CSSC Update:
• CSSC has cascaded nearly 200 authority messages or held conference calls with the Industry Sector Leaders in the last two years.
• Nearly 1200 small, medium and large companies have registered to receive CSSC messaging.
• CSSC London, CSSC Scotland and CSSC Eastern region are shortly upgrading to a new messaging platform.
Security awareness briefing from the Metropolitan Police on Urban Explorers
Urban Exploring, also referred to as Urbex, is the exploration of unseen or off-limit places or buildings. In London, individuals and groups have entered buildings as trespassers (mainly at night) to get to the roof and take photos of the London skyline. In the words of one urban explorer:
“We do it because we love London and want to see it from a different perspective. We don’t break anything or damage property, so we don't see what the problem is. We are just going in to have a look, that’s all.”
Not only are many of the buildings or locations private places and the owners do not want trespassers, there are also significant safety and security risks.
Urban explorers are gaining access to high locations, often without protective equipment and with a significant risk of falling. These locations also have a variety of other risks such as unstable roofs and dangerous hazards (especially on buildings still under construction).
For the building owners there is always the risk that damage will be caused (whether it is intentional or not). There are also significant security concerns.
The main security concern regarding the activities of Urban Exploring is: "If they can do it, so can others." Many of the locations already have security in place to prevent criminal activity such as burglary, or in the case of more sensitive locations, terrorism. The activities of urban explorers have shown that on occasion these security measures can be breached.
Furthermore, many urban explorer websites detail how they gained access, which is an unintentional benefit to others who may wish to gain access for criminal purposes.
What can you do about it?
Many of the buildings and locations targeted by urban explorers already have reasonable security measures in place. Urban Explorers have admitted that before gaining access to a building a substantial amount of planning and research takes place. This means that they are visiting the locations and conducting reconnaissance.
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The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit has launched an IP Crime Directory, a website that brings brands and law enforcement together to tackle the global threat from IP crime.
Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group Founder, said, “It’s essential that swift action is taken against criminals that commit intellectual property crime. In the last year, we have dealt with more than 130 instances of me being impersonated, fake pages, misleading ads and false endorsements.”
The initiative is designed to boost the ability of law enforcement, both in the UK and internationally, to work directly with owners of intellectual property to identify, tackle and disrupt intellectual property crime, estimated to be worth £1.3 trillion globally.
The website is a secure database for customs and police officers to help them identify counterfeit goods with the information uploaded by rights and brand holders.
Information such as packaging details and other identifiers for counterfeit goods will be held on the website. Details of prior cases and contact points for brands will bring law
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Being aware of this problem and remaining vigilant whilst challenging any suspicious behaviour, will help to disrupt and discourage Urban Exploring.
Richard Branson endorses the City of London Police’s Intellectual Property (IP) Crime Directory on World IP Day
enforcement and business closer to ensure law enforcement has the tools to take action immediately.
The site will also enable those signed up to create alerts that could warn brands and law enforcement about the latest trends in intellectual property crime.
Detective Chief Superintendent Glenn Maleary, Head of the Economic Crime Directorate at the City of London Police, said, “The Intellectual Property Crime Directory will help bring more criminals to justice, reduce the amount of dangerous fake goods in circulation and give confidence to the consumer that what they are buying is the genuine product.”
The website will only be open to registered brands and trade bodies. For more information on how you can sign up please go to
www.ipcrimedirectory.org
Chartered Security Professionals represent the gold standard in security
Lord Alex Carlile, QC, CBE hosted the recent annual black tie dinner for the Register of Chartered Security Professionals and presented 11 new registrants with their Certificates of Admittance. They join a growing list of internationally-based registrants now spanning 15 countries. With a current total of 117 registered Chartered Security Professionals worldwide, the Professional Register is increasingly becoming recognised as a true marque of excellence and pre-eminence in the professional security business sector. Chartered Security Professionals not only have to demonstrate a high level of knowledge, practice skills and probity, but they must all commit to represent the highest professional standards across the many spectrums of security.
If you want to understand more about becoming a Chartered Security Professional, contact anyone on the published list of Registrants (
www.csyp-register.org). Alternatively, The Security Institute and ASIS UK are both licensed to admit applicants and offer assistance.
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