British Airways chairman Martin Broughton is reported as saying in today’s newspapers that UK airport security, that was put in place following the 9/11 incidents, is now completely redundant and that the UK should stop bowing to US demands for increased security.
He added there was no need to ‘kowtow to the Americans every time they [...]

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Smiths Detection react to BA call for reducing Airport Security in UK
John Williams - Wednesday 27.10.10, 14:55pm
Tags: Business News · Security · Travel
Brazil will benefit from South Africa World Cup hosting experience
John Williams - Monday 21.06.10, 10:17am
The host nation has been under close scrutiny in the first week or so of the South African World Cup, but the international community is not only watching the action on the pitch; they are also witnessing a South Africa that continues to emerge as a competitive 21st century economy.
As outlined in Deloitte’s paper “2010 [...]
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Symantec warn internet users over cyber crime increase during World Cup finals
John Williams - Monday 07.06.10, 16:08pm
Leading Internet Security company Symantec has sent out a warning to internet users to be particularly alert to the dangers of internet scams and cyber crime during the upcoming World Cup finals in South Africa.
Warning that victims of cyber crime during the World Cup don’t have to to be in South Africa to be conned, [...]
Tags: Cyber Crime · Security · Technology
Jail time being considered in battle against insider dealing
Miles Griffiths - Friday 02.05.08, 05:53am
The Financial Services Authority [FSA] is planning to introduce bigger fines and jail time for insider traders.
Figures indicate insider dealing is rampant in the UK with between a quarter and a third of takeovers being subject to so-called “informed price movements”.
Notwithstanding media speculation – fuelling investor speculation and of course semi-psychic analysts – it is clear that [...]
Tags: Security · Small Businesses · UK Economy
Crime against business soars by 20% in 4 years
Miles Griffiths - Saturday 12.04.08, 05:45am
The British Chambers of Commerce reports that the cost of criminal damage to UK businesses runs out at about £12.6 billion – up by a fifth since 2004 – and is ‘hugely damaging’.
50% of firms responding to the BCC survey had suffered crime last year ranging from burglary, damage to vehicles and other vandalism such [...]
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