http://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/ A service for the security professional to access security news, views and information. en-us Fri, 29 May 2026 14:11:03 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 14:11:03 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cctv/securehub-and-hkc-video-doorbell-a-smarter-faster-install-for-todays-professional/ Installers are under increasing pressure to deliver more capability, faster installs, and greater long-term value. The combination of SecureHub and the HKC Video Doorbell has been designed with exactly that in mind. Offering a fully integrated, future-ready solution that simplifies deployment while expanding service potential. At the core, SecureHub provides a high-performance, all-in-one pla... Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:14:44 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cctv/securehub-and-hkc-video-doorbell-a-smarter-faster-install-for-todays-professional/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/integrated-systems/defence-supply-chain-resilience/ Increased military spending in Europe and the UK is set to pose fresh due diligence challenges for primary defence contractors and government agencies, saysDavid Janson, VP EMEA, Fivecast. Defence supply chains are highly sensitive and fragmented, often involving a vast network of subcontractors and lower-tier suppliers. This makes risk assessment difficult using traditional manual methods. Yet t... Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:19:11 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/integrated-systems/defence-supply-chain-resilience/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cctv/smart-city-advances/ Smart city technologies have been around for 10 to 15 years, but advances in video technology and AI make it easier for city leaders to gain value from connected devices across a range of applications, from transportation and public safety to energy, says John Lutz Boorman, pictured, head of product and marketing, Hanwha Vision Europe. The global smart city market size is estimated to be nearly... Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:16:44 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cctv/smart-city-advances/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/fraud-least-detected-and-most-preventable/ Fraud is hiding in plain sight at the application stage, says Dave Rossi, Managing Director at the counter-fraud not for profit membership body National Hunter. In 2025, more than 444,000 fraud cases were recorded on the National Fraud Database, the highest annual total ever reported by Cifas. The UK’s Fraud Strategy 2026–29 rightly recognises the scale of this challenge, and much of the indu... Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:39:59 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/fraud-least-detected-and-most-preventable/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/data-breach-investigations-report/ Near half, 48 per cent of cyber breaches now involve ransomware, but payouts are shrinking. Even as ransom amounts decrease, businesses are frequently choosing not to pay, according to the 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). The annual report suggests that higher click rates make mobile devices the new favourite target. While tech users have become better at spotting phishing... Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:32:21 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/data-breach-investigations-report/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/more-distributed-infrastructure/ As organisations adopt SaaS, hybrid cloud, remote work and edge computing, infrastructure has become more distributed and less predictable. Nathan Charles, head of customer experience at OryxAlign, suggests this shift is forcing organisations to rethink cybersecurity as part of infrastructure rather than a separate layer. Organisations are already seeing the consequences of this shift towards di... Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:25:03 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/more-distributed-infrastructure/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/ofcom-on-safe-feeds-for-children/ When harmful content is recommended to children, it is not by the choice of the child, it is by the design of the platform, a report by the UK media regulator Ofcom points out. Content feeds are a primary pathway to harm, and platforms must urgently fix this. Ofcom says it is 'seriously concerned' by the responses from tech firms (or rather lack of them) to the 'safer feeds demand'. Overall, th... Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:21:51 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/ofcom-on-safe-feeds-for-children/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/health/hospital-contract-2/ In the first change of security provider at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust in nearly 30 years, Assist Security Group (ASG) has been appointed to deliver security services at Kingston Hospital in west London. The contract went live in April. Security officers cover the emergency department, maternity wards, and a control room, operating 24 hours. The firm is rolling out its NHS Securit... Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:14:13 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/health/hospital-contract-2/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/ai-can-strengthen-defences/ Artificial intelligence is no longer a future ambition for the U, says Sean Tilley, Senior Sales Director at 11:11 Systems. It is already shaping how decisions are made, how services are delivered, and how quickly businesses can respond to change.   From automation and analytics to customer engagement and operational optimisation, AI is becoming an integral part of the modern enterprise.... Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:01:29 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/ai-can-strengthen-defences/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/training/aucso-nahs-partner-on-training/ The industry bodies Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO) and National Association for Healthcare Security (NAHS) are collaborating with Nu-ology Training on counter-terrorism protective security training for university and healthcare security people. AUCSO and NAHS members can access the SFJ Awards Level 3 Award in Counter-Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness, devel... Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:59:18 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/training/aucso-nahs-partner-on-training/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/544179-2/ The latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey makes for uncomfortable reading for UK businesses, says Mark Edgeworth, pictured, CEO at the information security management compliance platform Hicomply. According to the Government’s 2025/2026 report, 43 per cent experienced a breach or attack in the last 12 months – that’s around 612,000 organisations. The findings also estimate approximately 5.1... Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:43:58 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/544179-2/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/integrated-systems/gb-canoeist-sponsored/ Video Management Servers (VMS Co.) is proud to join UK Sport and OpenLight Photonics in sponsoring GB canoeist Peter Linksted on his journey to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. After a hard-fought racing series, Peter has earned his place on the 2026 GB senior team. He will compete alongside Adam Burgess, Paris Olympic silver medalist, and Ryan Westley, silver medalist at the 2025 World Champi... Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:39:33 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/integrated-systems/gb-canoeist-sponsored/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/fraud-red-flags-and-losses/ Fraudsters who display at least one behavioural 'red flag', such as financial troubles or living beyond their means, cause higher losses on average compared to fraudsters who do not show any. That's among the findings from Occupational Fraud 2026: A Report to the Nations, the latest edition of the biennial study from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), which examines 2,402 cases ... Fri, 29 May 2026 14:32:45 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/fraud-red-flags-and-losses/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/how-to-prepare-for-an-iso-22301-audit/ Gavin Watt, Senior Resilience Consultant at the disaster recovery and IT services firm Databarracks, explains why it takes more than documentation to demonstrate resilience in an ISO 22301 audit. The word audit can make most organisations uneasy. It often brings to mind scrutiny, pressure and the risk of uncovering gaps, especially when finances or compliance are involved. But a business continui... Fri, 29 May 2026 14:18:33 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/how-to-prepare-for-an-iso-22301-audit/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/digital-sovereignty-and-french-ban-on-us-tech/ France is not simply banning US technology in its public sector. It is showing that strategic dependency has become a security, resilience and procurement issue. UK firms working in Europe should expect more questions about data flows, hosting, AI-enabled processing, supplier concentration and exit options. Ellie Hurst, pictured, at the information security awareness consultancy Advent IM goes thr... Fri, 29 May 2026 14:11:03 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/digital-sovereignty-and-french-ban-on-us-tech/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/computer-systems-and-it-security-news/the-eu-ai-act-is-reshaping-enterprise-security/ The EU AI Act has an agentic problem, according to Roey Eliyahu, CEO and Co-founder of the platform Salt Security. The EU AI Act entered into force in August 2024, with the most significant obligations for high-risk AI systems becoming fully enforceable on August 2, 2026. While much of the debate around the legislation has focused on transparency, explainability and model bias, the bigger opera... Fri, 29 May 2026 13:57:54 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/computer-systems-and-it-security-news/the-eu-ai-act-is-reshaping-enterprise-security/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/energy-sector-cyber-security-strategy/ The UK Government has published its Energy Sector Cyber Security Strategy. In the words of Michael Shanks MP, Minister for Energy at Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, the document 'sets out what the government will do to protect the energy system and its consumers, and how we will partner with industry to mitigate cyber risks'. The background is cyber attacks seeking to disrupt wester... Fri, 29 May 2026 13:50:20 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/energy-sector-cyber-security-strategy/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/access-control/hid-enables-enterprise-passkeys-governance-without-user-friction/ HID Enables Enterprise Passkeys Governance Without User Friction Built into HID’s FIDO authenticators, Enterprise Attestation gives organizations policy-level control over which devices can register passkeys without changing the user login experience Cardiff, UK. May 7, 2026 – HID, a global leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced the availability of Enterprise Attestation ... Fri, 29 May 2026 13:48:49 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/access-control/hid-enables-enterprise-passkeys-governance-without-user-friction/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/control-of-your-inbox-is-often-enough/ Your email account is the most valuable target you are overlooking, writes Katie Barnett, Director of Cyber Security at the London-based consultancy Toro Solutions. Most people underestimate how valuable their email account really is.  For many individuals and organisations, a single email account is linked directly to banking platforms, investment services, payroll systems, HR portals, hea... Thu, 28 May 2026 17:08:22 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/control-of-your-inbox-is-often-enough/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/the-silent-heist/ AI model exfiltration is letting your company’s brain walk out the door, says Leslie Nielsen, CISO at the email and data governance platform Mimecast.  Organisations have spent years building intellectual capital, from customer insights and operational processes to competitive strategy. Now, they are feeding all of it into AI. Internally trained models are rapidly becoming the most concentrate... Thu, 28 May 2026 17:04:26 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/the-silent-heist/