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Group 4 Securicor appointed official supplier of security to the Visa Paralympic World Cup
posted on 03/06/2005

Group 4 Securicor (UK Security) was appointed as the official supplier of security to the first ever Visa Paralympic World Cup. The four day event, which took place in Manchester from 12th-15th May, involved 44 nations competing across four sports: athletics, swimming, track cycling and wheelchair basketball. Group 4 Securicor (UK Security) provided stewarding, accreditation checks and assisted in the movement of spectators, the press, VIPs and athletes between the four venues. Paul Bullen, Director of Events at Group 4 Securicor (UK Security) said: “We felt honoured to have the opportunity to provide the security for the first Visa Paralympic World Cup. All events have unique aspects that required our security expertise to be delivered in different ways. At the Visa Paralympic World Cup it was crucial for our security staff to take into account the increased amount of access needed to all venues to enable the athletes to move between venues easily and safely.” Alan Pascoe, Chairman... [more]

Real Action Paintball Forms New Partnership For First Responder Training
posted on 26/05/2005

Real Action Paintball, LLC, and Awareness Protective Consultants, LLC, have announced a new partnership designed with first-responders in mind. Partnering with the aim of helping law enforcement officers enhance their tactical intelligence during force-on-force encounters, this team brings the ultimate force-on-force instructor training course designed for better development of operative use of force alternatives. Incorporating Real Action Paintball marking cartridges and Air Soft weapon training systems, this training course aims to enhance mental and physical tactical skills while at the same time developing an operator's education of an agency's policies regarding the use of force and the theory behind controlled force options. Through this training program, future instructors will learn to work with the Real Action Marker and Air Soft systems safely and, more importantly, how to create safe, real time training scenarios. “The future instructors will participate in and learn h... [more]

PatchLink Security Academy Provides Worldwide Program for Patch and Vulnerability Management Training and Certification
posted on 18/05/2005

PatchLink Corp. has announced PatchLink Security Academy, a vendor-based patch and vulnerability management training and certification program available to IT professionals on a global scale. With the demand for IT security expertise at an all-time high, IT professionals can now expand their IT security knowledge and prove their proficiency. The new PatchLink Security Academy training program is immediately available and offered in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe. PatchLink's new training and certification program provides several courses that extend the value of the PATCHLINK UPDATE investment. They include: PATCHLINK UPDATE Operator (Web-based or instructor-led), PATCHLINK UPDATE Administrator (instructor-led only), and PATCHLINK UPDATE Engineer (instructor-led only), as well as enhanced technical support for those who certify as "engineers." Extending the program's purpose, PatchLink's Professional Service has joined efforts with (ISC)2 to offer PatchLink trainees... [more]

Conference warns of dangers of exemptions from the Private Security Industry Act 2001 for the football industry
posted on 11/05/2005

Rumours that the football industry is seeking to get exemption from the Private Security Industry Act 2001 cause serious concern in the private security industry. This warning was given at a conference on the Private Security Industry Act 2001 looking into the impact of regulation. Held at Pride Park Football Stadium, Derby, it was one of 30 events being organised by Reliance Security Services to promote a greater understanding of the implications of the Act amongst businesses, retailers, the public sector and the private security industry. Opening the speeches, David Dickinson the Chief Executive of the British Security Industry Association, warned that there are rumours that the football industry is seeking to get exemption from the Act. “The Act provides for such exemption where the standards are equal or better than those which the SIA propose. The licensed sector needs to be sure that such exemptions are truly equal.” He warned the conference, “If we believe that, at any time,... [more]

ISSEE launches explosives awareness training courses for banks
posted on 22/04/2005

The International School for Security and Explosives Education (ISSEE) has developed a series of Explosives Awareness training courses aimed at senior bank executives and bank security managers concerned about the potential threat from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), or terrorist weapons and bombs. The courses, which run at the School in Tidworth, Wiltshire, provide a comprehensive overview of the subject in a range of course options. Professor Alan Hatcher, the School’s Principal, said: “We want institutions such as banks to understand that explosives awareness training is every bit as relevant to them as it is to the military or police. Without being alarmist, every company with staff, property and assets to protect should have a basic knowledge of what explosives can do - and how they can mitigate the threat.” ISSEE’s explosives courses involve theoretical and practical learning, and are delivered by specialists with many years of experience gained in the British Army, the an... [more]

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