Procurement fraud conspirators ordered to compensate National Health Service
Two National Health Service (NHS) managers who masterminded a five-year procurement fraud against the former North West Strategic Health Authority have been ordered by the presiding Judge at Manchester...
View Article“Hundreds of bank accounts used to launder profits of cyber theft” reports...
Two individuals responsible for laundering millions of pounds stolen using the malicious software Dridex have been sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison following a joint investigation by the...
View ArticleBSI moves to acquire UK cyber security and assurance expert Info-Assure Ltd
BSI, the business standards company, has announced the acquisition of Info-Assure Ltd*, a leading provider of cyber security and information assurance to clients in the Government, defence, policing,...
View Article“Scams and online attacks drive increase in financial fraud” reports...
Financial fraud in the first half of 2016 increased by a quarter to total a staggering £399.5 million, enabled by scams and online attacks. That’s according to new figures published by Financial Fraud...
View ArticleLone Working and the Importance of Training
News stories regularly point towards a lack of training as a contributing or sole factor for serious workplace injuries and fatalities. Just last month, an incident was reported of a lone worker being...
View ArticleResolving Risks of Theft, Waste and Inefficiency
How do you identify the ‘unknown unknowns’ when looking to root out avoidable losses and risks for the host organisation? In the words of Donald Rumsfeld, former US Secretary of Defence: “There are...
View ArticleIn Lockdown
The domestic security industry has always aimed to secure people and property from attacks or theft, but international terrorism has taken protection needs to a whole new level, writes John Davies....
View ArticleInsurance: Taking The Safe Option
It may well have passed you by if insurance isn’t high on your list of priorities (…but surely it is?), but over the summer one of the most substantial changes to the UK’s insurance contract law for...
View ArticleOff-duty Securitas UK officer to the rescue in wake of road traffic accident
An off-duty Securitas UK officer recently took control in the aftermath of a road traffic accident, earning the praise of both his employer and the family of the injured victim. Terry Clark, a...
View ArticleFirst UK companies attain ‘Gates Gold’ scheme approval from National Security...
The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) has just announced the first companies to be approved under its ‘Gates Gold’ Scheme following the initiative’s launch by the specialist certification body at...
View ArticleNHS Senior Commissioner jailed for fraud following NHS Protect investigation
Following a locally-led fraud investigation supported by NHS Protect, a temporary senior commissioner who defrauded the NHS Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) of nearly £145,000 has been jailed...
View ArticleForeScout Survey: “65% of enterprises lack visibility and control of IoT...
ForeScout Technologies, a specialist in the field of ‘agentless’ cyber security, has issued the findings of its new European Perceptions, Preparedness and Strategies for IoT Security Survey. The...
View ArticleprEN 16763 approval by CEN/CENELEC heralds “game-changer” for fire and...
Approval of the prEN 16763 standard has been announced by CEN/CENELEC in the wake of “overwhelmingly positive” votes cast by national standardisation bodies. Euralarm welcomes the adoption of this...
View ArticleLegislation aimed at confronting criminal finances and corruption published...
Law enforcement agencies will be given new powers to seize the proceeds of crime and demand criminals explain the origins of their wealth under new legislation that has just been issued by the...
View ArticleNational Cyber Security Centre begins operations and outlines plans for...
Following the success of the IA15 and CyberUK 2016 events, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced that there will be a return to Liverpool next March for CyberUK 2017. This is a...
View ArticleHome Secretary strengthens policing response to modern slavery with £8.5...
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to stamp out modern slavery by announcing £8.5 million of funding to help law enforcement agencies tackle this horrendous form of...
View ArticleMobile security industry calls for 5G standard designed to provide “robust...
SIMalliance’s technical White Paper analyses the functional and security requirements (together with proposed solutions) for 5G across five specific market segments – massive Internet of Things (IoT),...
View ArticleShowsec extends partnership agreement with Football Safety Officers’ Association
Showsec has just extended its working partnership with one of British football’s leading authorities, the latter having played a key role in the Leicester-based crowd management and event security...
View ArticleONVIF chairman Per Björkdahl to speak at Euro Security Conferences on role of...
ONVIF, the global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, has announced that chairman Per Björkdahl will be speaking on behalf of the organisation at both the Amsterdam...
View ArticleAxis Security achieves third international management standard with ISO 22301...
Axis Security, one of the UK’s leading security services suppliers, has been internationally recognised for its ability to proactively manage risks and mitigate threats that would otherwise disrupt...
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