that rapid advances in technology are creating both substantial benefits and an increased threat to their operations. Storing data in the clouds (computing) and using online platforms to reach mass audiences is a more efficient and effective way to do business, but the payback must be greater investment in IT systems to protect from the hacker outside and the corrupt employee inside. Those firms that are yet to fully accept this new reality and make the necessary provisions could be playing Russian roulette with their fortunes in 2014. The good news is that in 2013 Government and law enforcement have given themselves better tools to fight today’s, and tomorrow’s, cyber-criminal. This is borne out nationally by the creation of the National Cyber Crime Unit, acting as the glue that binds together the three commands within the National Crime Agency, and locally through the City of London Police’s new Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit and the enhanced ability of its National Fraud Intelligence Bureau to understand and combat E-crime. These units are evidence of how policing, while continuing to focus on the bread and butter of keeping the streets safe and free of crime, is also adapting to a world where online crime is prevalent and cyber security is paramount, individually and collectively. As the Commissioner of the National Police Service Lead for Economic Crime I look forward to my force being at the very heart of this matter in 2014.


Jeff Little, OBE Chief Executive NSI


Just about everyone owns a smartphone these days. Many also possess a tablet device in addition. I believe


that 2014 will see the expansion of ‘home management’ or ‘home automation’ systems enabled by such end-user devices. These devices will allow individuals to control a variety of systems no matter where that person is located at the time – be they in their office or on holiday. The range of capabilities will include energy management, lighting and heating control and, of course, security systems.


Allowing remote access to visitors or tradesmen will be possible. Using wireless cameras to see what is happening inside your home will be simple. Setting alerts for situations demanding action or intervention will be enabled. Triggering lights to turn on


automatically when a door is unlocked will be possible so owners will never have to walk directly into a dark space. This increased situational awareness and security consciousness will allow home owners to interact directly with their lights, their sensors and their locks. It will bring a new dimension to security, further reduce false alarms and give confidence to homeowners. The forces of law and order should be prepared for some calls from far-flung locations.


Andy Trotter, OBE, QPM Chief Constable British Transport Police


Crime on Britain’s railways has fallen every year for the last nine years. A few years ago robbery was a major


problem in London but is now a rare occurrence; and cable theft, once a real threat to the railway, has been reduced by over 50% last year.


Mainline termini, which some years ago were fairly unpleasant places, to be hurried through as quickly as possible, are now places of public resort with shops, bars and restaurants and are no longer havens for beggars, drunks and drug dealers.


These achievements are a result of good partnership between the railways, private security and BTP. For all of the successes of recent years, many challenges remain: the recent increase in theft of mobile phones and concerns over anti-social behaviour and disorder remain high on our agenda, and we are working with our partners to reduce those problems.


The railway is booming with year on year increases in passengers and we in BTP need to respond to the demand for more availability, reassurance, and crime and disorder reduction. There will be no increase in budgets so we have set out to produce up to 200 more front line staff from existing resources to deal with our strategic aims of reducing crime, reducing disruption and increasing confidence. To find those resources we are making further reductions in senior officers and back office costs to make a significant shift to the front line where passengers and staff want to see us.


Gloria Laycock, OBE, BSc, PhD Professor of Crime Science University College London


Crimes reported to the police are still reducing and there is no reason to


suppose that this won’t continue into 2014, but somehow it doesn’t feel like that. Small things, like increases in begging, and hidden things like online fraud, remind us that there is still a lot of work to be done. The ever- present threat of terrorist attack or the online disruption of business practices are not going away any time soon. To make matters worse there is a significant skills gap in dealing with these threats.


There is some good news though. We are all aware of the need to work differently with fewer resources. This has become something of a mantra. But the Economic and Social Research Council, together with the new College of Policing, has funded a consortium of UK universities to develop a database on what works in crime reduction and a programme of training to get these ideas out to the police and others. The products from this programme will be coming off the assembly line as we move into 2014. This work will not remove the need for good judgement in senior staff, but it should mean that judgement is better informed by what we know works, and importantly, how it works. Watch this space.


Mike Alexander, BEM, MSc Chairman ASIS International UK Chapter


The threats to be considered for 2014: Whilst terrorism, both


domestic and international, remains prevalent, I expect to see a sharp increase in IT/Cyber related attacks on business and organisations. We live in a technological world and the existing and new perpetrators have the skills, knowledge and resolve to deliver a critical threat to the very heart of a business’s information infrastructure.


Key Changes to the industry: To those of us with a few years under our belts, the very early images of security bring back memories of a night watchman huddled around a blazing brazier of coke (the fossil fuel variety) and supping from an old tin mug while roasting a few chestnuts. When it was discovered there was a need for organised bodies of security employees, and that companies (especially those in the private sector) were prepared to pay for these services, a new industry was born.


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