Mark Sennett

DIGITAL AND cloud-based security solutions provider Texecom has announced the appointment of David Mountfield as the Haslingden-based company's new CEO, effective as of 1 November.

OPREMA AND EET Group have announced the strategic acquisition of Advanced Access Ltd, a dedicated access control specialist based in Northampton. This move marks an expansion of EET's surveillance and security business line, thereby reinforcing the company's overriding commitment to delivering high-quality solutions within access control.

THE NATIONAL Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched its Cyber Resilience Audit (CRA) scheme, in turn opening up access to independent Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF)-based audits through an approved list of trusted providers.

SYNECTICS SECURITY, itself one of the largest security systems integrators operating in the UK and Ireland, is rebranding under the name Ocular Integration and forging ahead with a new leadership team.

THINK TANK the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) has announced the appointment of Rachel Ellehuus as the organisation's new director-general. The transition in leadership arises after current director-general Dr Karin von Hippel announced in June her intention to stand down following a successful nine-year tenure.

THE SECURITY Industry Authority (SIA) recently orchestrated a series of co-ordinated ‘surprise' operations across England in a bid to tackle suspected security licence fraud, labour exploitation and immigration offences. SIA investigators launched the day of action on 31 October in partnership with Home Office Immigration Enforcement (HOIE), duly targeting 11 locations spanning the length and breadth of the country.

THE ASSOCIATION of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO), the leading organisation for security professionals working in the higher and further education sectors around the world, has announced that entries for its Annual Awards 2025 opened on 11 November.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE security provider Corps Security has won a contract with The Langham Estate, a multi-site residential and commercial property management company based in London's Fitzrovia. The contract began on 1 November and brings together two organisations that share community-based values and a focus on people.

MEMBERS OF the Five Eyes intelligence partnership have launched Secure Innovation: guidance designed to help protect emerging technology companies from a range of cyber threats, particularly those emanating directly from nation state actors.

THE GOVERNMENT has published guidance that will provide organisations with important advice on the new corporate criminal office of ‘failure to prevent fraud', in turn helping make sure they're taking action to prevent fraud.