efforts
to reduce their risk of a ‘Smash and Grab’
attack. This course does just that, teaching you
how to prevent, react and respond to an ever
increasing threat.” StoneHawk is a security
training company for the jewellery, watch,
pawnbroking, Asian gold and high-end retail
sectors. Their four-hour training is given at a
client’s showroom or dedicated training site
and aims to minimise on business downtime,
staff abstraction and travel costs. The course
has been designed with police, sector-relevant
intelligence networks, insurance brokers, and
trade associations. Pictured is StoneHawk
MD Simon Wilson, a former Met Police man.
Mahesh Chugani, Director of Heera said
StoneHawk were very professional: “Our
team learnt a lot from the training. There
were different security instances discussed
and the staff were really thinking security
and have been even more aware of since.
StoneHawk covered different scenarios based
on their experience and the staff queries which
I though was the most important. I would
recommend any business especially jewellers
to take part.” Also part of StoneHawk are
director Rob Henderson, who has a military
and London security background; and Paul
Campbell, MD of Probe Concierge & Security
Services based in Liverpool.
FALCON Unit
US Police
As anti-Trump protests have turned into riots
across the United States in recent months,
US police are retraining and adopting a more
conciliatory approach to public order. UK
companies report that they are exporting
British Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
to US police. Geoff Perrin, a British Public
Order and Close Quarter Combat Instructor,
based in the US is working training US
police and advising on British methods of riot
control. And US police are importing British
PPE from Derbyshire-based Armadillo and
Ludlow-based DMS Protective Equipment.
Geoff Perrin says UK officers have a different
approach to dealing with people “because we
don’t rely on firearms, the approach is to treat
everybody as an individual. We generally
rely on our ability to communicate but when
we do have to use force, we use necessary
and reasonable force to proportionately deal
with individuals as opposed to targeting
large groups. This is different to the mass
approach which the US has traditionally
followed relying on chemical ammunitions
and mass arrests. We’ve identified and are
recommending the best British PPE for these
US Police forces. This includes Armadillo’s
merino base layers, which are flame resistant
to 600 degrees whilst also maintaining
core body temperatures whether it’s hot or
cold outside. It just gives me that definite
reassurance that I’m not going to burn and
I suppose my wife’s happy for that! Also,
DMS’ Scorpion range of PPE has been proven
effective time and again for me personally.”
The Scorpion brand includes, limb guards,
gloves, and a nylon public order baton.
The Metropolitan Police Cybercrime Unit FALCON has deployed
a cyber forensics product to mitigate cybercrime against businesses
and the public in London. Using Bromium, the unit can now contain
dangerous malware and allow it to run. They can analyse how all forms
of malware behaves, including polymorphic variants, ransomware,
targeted nation-state attacks and zero-day exploits. Similar to a physical
bomb disposal unit, if police departments or civilians report malware
infections, the FALCON staff can respond, extract the malware and
contain it. Then the unit can see how the malware behaves, and receive
the full kill-chain analysis in real-time as the malware runs without
a patient zero. The unit will be able to use Bromium for kill chain analysis that provides the
evidence for building a case and pursuing prosecutions. Before, unpacking and analysing malware
could take months in a laboratory. With Bromium running on FALCON laptops, forensic analysis
takes minutes, the IT security product company says. As a result, victims can find out if further
damage was done by the cyberattack, while police can share intelligence with others such as the
European Union’s policing agency Europol.
London Underground
A bespoke key management system at
London Underground has been fitted for the
safekeeping of service vehicle and tool keys.
Traka UK installed intelligent key cabinets
that automate the key issuing process and
manages the receipt of keys back into the
system; while ensuring only those authorised
can gain access, and only then to designated
keys. The specialist software also offers audit
control for all key transactions without the
need for a member of staff 24-7 manually
issuing and recording them. Phil McCusker,
Signals Maintenance Manager – North Signals
for London Underground says: “It is our duty
to make sure we have the systems in place so
that this can occur to the best of our ability.
“When it came to key management, we did
our research and Traka proved to be the most
intuitive. It saves the team valuable time and
resource in our key access processes, and
we can see live transactions via the software
reporting function. The positivity of the Traka
team in helping us to install the right solution
to suit our individual requirements has also
been a welcome bonus and the reason we are
looking to expand our use of Traka solutions
across London Underground.”
Taylor Wimpey
A housing development in Plymouth has
received a Gold Award from the UK official
Secured by Design for the crime prevention
techniques in the landscaping and physical
security of buildings. The Taylor Wimpey
development at Cann Bridge Meadow, Estover,
started in August 2016, will have 48 private
and 20 affordable homes for rent or shared
ownership. An SBD-trained ‘designing out
crime officer’, employed by Devon and
Cornwall Police and based at Plymouth City
Council, worked with the developer, architect
and council planners to design out crime and
anti-social behaviour, before building. This
work included crime prevention techniques in
the layout and landscaping, such as to increase
natural surveillance and create defensible
space. Residents have a view from their homes
over parked cars, paths and public spaces.
Some properties have ‘smart railings’ rather
than hedges; and large trees have been kept
to a minimum. Rear gardens have high fences
and hawthorn and holly plants provide natural
defences. As for physical security, products
such as external doors and accessible windows
meet SBD’s Police Preferred Specification.
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