BT approach to tackling metal theftKen WilsonHead of Security Operations BT Ireland

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A 75 year old Georgian woman cut off internet services to all of neighbouring Armenia whilst scavenging for copper to sell as scrap when she accidentally sliced through an underground fibre cable.

Jamaica placed a ban on almost all scrap metal exports in April 2010 as the Government moved to put a stop to metal theft and its negative impact on industry.

Metal Theft - Statistics £770m – annual cost to UK economy as a result of metal theft –

impacts various industry sectors - Transportation, Power, Communications, Water etc.

30% - increase in price of copper over last 12 months 62% – forecast rise in copper price 2009 to 2014

Metal Theft - An International Problem

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Cables Easily Attainable with Basic Cutting

Equipment

Easy to Dispose of Stolen Cable in

Exchange for Cash

Cable Theft is Perceived as a Low Risk High Reward CrimeSignificant Collateral

Damage to our Network

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Essential services

999Police Airwaves DefenceHospitalsAir Traffic ControlWater ControlNational Grid/Power Companies Prisons

Business

Telephony Broadband PDQ Machines Mobile Phones Banking ATM CCTV Local and Wide Area

Networks

Societal Impact of Telecoms Cable Theft

Community Impact

Schools Libraries Burglar Alarms Telephony Broadband TV Community/Council

CCTV Offender Tagging

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What are we doing about it ?

“Rabit” – Rapid assessment BT Incident tracker

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Manhole Locking plates

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Smartwater deployment

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Crime Reporting in BT

BT Security Control centre - 0800 321 999Always report crime and suspicious activity

0845 600 8000

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• BT takes security very seriously

• We expect our people to do the same

Remember - Protecting our business is your business

Report all security related incidents to:

0800 321999 – if you are in NI

+44 1908 641100 – if you are in ROI

Personal Responsibility

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