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 [...]

Life savers and Contract Quality

It’s a blitzkrieg of exciting and dynamic security news stories on I4S today, so block your ears, take cover, and enjoy the show.
First up are some bona fide heroes – officers from Pilgrims who saved a contractor’s life. Kudos!
SMT Online editor Brian Sims was at the official launch of the National Security Inspectorate’s Contract Quality [...]

SEA anticipation, boozy CCTV, and an editor’s view

The day has finally arrived! Yes, it’s Thursday. That also means that the Security Excellence Awards 2009 are happening this very night! Wow. I am literally crying with anticipation. Not only will I be there, presenting an award and that – I’ll also be updating my Twitter account – twitter.com/info4security – live from the event, [...]

Blog Action Day 2009: The security industry goes green

[This blog entry is in honour of Blog Action Day, taking place today, on the subject of climate change.]
The most important awards in the UK security industry calendar are presented next week here in London. The Security Excellence Awards 2009 take place at the Hilton Park Lane, and the cream of the crop in the [...]

Spacemen and festivals

Time’s short (or it can be, in any case – just think about the length of a microsecond!) so we’re directly into the security news goodness today.
Here’s Veracity, working with Axis – and they’re both helping NASA to train astronauts. That’s mighty nice of ‘em!
Then there’s AP Security. A story we ran on their work [...]

Politics, acquisitions, and pets

I’m back in the I4S driver’s seat today, after SMT Online editor Brian Sims’ splendid deputations yesterday (though I believe he attempted to tar me with his Iron Maiden-shaped brush – regular readers will know that I have far too much self respect and dignity for that.)
Today, Mr Sims himself looks at the inevitable UK [...]

A sweet suite, and like for like

Welcome to this, the latest missive from security news wonderland info4security.com. It truly is a delight to land in your inbox. Thanks for the opportunity!
Today SMT Online editor Brian Sims brings us the story of a sweet new suite of qualifications from G4S and the denizens of academia.
And Security Installer honcho Alan Hyder tells of [...]

Biometrics, knife crime, and an editor’s view

Wednesday! That’s the day of the week it is. No surprises there then, I’d imagine. And it’s no surprise at all that I4S is chock-full of security news wonderfulness. Here’s some. Look!
We’ve got Stewart Hefferman opining on those twin thingos, banking and biometrics. He thinks they should hang out together more.
There’s also this award-winning video [...]

The security week: Alun John interview, and hard-hitting broadsides

Another week of security news tastes and flavours here at I4S. Let’s tuck in.
First up is Brian Sims’ exclusive interview with Norbain boss Alun John, in which John addresses issues raised in our CCTV End User Survey, and recent CCTV criticisms. He’s making his voice heard. What do you think?
Our intrepid SMT Online editor has [...]

Hard-hitting thoughts and a top 5

Today Brian Sims reports from the Security Institute’s Annual Conference. He’s been right productive, too. There’s the hard-hitting assessment of regulation from MP Bruce George; the address from chairman Mike Bluestone that announced a new Chartered Status Steering Group; and a new framework of CPD qualifications called ‘Securing the Future’. Skills!
There’s also the reappearance of [...]