The security week: The year-end one (with BSIA new chief exec news)

It’s been a monster week of security news here on I4S – so let’s dive straight in to our last Weekly Digest of 2009.
First – some breaking news. The BSIA has announced the appointment of its new chief executive. It’s James Kelly, formerly of the Direct Marketing Association. All the details are here.
There’s also a [...]

Thursday is surveillance day

A big day of news here at info4security – with a focus on surveillance. Intriguing.
Firstly, we’ve got our report on the UK’s Home Office establishing a National CCTV Oversight Body. What does this mean, and how will it affect you? Brian Sims has the details. We’ve also got the reaction from the BSIA’s Pauline Norstrom.
There’s [...]

The dangers of photography

Greetings security newsbuddies. A day chock full of informative items etc, so let’s crack on, shall we?
First up is the story of the top photographer who felt the full fury of the anti-terror laws (kind of) – for taking some photos. Yikes.
We’ve also got a couple of stories from the BSIA – there’s one on [...]

BSIA action with guarding standards and strategy

Excitingly, we’ve got not one, but TWO BSIA-related stories for your delectation today. We spoil you, I know. But you deserve it.
Fist up is one that came in late yesterday – it’s the BSIA, NSI and Skills for Security getting together to create a high-level ‘differentiating’ standard for the guarding industry. Good?
Then there’s Tim Geddes, [...]

2012, Jon’s Top 5, CCTV lighting

It’s the beginning of another beautiful security week. Let’s get storified!
First off the block is the story of the BSIA and Skills for Security preparing for the influx of new guarding personnel in time for the 2012 Olympics. A new scheme was launched today. Will it be effective? Let’s hope so!
We’ve also got Jon Hill [...]

IFSEC India and MITIE Griffins

Honk. It’s another security news missive from the security news massive at I4S.
As you may or may not know – I can’t go around ensuring that everyone comprehends everything that is occurring at all times, ever, much as I may like to – IFSEC India is JUST ABOUT TO HAPPEN. Read about the way they’re [...]

The security week: Fraud, advice, and naked scanning

It’s the end of another week of security news exploration – boldly going where no other security information portal would ever dare, or try, discovering new security stars and planets, and just generally expanding humanity’s knowledge base. So that’s good.
Appropriately enough, we kicked off the week with an article with the word ‘kickstart’ in its [...]

Blogs, identity, and the BBC

It’s Thursday, and it just so happens to be ‘Blog Action Day‘, which is where people who do blogs write things about a thing. This year’s thing is climate change. You can see my contribution here (or below) – and that of SMT Online supremo Brian Sims here.
Also today, Brian reports on Pilgrims Group’s work [...]

The security week: Cisco, Pelco, BSIA, and locks

Hello hello hello hello hello! Welcome to your weekly digest of all that’s going down in the security news world.
Here’s Cisco and Pelco getting together, having fun, maybe enjoying a beverage or two, and then signing a strategic technology agreement on IP CCTV. Way to go? Maybe!
The BSIA has released the results of its BT [...]

Drane to go, and Pilgrims Afghan training

Hi all – a sparklingly good day of security news at I4S. Here’s a rundown of some of the highlights.
First up is the announcement of the retirement of the Security Industry Authority’s Andy Drane. Brian Sims gives us his take on Drane’s career.
Then there’s Pilgrims Group, who have been training BAE staff in preparation for [...]