Policing, opinion, and Supertron

We’re in the midst of what might be the entirety of the UK summer this week, and despite having a little time off, tireless Security Installer editor Alan Hyder has submitted his SI Editor’s View column. This time he’s talking about family business, weak and strong security companies, and ID cards for school kids. What [...]

The definitive word on IFSEC 2009

Today we’ve got the most informative, in-depth overview of trends and happenings at IFSEC 2009. Written by Security Installer editor Alan Hyder, you really cannot find a more useful and bookmarkable article on this even anywhere else. It’s the final word on the topic. Although there’s obviously no way I can stop you talking about [...]

The security week: The ‘got your goat’ edition

Well hello! Security news has been wildly stampeding all over our computer screens this week, like a man with salad fingers in a building full of rusty spoons. Let’s get informed!
SMT Online’s prolific and genial editor Brian Sims has been very active this week. His report on the launch of the London Metropolitan Police’s PREFIT [...]

BSIA appointment, CSR:G4S, and family love

Pyronix boss Julie Kenny has taken on the vice-chairman’s role at the BSIA. That’s just one of the great stories on excellent security news website info4security.com today. Awesome!
G4S is a big fish in the security world, and today SMT Online editor Brian Sims looks at the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility achievements and the examples they [...]

Corporate manslaughter and a megapixel hospital

If it’s Wednesday, it must be time for a brand new, cuddly and lovable I4S Daily Digest. Waddaya know? It is. It’s like some kind of security news playground!
Today Wilson James has sent out a warning to security clients and contractors on potential pitfalls following the UK’s first prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter Act. Be [...]

Employee fraud and alarm response

Welcome to your ever vigilant Tuesday security news missive, brought to you by the good people of info4security.com. Let’s do this thing.
Today we have a feature on the launch of PREFIT, the new screening and vetting awareness initiative designed to prevent employee fraud. SMT Online editor Brian Sims has all the details, as well as [...]

Consultants, thermal imaging, Onvif, and metal

Monday greetings. I trust your weekend was outstanding, or at the very least, tolerable! Also hopefully you got to spend some time with friends.
Today we ask this very question: Is licensing necessary for security consultants? Roy Sutherland and Chris Roberts do the soul searching.
Also today, Samsung Techwin has announced its full membership of Onvif, the [...]

The security week: The wild west edition

Yeehar, pardners. It’s time to saddle up etc and mosey or somesuch into The Security Week. Giddy up.
First cowpoke off the rank (I believe this is the correct expression) is London’s Metropolitan Police, who are launching their PREFIT Forum today, to aid in reducing employee theft.
There’s also a bunch of chaps in this company, UKB [...]

Sharks, MI6, doctors, swine flu

Info4security is packed to the rafters today with quality security news action. It’s causing the same levels of excitement as would occur if a shark were let loose in the canals of Venice.
Let’s begin with national security, shall we? OK then. How about a story on the new chief of MI6? That seems to fit [...]

Parking wardens and opinions

Everybody loves a parking warden. It’s just a fact! So I was as surprised as you are to discover that some Scottish traffic attendants have taken to wearing headcams in order to avoid altercations. It just seems so unlikely!
Elsewhere today, indefatigable Security Installer editor Alan Hyder has unsheathed his metaphorical security opinion dagger and plunged [...]