Meteors and cyclists

Greetings, security newsmates. It’s Monday afternoon, and thus time for your regular dose of security news excitement. Here goes!
CCTV has been in the news in South Africa – catching a meteor lighting up the sky above Gauteng (and, if we’re being honest, probably some other places as well). Have a look at it here.
AP Security [...]

The security week: News and videos galore

It’s been an adrenaline-packed waterslide of a week for security news on I4S, and we’ve plucked the very firmest and juiciest pieces for your enjoyment and delectation, mixing and matching metaphors to our hearts‘ content. Here is some.
We’ve got a couple of contrasting videos to start things off. One is of a car crashing into [...]

Winning apprentices and police reform

Hello, security news groovers. Let’s get our current affairs thang on, shall we?
Our first stop is with Romec, who have presented their winning apprentices with winning apprentice awards. Good stuff, fellas.
Then SMT Online editor Brian Sims covers the metaphorical security rocks with opinion spray, in the form of his SMT Online Editor’s View. This time [...]

Terminal 5, Northern Ireland, and vehicles

Today we’ve continued on our air travel theme – with yesterday’s Luton airport and aeroplane classroom stories leading the way – with a piece on CEM’s IP access equipment in use at Heathrow’s much-loved Terminal 5. Jet-setting!
We’ve also got an article on Mercury Security Management, a company gearing up for SIA-licensing in Northern Ireland by [...]

Flying school, police pledge, and bendy bollards

Hello hello – time for more security newsology. Let’s delve.
Here’s a flying classroom, protected by some Vista CCTV gear. what’s all that about, then? The answer lies here, my friend.
Then there’s the Home Office, which has gone ahead and launched an ad campaign on citizen rights under the police pledge. Right on!
Have you got bendy [...]

The Signs of the Times edition

It’s Monday, and what better way to mark the occasion than with some CCTV footage of idiots smashing an Audi into a shop. Classy guys!
Then there’s Romeo Richards, who lends us his opinions for a piece called ‘How to Sell Security‘. He’s firmly in favour of seeking additional ROI for the customer, rather than worrying [...]

The security week: Dutch video, crime bill, Beyonce, Shakira, and Glastonbury

It’s Friday, and I’ve got Friday on my mind. Lucky, really. Let’s do this security news thing, before we indulge in weekendly leisure activities.
So – first up is a bit of Dutch video. You like that, don’t you? It’s of some UK gangsters robbing an ATM in a shop in the Netherlands. A dangerous way [...]

Bills, SmartWater, warning, events

Good Thursday! Here’s a piece of trivia for you: Thursday was named after the Norse god Thur, famous for his ability to cheat at golf. Fact!
The security newsathon begins here: with Brian Sims‘ look at the Government’s Crime and Security Bill, revealed yesterday. Insightful!
There’s also an update on SmartWater and its forensic evidence gloop. Crimebusting!
Axis [...]

Music, appointment, and opinions

Hello, pranksters! It’s your security news missive, regular as clockwork. Let’s newsucate!
The Q Awards are awards for music people from the music magazine Q. AP Security helped to secure them. The result? This very story!
Then the Sector Skills Body Forum has appointed a new vice-chairman. Whatever will they think of next? It’s ridiculously difficult to [...]

Robbers and awards

Hello again. It’s time for another short sharp burst of invigorating security news. Enjoy!
Here’s some video of a gang of robbers – UK robbers, no less! – who have smashed and bashed their way into a Dutch shop to access its ATM. What bounders.
And here’s a lovely award for Integrated Design Limited. It’s from the [...]