Security

How up-to-date are your security standards?

Security issues are now top of the political, social, economic and business agenda. Whether it’s ensuring that information is secure, preventing crime or protecting an individual’s identity then best practice standards and guidelines from BSI British Standards can help.  

Securing a Safer Environment

Best practice security-related standards support industry sectors, public or private enterprises, large or small and help you to identify risks and minimize security breaches to avoid incidents.

This site aims to encapsulate the main and hot-topic areas concerned with managing security: electronic security; fire protection; information security; IT security; people and employee security; physical security and vehicle security.

By adopting a practical approach to security you can derive a number of broad benefits by minimizing risks, avoiding litigation, reducing insurance premiums and meeting regulatory requirements in turn saving time, money and lives. 

BS 7984:2008

Keyholding and response services. Code of practice

BS 7984 gives recommendations for the management, staffing and operation of an organization providing keyholding and response services on a contracted basis.  It also provides best practice in security companies and principles in keyholding.

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Have you visited the Biometrics website yet?

Standards are essential for any government or commercial biometric project procurement.

Read about standards available, standards in development and biometrics news

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PAS 97

PAS 97:2009

A specification for mail screening and security

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BS 8507-1:2008

Code of practice for close protection services. Services within the United Kingdom

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