Guarding firm Allied Universal has acquired three security officer companies from the U.S. and Europe.

Hasan Afzal is the sole security officer employed by Kew Retail Park, a shopping mall in West London. From perimeter security to security investigations, he shares what it takes to secure retail spaces from the front line.

Ryan Manning has been named the new Chief Compliance Officer at Allied Universal, a global security and facility services firm.

Guarding firm Allied Universal has acquired Atlanta-based security organization Norred & Associates, Inc.

The Security team compiled this year’s top news stories, spanning international data breaches to COVID-19 risk assessments.

Private security company Westminster Security in the U.K. now accepts Bitcoin payments for its services.

The nonprofit National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) will provide focused training on missing and exploited children, correct reporting, and signs of trafficking to more than 100,000 security officers.

If security forces are going to perform more functions, which they should...they need additional training. More training for your security teams is an expensive proposition, but an all-important one. 

No, the battle over G4S is not over. The takeover of G4S will come down to a head-to-head auction between the remaining two bidders (GardaWorld and Allied Universal) that will commence at the end of February.