NPSA has partnered with the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) to deliver best practice guidance for communications professionals on the preparation and management of threats from hostile actors.
Keywords:
CPNI
, Threat
, Crisis Management
, Hostile Reconnaissance
, security planning process
, NPSA
During the design process, focus is often on the composition of, and physical security measures associated with, the external facades, doors and windows of buildings. Of equal importance is adequate protection of building services and critical internal spaces.
Good housekeeping is an important part of your security regime, helping to reduce the opportunity for placing suspicious items or bags and helping to deal with false alarms and hoaxes.
A well-run control room can provide the fundamental principles of Deter, Detect and Delay.
1. Introduction
The UK is the heaviest user of ammonium and ammonium nitrate-based fertilisers in the world and since the 1970s, nitrogenous fertilisers have been misused to make home-made explosives. The blending, storage, transport and use of…
Physical security technologies often converge into a security control room and while individual technologies may be working, the control room may not be effectively using this information.
NPSA offer guidance to help practitioners determine the vehicle-borne threat, assess site strengths and vulnerabilities, and identify suitable options for HVM (Hostile Vehicle Mitigation).
Keywords:
CPNI
, Protective Security
, Hostile Vehicle Mitigation
, Vehicle as a Weapon
, Vehicle
, NPSA