Security news

• Worshipful Company Master

  07-08-2026 13:56 via professionalsecurity.co.uk
  
  Wesley Harper was installed as Master of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals (WCoSP) in June 2026 at Drapers’ Hall in the City of London. Among his guests were the Lady Mayor of the City of London, Dame Susan Langley, and Pete O’Doherty, Commissioner of the City of London Police. His connection with the Company also has a strong link to Professional Security Magazine. Wes was ori...
  
  Read more

• Visible gap

  07-08-2026 13:50 via professionalsecurity.co.uk
  
  Recent research paints a sobering picture of enterprise security, says Dan Schiappa, President of Technology and Services, at the cyber firm Arctic Wolf.   Across more than 800,000 IT assets, 33 per cent are missing at least one critical security control, nearly one in five resources have reached their end-of-life, and 17pc sit entirely outside traditional vulnerability management tools. Al...
  
  Read more

• Kings Road development

  07-08-2026 13:25 via professionalsecurity.co.uk
  
  An installation at a private residential development on Kings RoadKings Road, Fulham, in west London brought together door entry, access control and CCTV.   The contractor Editquest worked with Comelit-PAC to deliver a total of 128 Icona monitors, offering residents video entry communication. At the main entrances, six digital video door entry panels were installed. These were integrate...
  
  Read more

• Operational risk at a pace

  07-08-2026 13:08 via professionalsecurity.co.uk
  
  Geopolitical tension, activist pressure, economic uncertainty and shifting public sentiment are converging in ways that are affecting sites, supply chains and workforces – often without clear triggers or immediate warning. That's according to Securitas’ Risk Intelligence which suggests this shift has accelerated over the past year, with global developments now influencing operational risk at a...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Wildfire preparedness

  07-08-2026 12:29 via professionalsecurity.co.uk
  
  You should review risk exposure and reinforce emergency preparedness in case of wildfires, says an medical and security emergency response firm. Joshua Dozor, General Manager of Medical and Security Assistance Services for the Americas at International SOS, said that while most recognise the risks posed by wildfires, a recurring challenge is translating that awareness into concrete, practiced r...
  
  Read more

• Met reprimanded over data protection

  07-08-2026 10:28 via professionalsecurity.co.uk
  
  The data privacy watchdog the ICO has reprimanded the Metropolitan Police after personal information in two highly sensitive cases was erroneously disclosed. An officer served unredacted documents to a defendant in a Stalking Protection Order (SPO) case. The documents included the victim’s new address and telephone number, besides the names and contact details of three witnesses. The victim h...
  
  Read more

• Face covering PSPOs

  07-08-2026 09:53 via professionalsecurity.co.uk
  
  Three places are looking to add prohibitions on covering your face as part of a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO). Business crime reduction in Nottingham city centre featured in the June 2026 edition of Professional Security Magazine. Nottingham City Council has launched a two-week consultation closing on August 14 about a proposed addition to the city centre PSPO. An authorised officer (fr...
  
  Read more

Follow @Security_UKnws on Twitter!