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ITA Group acquires covert surveillance and counter-surveillance provider Corunna Solutions Group
posted on 12/06/2007

ITA Group has acquired the specialist covert surveillance and counter-surveillance provider Corunna Solutions Group (CSG). “CSG provides the ITA Group with a proven capability in the management of complex covert surveillance operations for clients in the UK and across Europe”, says David Smith, ITA Group’s Operations Director. “These highly sensitive services are provided to government departments, corporate clients and legal firms involved in A-list litigation.” The surveillance teams consist of highly-trained personnel, many of whom are British ex-servicemen and women with wide-ranging language and operational skills. Operators span a range of ages and this allows highly effective intelligence gathering against even the most sophisticated subjects. This enables the teams to operate in a wider range of environments without raising suspicion. CSG also delivers counter-surveillance and protective surveillance services and the Company’s operators are able to identify the people that ... [more]

Octavian Security aims to improve retail security provision
posted on 08/06/2007

Octavian Security Ltd has teamed up with retail expert, Professor Joshua Bamfield, in a move to improve retail security provision. Renowned retail crime and fraud expert, Professor Bamfield, will be working in partnership with Octavian Security applying his expert knowledge of criminal behaviour in the retail sector to Octavian’s client security proposals. This will not only see the Professor helping to devise consistent instore retail security programmes for Octavian’s clients – he will also be helping Octavian to introduce an even higher level of strategy to its programmes to both prevent shrinkage and improve the shopping experience for customers. “We now work with some big high street names and like IKEA’s Gurkhas, we want to use the innovation that we are known for to help retailers prevent crime in their stores wherever possible,” explains Octavian special projects manager, Pippa Muckley. “We already have officers that are trained to improve customer service and with Professo... [more]

GFI partners with St. Bernard to offer web-filtering solutions to the SMB market
posted on 07/06/2007

GFI Software has announced that it will be entering the web-filtering market following the signing of an alliance with St. Bernard Software, Inc. This means that GFI will be able to offer web-filtering solutions to the SMB market in the next release of GFI WebMonitor for ISA Server later this year. Through this agreement, St. Bernard will be providing GFI with its proprietary database, iGuard™, a 100% human-reviewed web-filtering database that helps companies to accurately block employees from accessing inappropriate sites. GFI will be using St Bernard’s web-filtering database to develop a best-of-breed solution that not only allows companies to control what users are browsing and downloading, but also to increase security, improve risk management, enforce user policies and boost employee productivity. Moreover, GFI’s powerful solution will be cost-effective for the SMB market. "When you add GFI’s strength in providing cost-effective solutions to the SMB space together with St. B... [more]

Bell Security supports CameraWatch
posted on 07/06/2007

Bell Security Ltd has taken a lead role as a founding sponsor of CameraWatch. CameraWatch is a not-for-profit, self-funding, advisory body. It has been constituted with the support of the industry’s regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office and anticipates building membership from groups including CCTV installers, manufacturers, suppliers, as well as end users, legal bodies and local authorities. This new organisation was launched on 30 May, 2007 to support understanding of CCTV and compliance with current UK policy and legislation. The organisation’s founding Chairman, Gordon Ferrie, commented on Bell Security’s sponsorship commitment to the launch and development of CameraWatch: “It’s clear there is a need for an organisation dedicated to promoting the legal and effective use of CCTV. Bell Security’s support and input, as a business that has been involved at the core of this sector for over 20 years, will be an importa... [more]

New Chief Executive for the SIA
posted on 05/06/2007

Security Industry Authority Chairman, Baroness Ruth Henig, has announced the appointment of Mike Wilson as the new Chief Executive of the SIA. It is expected Mr Wilson will take over the reins from SIA Acting Chief Executive Andy Drane in September. Maj-Gen Mike Wilson (63), currently Chief Executive of Gangmasters Licensing Authority, has extensive experience working with Agencies and non-departmental public bodies such as the Defence Vetting Agency, Joint Air Reconnaissance and Intelligence Centre and the Military Survey Defence Agency. He also fulfilled a long military career with appointments in the United Kingdom, Germany, United States and Africa. Baroness Henig said: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Wilson as the new Chief Executive of the SIA. The Board and I look forward to working with Mike and we are confident that with his broad working experience, and with the support of his colleagues, he will build on the SIA’s achievements and work collaboratively wi... [more]

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