Mark Sennett

OAKNORTH – THE ‘digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs' – has provided debt facilities of £11 million to long-term investment company Longacre Group to acquire a majority stake in Veracity (the global provider of network connectivity products and surveillance systems) and to fund ongoing working capital requirements of the business.

THE LEADER of a security business has been handed a suspended sentence after he deployed door supervisors with cloned licences to venues across London. Stephen Oluwadayomi Adebusoye supplied venues across the capital with 26 employees who had fraudulent Security Industry Authority (SIA) licences in their possession.

NEW RESEARCH commissioned by security solutions provider Mitie and the team responsible for WalkSafe, the dedicated personal safety app, shows that almost half of all women (44% of them, in fact) and one-fifth of men (ie 21%) feel unsafe when out walking in the dark, even when making everyday journeys, including commuting to work.

IN DIRECT response to the unique security needs of high-net-worth individuals and families in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Westminster Security Group has announced the opening of a new subsidiary in Dubai. Westminster Security UAE will cater to the requirements of these discerning clients, in turn offering a range of premium services.

ISACA, THE global professional association deeply involved in the tech and cyber environments when it comes to IT governance, has now turned its attentions towards the key trends expected to play out in the tech and cyber worlds across 2025.

IDENTITY FRAUD continues to grow in scope and now costs the UK an estimated £1.8 billion each year. It's also one of the most common case types filed to the Cifas National Fraud Database by its 750-plus industry members, duly accounting for 64% of all filings in 2023 with more than 237,000 identity fraud cases recorded.

MEMBERS OF the public will be better protected from the growing issue of youth radicalisation through new enforcement tools, extra police funding and improvements to Prevent (the UK's programme which diverts people away from radicalisation), the Home Secretary has announced.

DADA TOFIKI Olaniyan has been given a two-year suspended sentence and ordered to pay almost £6,000 in costs after allowing someone else to use his Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence. The SIA will also seize a further £8,992 through the Proceeds of Crime Act.

NORTH YORKSHIRE Police and Devon and Cornwall Police have become ECHO-connected. Their addition brings the total number of ECHO-connected police forces in the UK to 13, with ECHO enabling the efficient handling of over 70,000 intruder and hold-up alarms incidents on an annual basis, in turn improving police response times and outcomes for victims.