by Ruth Crocker | Dec 23, 2013 | Blog, Front Page, Research
The current Security Research Initiative project is focused on better understanding security excellence this year, both security excellence in corporations and security excellence amongst security suppliers. A meeting was held on 13 December which examined some of the...
by Ruth Crocker | Dec 23, 2013 | Blog, Front Page, News
We are pleased to announce that the Police Force and the City of London are now promoting the Secured Environments scheme. This security risk management accreditation is offered by ACPO CPI. The award is focused on the organisation (and any type of organisation or...
by Ruth Crocker | Nov 28, 2013 | Publications, Security Research Initiative, Security Toolkits
Previous research showed that the procurement process used for purchasing security goods and services does not always work to the benefit of the buyer and/or supplier. We identified that much could be gained from a research study drawing on the experiences of those...
by Ruth Crocker | Nov 27, 2013 | Blog, News
Secured Environments has been launched in Scotland. Regular readers of the newsletter will be aware that Secured Environments is a risk management scheme that promotes good security practice within organisations. The Secured Environments accreditation is well...
by Ruth Crocker | Nov 27, 2013 | Blog, News
On the 14th of October Martin appeared on BBC TV talking about legitimate goods being replaced by fake goods to unsuspecting consumers. The counterfeiting problem is a major one around the world. The exact level is unknown because many counterfeits are never detected...