CISCO Security

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Note: Not to be confused with Cisco Systems, an American computer networking company.

CISCO Security Private Limited is one of the three commercial security companies authorised to provide armed security officers in Singapore to government organisations as well as private companies. It has its roots as a department of the Singapore Police Force (SPF), but was branched out as the Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation, a statutory board, to relieve manpower constrains by empowering it with the abilities in conducting its own recruitment schemes tailored specifically for armed security services, and offering these services to paying customers. From 1 June 2005, the statutory board was desoluted and replaced by Cisco Security Pte Ltd upon its successful corporatisation.

1 History
- 1.1 Incidents
2 Uniforms
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Incidents

On 14 November 2006, a CISCO officer, Loqmanul Hakim Buang, 23, was arrested for shoplifting.^[1] Dressed in uniform and carrying his service weapon, he had walked into Sheng Shiong Hypermart in Jurong, and calmly attempted to walk out carrying two DVD players. He was charged with on 16 November.^[2]

[edit] Uniforms

CISCO Security auxiliary police officer stands guard beside an armoured truck. The officer is dressed in the old uniform, while the truck bears the new corporate livery

When the new company was corporatised on 1 June 2005, officers continued to don uniforms worn by officers from the former statutory board, although they were already undergoing review along with plans to reform the industry and corporatise CISCO. Under governmental direction, the uniform was modified to inject distinguishing features between them and that of those worn by officers of the Singapore Police Force to foster a more level playing field with other Auxiliary Police Forces in Singapore. From 15 June 2005, all 3,200 uniformed CISCO personal switched to the new uniforms.

The new uniforms saw the adoption of a new corporate colour, steel blue, and the material was changed from pure polyester to poly viscose. New buttons and badges on the cap and collars incorporating CISCO's logo were used in place of similar logos to the regular police force. The leather belt was changed from black to brown, as is a band around the peak cap. There is also a horizontal cutting across the chest from one pocket to the other.

While the new uniform was implimented across the company, some officers tasked to perform specific roles were exempt from the change, in particular those involving provision of security for sensitive locations or personnal, such as in the Istana. Close resemblance of the old CISCO uniform with that of the regular police has allowed the later to outsource these roles to alleviate manpower requirements and yet provide a visual impression of continued police presence. This practise has continued despite the uniform change, thus preventing the complete abandonment of the old CISCO uniform.