BeCyberSure joins EEMA to deliver cyber security education across public and...
EEMA – the independent, not for profit European Think Tank focusing on identification, authentication, privacy, risk management, cyber security, the Internet of Things and mobile applications – has...
View ArticleHome Secretary outlines plans for heightened UK security in wake of Nice...
Newly-installed Home Secretary Amber Rudd has given a detailed statement to Parliament following the terrorist attack in Nice that occurred at the Promenade des Anglais on Thursday 14 July. At least 84...
View ArticleUltimate Security wins prestigious Broadgate Estates guarding contract valued...
Broadgate Estates has appointed Ultimate Security Services as its new partner for security guarding services at two of the property specialist’s key developments, namely More London and London Bridge...
View ArticleSodexo announces support for Stoddart Review of FM and workplace productivity
The Stoddart Review was launched at the BIFM’s annual ThinkFM conference back in May and is an initiative with a single goal – to make the UK’s C-Suite appreciate the role of facilities management and...
View Article20,000 users registered on SIA’s new licensing website in first two weeks of...
Since the new Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensing application website was launched on Wednesday 6 July, 20,000 individuals and 660 businesses have registered and set up their accounts. The SIA...
View ArticleBiometric Access Control for ISO 27001 Accreditation
Addressing the readers of Risk UK, Shaun Oakes explains how access control is a vital factor for those organisations presently working towards ISO 27001 accreditation. The security of information or...
View ArticleReady for Brexit?
Thursday 23 June was a landmark occasion. The UK’s electorate took part in the European Union (EU) Referendum to decide the future fate of our membership within that Union, an institution of which...
View ArticleA Fork in the Road to Resilience
Given all of today’s current and recurrent issues, are we able to realistically plan to protect ourselves against the possibilities and realities of security risk? Is it in fact realistic in any way to...
View ArticleBrexit: What Next for Security in Europe?
As Britain has voted to begin negotiations around relinquishing its membership of the European Union (EU), Professor Malcolm Chalmers outlines the political and economic frameworks for these testy...
View ArticleVera Baird QC appointed chair of the Association of Police and Crime...
Vera Baird QC, the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Northumbria, has been elected as the first female chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC). First elected as PCC in...
View Article“Control Room Technologies and Services market to reach $7.6 billion by 2020”...
The Command and Control Room and public safety answering point (PSAP) market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 7.1% from $5.4 billion in 2015 to reach $7.6 billion in 2020....
View ArticleWomen in Security Awards 2016: Security Industry Authority issues Call for...
The Women in Security Awards were initiated back in 2013 to celebrate and recognise the accomplishments and contributions realised by females working within the private security business sector and,...
View ArticleUKTI’s Defence and Security Organisation publishes detailed set of export...
UK defence export performance data is based on information provided by hundreds of UK companies to the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation (UKTI DSO) via a voluntary survey. This...
View ArticleIHMA heralds introduction of security-centric polymer £5 note by Bank of England
The advent of the new plastic £5 bank note heralds “an exciting opportunity” that showcases leading-edge developments in security devices for currency applications. That’s the considered view of the...
View ArticleVirgin Trains launches toolkit designed to help businesses employ ex-offenders
Virgin Trains has introduced a toolkit for businesses offering them practical advice on hiring ex-offenders. At the same time the train company, which is part-owned by Richard Branson, is calling for...
View ArticleNo Brexcuses: GDPR preparations must continue
Whether or not you voted for Brexit and whether or not you believe it’s a done deal, there’s one thing post-EU Referendum that surely isn’t up for debate. For British companies wanting to trade with...
View ArticleCall for Nominations issued by FSA for prestigious Peter Greenwood and Ian...
Practising professionals operating within the security and fire safety business sectors are being urged by the Fire and Security Association (FSA) to nominate individuals for this year’s FSA Awards. To...
View Article“Financial services sector needs to radically rethink crime protection and...
Despite significantly increasing its level of investment in compliance and being continuously under the scrutiny of regulators, economic crime in the financial services sector has increased, in turn...
View Article“Compulsory sprinkler systems needed for warehouses” asserts Association of...
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is calling for sprinklers to be made a legal requirement in all new warehouses over 2000 m2 as average pay outs for commercial fires break the £25,000 barrier...
View ArticleUKCMA introduces new online presence to highlight growing influence in...
The UK Crowd Management Association (UKCMA) has developed and launched a new online presence specifically designed to highlight the organisation’s growing influence within the security business sector....
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