Rottner Security & Hughes Wholesale welcome new partnership

After an extensive year-long evaluation undertaken by its agents through many discussions with its UK based customers, Rottner Security has now formed an exclusive distribution partnership with Hughes Wholesale.
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Genuine Lishi outshines the pack

The most experienced and skilled locksmiths out there agree that Genuine Lishi products have completely transformed their toolboxes since their UK launch in 2009.
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Key Scan - the Automotive Key Coding Tool

Key programming has until now been a costly business says NW Keys but the Key Scan gives great coverage and functionality allowing you to generate extra revenue and save substantial costs on key programming related jobs. The handset is based on the popular SPi platform and therefore an upgrade to either various levels of diagnostic software or the full SPi package is a simple phone call away, you can then update over the Internet.
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Cell locks replaced in Birmingham prison keys' mystery

Work on replacing locks at Birmingham's newly-privatised prison has commenced following the mystery disappearance of a set of keys.

Prisoners at the jail in Winson Green were placed in lockdown for almost 24 hours last week after the keys, including one to open every cell door in the 1,450 capacity prison, went missing.

TradeLocks Rewards where points mean products

TradeLocks is set to launch the industry's first loyalty rewards scheme, via a dedicated website www.tradelocks.co.uk

The scheme will reward TradeLocks customers with points for every pound they spend. They will then be able to redeem their points against the entire TradeLocks range of must-have tools.
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Criminals in weekly brass lock raids on Lancashire's electricity sub-stations

Brass locks are being stolen from electricity sub-stations across Lancashire on a weekly basis.

Numerous high-voltage sites are left open following thefts, posing a danger to children, according to Electricity North West and Hyndburn MP Graham Jones.

Kentec orchestrates fire protection at the Harpa

Kentec Syncro fire alarm control panels have been chosen for a fire safety system designed to protect the new Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavik, Iceland, that will become the new home of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Icelandic Opera.
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India shuts server linked to Duqu computer virus

Indian authorities seized computer equipment from a data center in Mumbai as part of an investigation into the Duqu malicious software that some security experts warned could be the next big cyber threat.

On the wards in Chartres

Hikvision's network speed dome cameras and 4CIF IP cameras are being used at the Louis Pasteur Hospital in the city of Chartres in northern France to protect patients, staff and visitors.
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University college opens safe after more than a decade

A mysterious safe which baffled University students for over a decade has finally been opened this week - although breaking into the safe cost over £100 more than the amount found inside.

New generation Biometric Reader from Colson

The new Deedlock Biometric Reader from leading security and lock experts Securefast Tate Colson represents the very latest technology in integrated biometric identification.
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Skype security flaw, IP addresses and torrent activity traced

Researchers at New York City University have uncovered a security flaw in Skype that allows hackers to track users' locations and view peer-to-peer file sharing activity.

The problem isn't just related to the Skype service either, but also other VOIP applications.

Researcher finds major security flaw in Facebook

The issue could allow hackers to send malicious software to people who aren't their friends, reports Computerworlduk and according to an article in the Daily Telegraph this happens up to 600,000 times per day. www.telegraph.co.uk

Nathan Power, a senior security penetration tester at technology consultancy CDW, discovered the vulnerability and publicly disclosed it Thursday on his blog. The flaw was reported to Facebook on 30 September, which acknowledged the issue on Wednesday, he wrote.

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CCTV Operations NOS out for consultation

The National Occupational Standards (NOS) for CCTV Operations have been reviewed by an advisory working group of practitioners in the sector which decided that only two of the 11 technical NOS required minor amendments.
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Lock Raider, the new face of Tradelocks

A childhood fascination with locks has turned into a dream career for Stephanie Atkinson - the latest member of the Tradelocks sales team and the new face of Tradelocks.
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Security firm boss is jailed

A man who used a firm that provided security for T in the Park as a front to defraud taxpayers out of £1 million has been jailed for almost four years reports The Herald, Scotland.

David Stewardson, 55, was sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after he admitted he failed to declare £503,000 to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). He also evaded paying £541,000 in income tax and national insurance.

More than £3m was put through Stewardson's company account over a four-year period but the firm, Westcoast Group Security, failed to pay any VAT or National Insurance contributions.

New security chief for parliament after Murdoch pie affair

Parliament may be getting a new head of security in the wake of an attack on Rupert Murdoch, reports Politics.co.uk.

The attack took place earlier this year, when activist Jonnie Marbles tried to cover the media mogul in shaving foam, only to be fought off by his wife Wendi Deng.

London Olympics security bill to top £1bn

Fears of terror attacks and rioting are likely to see Olympic authorities release the full £1billion-plus budget earmarked for security at next year's London Games, according to a report published in the Daily Express.

Experts are gearing up to foil a huge range of potential threats, from Al Qaeda-inspired biological or air attacks to the sort of looting seen in the summer across Britain. For example, an unprecedented no-fly zone over Olympic venues will be in place to prevent a 9/11-style attack.

Skills for Security major research exercise

Skills for Security is currently undertaking a major research exercise to look at the future skills and training needs of the private security industry.

Employers from all sectors are invited to take part in a short, on-line survey to examine recruitment activity, skills of the current workforce, training and apprenticeships. By taking part, you will be helping Skills for Security to understand your sector's future needs and develop initiatives to meet them. The survey can be found here:

Thieves are risking their own lives to steal cable

Police are warning would-be thieves to think again if they are thinking of trying to steal metal from electrical or telephone cables. Many of these cables are live and anyone attempting to steal copper or lead from them could potentially be putting themselves and others in grave danger.
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Latest research report from Frost & Sullivan reveals emergence of new buying groups in shift towards convergence in the security industry

Business research and consulting experts Frost & Sullivan has announced the release of a new research report into the future direction of convergence across the security industry. 

Demonstrating that there is now a fundamental need for the convergence of systems across physical security and safety, logical security and communications, building control and lighting, and energy management, the research sheds new light on the changing role different business stakeholders now play in the evolving convergence market place. New buying groups include marketing, operations, HR and financial departments due to the complexities of systems and vulnerabilities through the use of IP enabled solutions.
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