Crime against wildlife: what is being done and it is working?

There are many offences against wildlife and they can be serious. For example, illegal wildlife markets are being exploited by international organised crime groups because they are seen as low risk and high reward. The consequences are serious, the widespread problem of illegal fishing is just one example where the impact has been under employed… Read the full article.

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Cyber Crime: The cyber security implications of physical security products

The notion that there are physical security products and, separately, digital security products belongs in a museum. These days, all electronic physical security products are cyber ones too. And while that generates enormous advantages, it also has limits; for starters it creates security weaknesses. Research around the Internet of Things (IoT) has illustrated the benefits… Read the full article.

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Falling victim to fraudsters: how do you stop it and what do you do if victimised?

Chair: Dr Janice Goldstraw-White Panellists:Bernadette Lawrie – Financial Abuse Safeguarding Officer. Operation Signature, Sussex and Surrey Specialist Crime CommandLisa Mills – Senior Fraud Manager, Victim Support West Sussex Key Points Bernadette Lawrie opens by firstly detailing the work she has been involved in working for Sussex and Surrey police force with Operation Signature. She explained that… Read the full article.

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Food Protection: the ultimate security challenge?

Around the world ‘Food and Agriculture’ is often designated a Critical Infrastructure Sector. It is diverse – e.g. crops, livestock, poultry, seafood – and the threats are as diverse as climate change, international conflicts and theft and fraud including by organised criminals. Clearly this is an area where security professionals have had to step up,… Read the full article.

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