Security firm sacks four staff after young offender …
Four staff have been sacked following allegations of mistreatment at a young offenders’ unit. Security firm G4S announced the move after the screening of a BBC Panorama programme which secretly filmed...
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The Diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner – My Bloody Valentine
Portrait of Valentine Ackland (by Gertrude Mary Powys) The lead article in the current issue of Slightly Foxed literary magazine1 is by our own Jonathan Law, who writes about the remarkable diaries of...
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January 2016 print magazine
Now on desks, the January 2016 print issue1 of Professional Security magazine. As ever we bring you news and views of the UK private security industry, whether for security managers, installers,...
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Celtic Diary Tuesday January 12: Confusion At Cup Draw As Celts …
Looking at the news today, I was a little surprised to see that Jerry Hall, the texan former model, was engaged to media mogul rupert murdoch. I thought it was Mick Jagger who had Sympathy for the...
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Digital identity service
Morpho (Safran), the French identity and security product firm, today announced the launch of SecureIdentity1, a new digital identity service for British citizens and residents. Morpho is one of the...
View ArticleNew twists in the diffraction of intense laser light
New twists in the diffraction of intense laser light January 12, 2016 A discovery by University of Strathclyde researchers could have a major impact on advancing smaller, cheaper, laser-driven particle...
View ArticleBiz jabber tool Slack realises it needs a Chief Security Officer
Slack has just hired a Chief Security Officer, with former Palantir CISO Geoff Belknap coming in to shore up the security of a cloud-based operation holding an awful lot of sensitive business...
View ArticleHigh profile Birmingham city centre scheme achieves 4.5% yield …
Investment in Birmingham city came to a record close at the end of 2015, when Aviva Investors, acting for Aviva Life and Pension UK Ltd concluded the sale of the Exchange Buildings, which sits...
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Nepean Hospital shooting injures Sydney police officer and security guard
Two people have been injured in a shooting at Nepean Hospital on Tuesday A police officer and security guard were shot in the emergency department A patient ‘snapped’ and held a pair of scissors to a...
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War of the Invisible Enemy
We are being drawn into the era of the War of the Invisible Enemy , the former defence secretary Liam Fox has said in a speech1 to the defence and security think-tank RUSI2. Cybercrime, cyber...
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Front-line staff safe at William Hill
The number of full-time equivalent jobs provided directly or indirectly by the British betting industry is around 100,000, while the industry contributes an estimated 5 billion a year to the economy,...
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180 degree swing barrier
The IWA 14 Terra 180 degree swing barrier from Frontier Pitts1 is a bi-directional HVM (Hostile Vehicle Mitigation) barrier which has been impact-tested to the new International IWA14 specification....
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Bad habits to give up in 2016
The year 2015 saw some significant cyber breaches. Experian, TalkTalk and Ashley Madison all fell foul of malicious attacks, and they weren t the only ones. This year, businesses need to resolve to do...
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Browsers under attack
Microsoft is stopping supporting Internet Explorer (IE) 8, 9 and 10. Users of IE 11 will continue to receive technical support and security updates, leaving users of legacy versions of IE more...
View ArticleGrazing towards sustainability
Grazing towards sustainability January 12, 2016 The first international Global Farm Platform conference hosted by the University of Bristol this week 12 to 15 January will highlight the benefits of...
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G4S guards accused of assaulting young offenders sacked by security company
Four G4S guards accused of assaulting teenage inmates of a young offenders unit have been sacked by the security company. Its move came after secret filming showed staff slapping boys in the head,...
View ArticleSubhanalloh!Ashley Pows Bela Wanita Muslim yang 'Dikatain …
RANCAH POST1 Pasca terjadinya tragedi Paris2, kehidupan umat Muslim di Eropa kian tersudutkan. Hal tersebut dibuktikan pasca seorang pria asal Inggris bernama Ashley Powys mengisahkan sebuah cerita...
View ArticleMinister keen on airport security change
Communications Minister Marios Demetriades has confirmed reports that the government is looking to handover part of the security operations at the island s international airports over to a private...
View ArticleKeeping Families & Personnel Safe On Social Media
It’s always a good idea to keep yourself safe on social media so here’s some good help and advice to make sure your privacy settings are set correctly. You can never be too careful: Social networking...
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Shots fired inside Burlington residence, fourth such shooting in a …
Police lights, stock image. Police lights, stock image. BURLINGTON, N.C. Burlington police are investigating after shots were reportedly fired Tuesday night into a Burlington residence. It is the...
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