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Turnkey Consulting supports International Fraud Awareness Week (8 to 14 November 2009)

On November 7, 2009   /   International Security, Money and Business   /   Leave a comment

SAP security specialists Turnkey Consulting (www.turnkeyconsulting.com) has become an official supporter of International Fraud Awareness Week, which runs from 8 to 14 November 2009. The initiative comes during a time when intense financial pressures caused by the economic crisis have led to an increase of fraud, according to a survey of fraud experts conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world’s largest anti-fraud organisation.

Turnkey Consulting continues to encourage organisations to view the implementation of internal controls as both good business practice and a way to reduce the risk of employee fraud. It joins hundreds of organisations who have partnered with the ACFE in a commitment to proactively fight fraud and help safeguard business and investments from this growing problem.

The ACFE report Occupational Fraud: A Study of the Impact of an Economic Recession, found that:

Employees pose the greatest fraud threat in the current economy. When asked which, if any, of several categories of fraud increased during the previous 12 months, the largest number of survey respondents (48 percent) indicated that embezzlement was on the rise.

Layoffs are affecting organisations’ internal control systems. Nearly 60 percent of Certified Fraud Examiners who work as in-house fraud examiners reported that their companies had experienced layoffs during the past year. Among those who had experienced layoffs, almost 35 percent said their company had eliminated some anti-fraud controls.

Fraud levels are expected to continue rising. Almost 90 percent of respondents said they expect fraud to continue to increase during the next 12 months.

“The economic downturn can provide motivation for previously loyal staff to steal from their employers,” explains Richard Hunt, managing director of Turnkey Consulting. “We are supporting Fraud Awareness Week to highlight to employers that, by introducing robust internal controls, they can be proactive in ensuring that they do not put temptation in the way of their employees. With risk management solutions such as the SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) suite offering more sophisticated monitoring and control of all corporate risks there are a lot more options available to companies than in the past. However, it is important that companies do not forget the basic principles of only giving employees the system access they need to do their job and ensuring that appropriate segregation of duties are defined and enforced.”

ACFE President James D. Ratley, CFE, said that the support of organisations around the world helps make Fraud Week an effective tool in raising anti-fraud awareness.

“Fraud continues to be a serious problem, and the state of our economy requires all organisations to be even more vigilant,” Ratley said. “Once again, we want to say ‘thank you’ to all of the Fraud Awareness Week supporters for helping to shine a spotlight on the urgent need for fraud prevention and detection.”

For more information about increasing awareness and reducing the risk of fraud during International Fraud Awareness Week, visit www.FraudWeek.com.

Occupational Fraud: A Study of the Impact of an Economic Recession is available for download online at the ACFE’s web site: www.ACFE.com/Occupational-Fraud. The report is in PDF format.

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Counter Terror Expo Focuses in on Sport Security

On November 5, 2009   /   International Security, Security Events   /   Leave a comment

Counter Terror Expo

The commando style terrorist attack against the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore earlier this year, served to emphasis what many in the counter-terrorism and security fields have known for a long while; that in uncertain times the idea that the global and unifying nature of sport can be reflected in all the venues at which it is practiced no longer holds true.

High profile sporting events and their star performers represent a high value target and in the challenge to protect them from a terrorist atrocity, it is becoming increasingly evident The challenge of securing major sporting events is one that the major sports governing bodies such as the International Olympics Committee (IOC), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), International Cricket Committee (ICC) and very many others are having to come to terms with as the risk of terrorist attack becomes increasingly acute.

This challenge will be explored in-depth at the forthcoming Counter Terror Expo event being held in London from 14-15 April 2010.

The event brings the worlds leading counter terrorism experts together with those tasked with the unenviable role of keeping sport safe, to debate the issues faced and help to identify best practice solutions to address current and future needs.

Delegates with special responsibility and a professional interest in sports security will be immersed over the two-days of Counter Terror Expo in the terrorist threat to crowded places, the implications for those tasked with ensuring a safe and secure environment and the methodologies and techniques necessary to ensure sport remains safe.

“World events have shown us that international terrorist groups recognise no boundaries and can and do strike unexpectedly wherever large numbers of people are likely to gather,” comments Peter Jones, Managing Director, Counter Terror Expo. “This event gathers the leading experts in the field of counter-terrorism together with those tasked to provide security at the point of delivery, to share knowledge and expertise in an effort to beat the terrorist menace.

Big numbers

Sporting events present some pretty big security challenges and not least because of the sheer number of spectators who attend them.

Prime venues such as Wembley Stadium in London attract up to 90,000 spectators for events such as the FA Cop Final.
Maintaining appropriate security but with minimum disruption at such events requires an effective intelligence led risk assessment combined with efficient policing, marshaling, monitoring and access control, to ensure a match day goes to plan.

The United Kingdom has long experience in staging safe and secure international sporting events. But the UK will soon face its ultimate challenge when it plays host to the 2012 Olympic Games.

This single event is on a scale which creates its own unique security challenges given the number of locations involved and the volume of people expected to attend.

During the six weeks of the 2012 Olympic Games, the United Kingdom will host:
• 14,000 athletes from 200 countries
• 9,800 team officials
• 27,500 members of the media
• 26 Olympic sports in 34 venues
• 20 Paralympic sports in 21 venues
• 9 million spectators from across the globe

These numbers are eye wateringly huge and the event is the biggest in UK history.

Counter Terror Expo will examine in detail principal aspects of the overall security plan for the 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games and look back at lessons learned from the 2010 Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games in Vancouver, offering delegates an unrivaled opportunity to gain valuable knowledge from those at the sharp end in delivering security to such high profile and high value targets.

“Lessons learned from the biggest security challenge in the sporting world, have clear application in the wider sports community. Counter Terror Expo therefore delivers an ideal forum in which to learn much from the experience of others and translate this knowledge into workable security strategies suited to any sporting event,” adds Peter Jones.

Throughout the two days of the event, delegates will also have access to related specialist workshops on CCTV/Surveillance, Perimeter Security and Building and Facilities Protection amongst other techniques and disciplines.

Counter Terror Expo will be held 14-15 April 2010 in the National Hall of London Olympia.

For further information please contact Nicola Greenaway on + 44 (0) 208 542 9090 or email: ngreenaway@niche-events.com or visit www.counterterrorexpo.com

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Counter Terror Expo 2010 – “Countering Terrorism in a Changed World”

On October 5, 2009   /   International Security, Security Events, Security News   /   Leave a comment

Counter Terror Expo

The range of threats we face in the modern age is constantly changing and the countermeasures in place must therefore constantly evolve to effectively meet them.

Today the threat from terrorism is a global one which demands global, inter regional and domestic solutions working in harmony to protect our citizens.

Counter Terror Expo seeks to foster a harmonised approach to counter-terrorism strategy, by bringing key professionals in the field from across the world together annually, to debate the issues facing us and develop solutions to them in both open and closed session.

The theme for Counter Terror Expo 2010 is “Countering Terrorism in a Changed World”. Held over two full days in the heart of London, the event will focus on the following key areas:

Managing Threat Diversity
1.Radicalisation, Political Violence & other Extremism
2.Violent extremism & the threat to fragile states
3.The insider threat
4.State sponsored terrorism
5.Managing threat mutation

Global / Transnational Terrorism
1.Requirement for multilateral response
2.Legislative responses to transnational criminality
3.Role of international policing
4.Global anti-money laundering regimes
5.Impact of globalisation on terrorist organisations
6.Diffusion of threat across borders
7.Advantages & disadvantages of globalisation

Multilateral Response to Terrorism
1.Inter-agency collaboration
2.UK CT Strategy
3.The US approach
4.The European angle & European CT cooperation
5.International counter terrorism efforts
6.Engaging with civil society & the private sector
7.European Convention on Human Rights
8.Addressing failed, failing and fragile states
9.The ‘special relationship’ (UK & US)
10.The Islamic perspective

Critical National Infrastructure Protection
1.Utilities, Emergency Services, Transport and Telecoms/IT
2.Securing cities, people, infrastructure, events etc

Beyond Terrorism
1.Deradicalisation
2.Disengagement from Violent Extremism
3.Building Cohesion
4.Preventing the radicalisation of a new generation

Counter Insurgency
1.Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan

Other key topics covered at Counter Terror Expo 2010 include:

Cyber Terrorism
1.Exploitation of the Internet
2.Cyberspace and National Security

CBRNE
1.WMD proliferation
2.Bioterrorism prevention
3.Chemical security

The Olympics and Paralympics, London 2012
1.The security strategy

The Role of Technology
1.CONTEST Science and Technology Strategy
2.Utilisation of new technology solutions
3.Exploiting informatics

With multiple conference streams, technology workshops and one of the most extensive exhibitions of product from over 250 dedicated solution providers from across the global, Counter Terror Expo is the only major international event of its kind to take place in the United Kingdom.

Counter Terror Expo 2010 will be held in the National Hall of the prestigious Olympia Exhibition Centre, Earls Court, London, 14-15 April 2010.

For further information please contact Nicola Greenaway on + 44 (0) 208 542 9090 or email: ngreenaway@niche-events.com or visit the website..

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Saudi Developments do not auger well for Airport Security

On October 2, 2009   /   International Security, Security News   /   Leave a comment

The attempted assassination of Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef coupled with weapons stockpiles recovered by the Saudi Interior Ministry represent very bad news for the aviation industry globally.

Ever since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC in September 2001 the industry has been fighting to get ahead in the battle against aviation terrorism, but the apparent new shift in tactics by al-Qaida could mean that the terrorist organisation remains well ahead of the curve.

The method of weapons delivery utilised in the Bin Nayef assassination attempt is a first which presents serious challenges to security planners.

Specifically, deployment of body scanners is only just beginning following years of objection by privacy campaigners. But these x-ray devices only penetrate to clothing depth. They are designed to identify what may be concealed on the person, rather than what may be contained within the person. It is unlikely they would indicate an improvised explosive device carried within the anal cavity.

Therefore, this negates the premise upon which body scanners are being rolled out at airports and raises the very real prospect of such a device being carried aboard an airliner in this manner.

No airport in the world has the ability yet to screen departing passengers or visitors for the presence of explosive residue on arrival at the terminal. This presents the possibility that mules such as the assassin who targeted Bin Nayef could be used in a concerted attack on airport premises with their weapons packages remotely detonated.

The consequence of such an attack against an airport terminal or terminals at the peak travel times is one that has kept security planners awake nights thinking about since there are no easy answers.

The recent discovery of remote detonation technology, found in large quantity in al-Qaida weapons stockpiles, imposes upon airports a need for significantly enhanced vigilance over who is visiting their facility and what they’re leaving behind.

Airports are extremely busy transport hubs and high value targets. Ensuring total security of such highly accessible buildings is a near impossible task made much harder by the discovery of remote detonation technology in the hands of terrorists.

Counter Terror Expo

London gathering

Counter Terror Expo, which was formally launched earlier this year, proved to be a valuable tool in fostering this harmonized and concerted effort to address the threat from global terrorism.

Delivering a focused atmosphere in which key counter-terrorism professionals were brought together to debate the issues faced, the event proved to be the crucible for much detailed discussion and sharing of techniques and concepts.

Counter Terror Expo 2010 will build on this success, with multiple conference streams, a wide range of specialist workshops and an extensive product exhibition featuring security solutions from vendors from across the world.

Sponsored by Thales, the event is to be held at the National Hall, Olympia Exhibition Centre, Earls Court, London, 14-15 April 2010.

For further information please contact Nicola Greenaway on + 44 (0) 208 542 9090 or email: ngreenaway@niche-events.com or visit the website..

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