http://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/ A service for the security professional to access security news, views and information. en-us Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:02:49 +0000 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:02:49 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/guarding/regional-operations-manager/ Facilities services contractor Atlas Retail has appointed Lee Dorey as Regional Operations Manager. Lee, pictured, joins Atlas with over 24 years of private sector facilities management experience working across the UK and Europe; originally as a security specialist, having worked on multiple defence contracts and with high-net-worth private clients. Lee has moved into managing soft service de... Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:09:55 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/guarding/regional-operations-manager/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/guarding/partnering-with-code-first-girls/ Four women who had never previously worked in tech are now building software, and shaping business intelligence systems at the guarding company SecuriGroup. That's due to a partnership with Code First Girls (CFG), a UK providers of free education for women. Glasgow-based SecuriGroup has also seen one recruit promoted into a leadership role within its tech team. The firm notes that women account f... Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:52:03 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/guarding/partnering-with-code-first-girls/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/%product-section%/ai-regulation-are-reshaping-buildings/ Once physical security and cybersecurity occupied two very different worlds. One was concerned with the nuts and bolts of locks, doors and perimeter protection. The other focused on networks, software and digital threats. Access control systems – used in everything from offices and hotels to hospitals and data centres – combine the two, fusing mechanical engineering and cloud platforms, says K... Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:23:59 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/%product-section%/ai-regulation-are-reshaping-buildings/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/physical-security/guide-to-certified-storage/ Chubbsafes, part of Gunnebo Safe Storage, has launched a technical discussion guide about when certified storage should be reviewed based on the value of jewellery and precious metals. Aimed at jewellery retailers, manufacturers, bullion dealers and security people, 'When Asset Values Rise, Should Storage Be Reviewed?' covers certified storage, declared asset values and physical security. It cons... Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:17:57 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/physical-security/guide-to-certified-storage/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/difficult-for-cyber-criminals/ This year’s Cyber Security Awareness Month is encouraging us to “Make Life Difficult for Cyber Criminals” - a really useful way of looking at security awareness, says Katie Barnett, Director of Cyber Security, at the consultancy, Toro Solutions. We cannot stop criminals from targeting our organisations and we cannot expect every employee to recognise every attempt. What we can do is reduce ... Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:11:38 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/difficult-for-cyber-criminals/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/experience-counts-not-just-certificates/ The cybersecurity industry continues to lament the skills shortage, but it needs to remove outdated recruitment policies to win in the race for talent, says Anna Webb, Head of Global Security Operations, at the IT support and managed security operations company, Kocho. Last year’s ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study found 63 per cent of firms around the world reported staff shortages.Yet, despit... Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:06:47 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/experience-counts-not-just-certificates/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/fire/weekend-for-london-fire-brigade-cadets/ Securitas UK has once again welcomed graduate London Fire Brigade Fire Cadets for its annual firefighting weekend, now in its ninth year,. Young people had the chance to develop their skills through training exercises. Sixteen took part in three days at Capita’s Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh, supported by representatives from Securitas UK and London Fire Brigade. A varied programme... Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:59:34 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/fire/weekend-for-london-fire-brigade-cadets/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/fire/sales-director-12/ The intercom and fire safety product manufacturer Comelit-PAC has appointed Chris Carroll as Sales Director. He's been 18 years with the company, having joined in January 2008 and has worked in several roles, gaining experience of products, customers and sales operations. Chris, pictured, says: “I’ve learnt a lot from the people I’ve worked with over the years, both within Comelit and among... Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:14:01 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/fire/sales-director-12/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/when-a-patch-cant-wait/ What happens when a patch can't wait until next Tuesday? asksKatie Barnett, Director of Cyber Security at the consultancy, Toro Solutions. Most organisations patch on a schedule. For the majority of vulnerabilities, that makes sense. Updates need testing, maintenance windows need planning and nobody wants to cause an outage while trying to fix a security problem. But what happens when something c... Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:41:03 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/when-a-patch-cant-wait/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/alarms/building-installer-loyalty/ For today’s security manufacturers, winning installer loyalty is about more than supplying the right products. Training, practical business support and added-value benefits are becoming increasingly important parts of the relationship.  The relationship between professional security installers and manufacturers rarely ends when a product leaves the warehouse. The support surrounding the tech... Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:57:05 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/alarms/building-installer-loyalty/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cctv/ai-powered-security-against-ev-charging-crime/ Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is transforming our roads, but as with anything new, it is also creating opportunities for criminals. ... Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:04:25 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cctv/ai-powered-security-against-ev-charging-crime/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/555581-2/ Rural crime demands more than traditional security, writes Joe Webb, co-owner and director at the security firm MS Webb, a sponsor of the Security Institute's Annual Conference 2026 on Thursday, October 15. Farming has never been more visible. Programmes such as Amazon Prime’s Clarkson’s Farm, along with growing interest in food availability, climate change, and the price of food, have catapu... Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:18:42 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/555581-2/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/physical-security/external-doors/ The manufacturer of steel doors, Robust UK, has brought together two steel door ranges into one doorset. The firm says it's to simplify the specification of external doors. ELITE-DOR, combines the properties of OUTA-DOR and SECUR-DOR 2.1. It offers numerous configuration options, including up to two hours’ fire resistance and PAS 24 (2022) security certification. The product can be designed ar... Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:42:48 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/physical-security/external-doors/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/commercial-security/retail-week-against-violence/ Four national campaigns are due to run in the week of November 9 to 15, to promote staff safety in shops. Running it are the police's National Business Crime Centre (NBCC), the trade body the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) and retail sector charity the Retail Trust. Supt Lisa Maslen, the NBCC's Lead, said: “Retail workers sh... Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:22:51 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/commercial-security/retail-week-against-violence/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/quantum-computings-uncertain-timetable/ The quantum security deadline isn’t when the quantum computer arrives, says Tim Hudson, President, OpenSSL Corporation. Ask when organisations need to prepare for post-quantum cryptography and it is tempting to answer with another question: when will we have a quantum computer powerful enough to break the cryptography we use today? I think that misses the point. Nobody can give businesses a re... Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:02:49 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/interviews/quantum-computings-uncertain-timetable/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/crisis-communication-for-boards-handbook/ The Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ (CIPR) Crisis Communications Network and the Institute of Directors (IoD) have published a Crisis Communication for Boards handbook. It advises on the 'five phases' of a crisis - how to predict, protect, prepare, respond, and recover; and build resilience. Among cases studies are the Grenfell Tower fire in west London in 2017 (pictured); the cyber ... Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:09:41 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/crisis-communication-for-boards-handbook/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/guarding/airbus-contract/ A multi-year security contract with the aerospace firm Airbus in the UK has gone to Mitie. The contract beginning on October 1, 2026 covers around 300 people and seven UK locations. Mitie's Intelligence Security Operations Centre (ISOC) will provide tailored intelligence the contractor reports. Specialist teams across aviation security, site security, emergency response, guest services, vetting a... Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:21:04 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/guarding/airbus-contract/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/dispute-over-essex-patrols/ In Essex, Conservative-led Braintree District Council has taken issue with contract security patrols in Braintree town centre under Operation Vanguard. In an open letter in August, Braintree council leader Tom Cunningham described himself as 'surprised' by the operation by Reform-led Essex County Council. He has complained further that the operation was 'developed too quickly, without any consulta... Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:25:07 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/dispute-over-essex-patrols/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/training/postgraduate-certificate-for-martyns-law/ Cardiff Metropolitan University has launched a qualification as a result of Martyn’s Law. A Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in Counter Terrorism Risk Management, delivered by Cardiff School of Management, begins in January 2027. That's in response to the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act, commonly known as Martyn's Law, which is due to come into force in spring 2027. Background Named in... Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:30:47 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/training/postgraduate-certificate-for-martyns-law/ https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/ico-national-ambassador-for-resilience/ The data protection watchdog the Information Commission’s Office (ICO) has joined the National Ambassador programme of the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group (NCRCG). The ICO work includes with SMEs to support them with their data protection and information security. In becoming a National Ambassador, the ICO will be looking to take this further and work with fellow National Ambassadors to ... Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:14:49 +0000 https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/products/cyber/ico-national-ambassador-for-resilience/