First-ever AI camera program auto-detects drivers using mobiles

In a first, an Australian state government has implemented a new artificial intelligence (AI) camera program that can automatically detect if drivers are using...

Hyderabad Metro Rail to allow women to carry pepper spray for...

Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited authorities have announced that women travelling in metro trains in the city can hereafter carry pepper spray with them for...

Homeland Security wants airport face scans for US citizens

Homeland Security is joining the ranks of government agencies pushing for wider use of facial recognition for US travelers. The department has proposed that...

MPs oppose amendment that limits gun licences to just one, cite...

A bill seeking to amend the six-decade-old Arms Act and limit arms licence holders to keeping just one weapon, among others, is facing opposition...

DVS to offer Facewatch’s facial recognition system to resellers

DVS, a UK-based CCTV camera and components distributor, will provide the Facewatch facial recognition crime deterrent solution to its installer and reseller network –...

Country’s first fixed fire fighting installation lab inaugurated at NFSC

National Fire Service College (NFSC) in Nagpur got the country’s first Fixed Fire Fighting Installation Lab. D K Shami, Fire Advisor, Union Ministry of...

Godrej Security Solutions to up its marketing spends to Rs 20...

Godrej Security Solutions, the division of Godrej that provides mechanical and electronic home security solutions, is doubling its marketing spend to around Rs. 20...

UK fire safety body calls or total ban on combustible building...

The Fire Protection Association (FPA), which was established by the Association of British Insurers to research and advise on fire safety issues in the...

IFSEC India to take place at Greater Noida from Dec 19-21,...

IFSEC India, one of the most important and awaited security events for commercial security and fire protection, is all set to take place...

Common uniform for all private security guards in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh home ministry has decided that the staff of all private security agencies must wear a common uniform so that they can be...

ATM thefts register a dip across India

Incidents related to dacoities, robberies and thefts of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across India registered a downward trend in 2019-20, according to the data...

Dallmeier granted EU patent for unique Panomera technology

For a long time, the ability to monitor large expanses seamlessly and in high resolution with video technology posed a challenge for which businesses...

Tenders called for installation of CCTV cameras in 745 Rly. stations

Inspector General and Principal Chief Security Commissioner of Railway Protection Force(RPF), South Central Railway(SCR), G.M. Eswara Rao said that the tenders had been called...

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Smartphones targets of cyberattacks in India: Check Point

If you thought only large critical infrastructure and big corporations would always bear the brunt of the rise in cyberattacks, you could not be...

G4S wins multi million pound monitoring contract in Scotland

The Scottish Government has awarded a 5-year multi-million pound contract to G4S, to provide electronic monitoring (EM) services across Scotland. EM requires a monitored...

CAG flags loopholes in airport security

Even as airports in most parts of the country are facing a high level of threat perception, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has...

Biometrics to drive airports security market growth

Biometric systems are expected to lead the market for airport security systems in growth over the next five years, as the market increases at...

Centre may create single agency for cyber defence

India may soon have a single authority or agency responsible for the entire spectrum of defensive cyber operations in the country. The move comes...

‘Juice Jacking’ cybercriminals use public USB ports to steal personal data

Travellers have been advised by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office to avoid free USB charging stations in public areas because of a...