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Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… an insight into terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) attacks. … What is meant by Vehicle as a Weapon? Vehicle as … methodologies.   How and why do terrorists use vehicles in attacks? Terrorists are increasingly adopting less sophisticated methodologies for carrying out attacks in the West. This has partly been driven by …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Ideologies , Threat , VAW , Awareness , Analysis

Martyn’s Law overview and what you need to know

… steps have been taken to prepare for potential terrorist attacks and get ready to help keep people safe in the event …
Keywords: Martyn's Law , Parliament , Bill , Legislation , Organisation , Counter Terrorism , Protect

Managing risk and business continuity

… essential. This involves thinking about physical security, cyber security, personnel security (such as good recruitment … surrounding your location are not concerned about terrorist attacks, they will be concerned about general crime; your …
Keywords: Risk Management , Risk , Incident Management , Business Continuity , Emergency Planning , Venues and Public Spaces

Security Minded Communications

Security-Minded Communications (SMC) is designed to disrupt hostiles during the reconnaissance stage of their attack planning.
Keywords: CPNI , NPSA , Security mindedness , Religious establishments , Security measures , Advice

Protecting your assets

… can only be truly effective if the physical, personnel and cyber elements are considered complementary to each other …
Keywords: CPNI , Protective Security , Physical Security , Risk Management , NPSA

REMOVE. REMOVE. REMOVE: Guidance on hazardous substance exposure

… incidents involving hazardous substances, including ‘acid attacks’. … Security personnel and other staff may be the …
Keywords: CBRN , Threat , Substances , Attack , Hazardous Materials , Chemical

Venues and Public Spaces (VaPS) guidance

… is significant. As we have seen in the UK and across Europe attacks can happen at any time and any place without … areas makes it harder for terrorists to plan and carry out attacks. It also helps reduce the risk of other threats such … the key forms of protective security: physical, personnel, cyber and personal, and helps give guidance on how different …
Keywords: Attack Methodology , PALs , PALs Guidance , publicly accessible places , Security Culture , security planning process , Crowded Places , Stay safe , Public events , public spaces , Threat , Risk , Run Hide Tell , protect crowds , Protective Security , Counter Terrorism Security Advisors , Events , Advice , Guidance , NaCTSO , Security measures , Business , Personnel Security , Physical Security , Cyber Security

The Threat from Islamist Terrorism

… pressure from the West has reduced the threat from attacks directed and enabled by Islamist terrorist groups … has allowed terrorist groups like Daesh to grow and plan attacks against the West. The availability of a large pool … heightened this threat.  During this period, the number of attacks by Islamist terrorists (predominately Daesh) in the …
Keywords: Terrorism , Threat analysis , Risk , Threat , Islamist Terrorism , insights , Intelligence assessments

Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs)

… across numerous ideologies, which encourages S-IT attacks. Supporters of terrorist groups continue to leverage … conflicts overseas for propaganda aimed at inspiring S-IT attacks in the West including the UK.   Mental health … for UK Businesses and the public? By their very nature, attacks by S-ITs are difficult to detect. Nevertheless, as …
Keywords: Self-Initiated Terrorists , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Intelligence , Prevent , Weapon , Ideologies , Target , Extremist

Active access delay systems

Active access delay systems seek to disorient and delay attackers.
Keywords: CPNI , Physical Security , Cyber Security , Risk Management , NPSA