Railway police stations asked to ensure distress calls attended
Days after a woman was molested outside the New Delhi railway station and claimed not to have received any aid when she dragged the...
Grenfell Tower insulation ‘never passed fire-safety test’
Insulation that burned out of control on the Grenfell Tower never passed a fire-safety test and should not have been used, a BBC investigation...
MHA forms new division to deal with women’s safety, calls it...
Months after the Kathua and Unnao rapes that triggered countrywide public ire, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has created a new division to...
Taking calls while driving not against law, rules Kerala High Court
The Kerala high court has ruled that talking on the mobile phone while driving is not an offence, unless it can be established that...
Hikvision Artificial Intelligence to watch over kids in Chinese school
High school students in one Chinese school may want to think twice before dozing off in class. Artificially intelligent cameras with facial recognition tools...
North Eastern Railways to beef up security for women passengers in...
With a view to strengthen security of women passengers in trains, the North Eastern Railway (NER) plans to deploy women police personnel on trains...
All Dubai taxis to have surveillance cameras this year
All of Dubai’s taxis will have surveillance cameras by this year end, monitoring drivers’ behaviour and compliance with the professional driving standards, the Roads...
Suprema ID receives India certification for scanner
South Korean biometrics firm Suprema's BioMini Plus 2 fingerprint authentication scanner has been tested to be in full compliance and received a UIDAI Registered...
35‚000 applications for 4‚000 security positions in Johannesburg
The City of Johannesburg has received 35‚000 applications after it announced that it would be in-sourcing 4‚000 security personnel. This was revealed on Monday...
Arecont Vision poised for growth with major restructure deal
Arecont Vision has executed an asset purchase agreement with an affiliate of Turnspire Capital Partners, LLC under which Turnspire will acquire substantially all of...
Delhi Govt panel wants norms fixed for installing CCTVs at schools
The Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) of the Delhi government has directed the administrative department that standard operating procedures (SOPs) covering maintenance of cameras, performance...
From the Editor’s Desk: The Dangers of Having Too Many Men...
An article by Simon Denyer and Annie Gowen published in the Washington Post caught my attention. I found it quite unnerving so I dug...
Thermal imaging market warms up to over 4 billion USD
According to the new market research report on thermal imaging to 2023, the market is expected to be worth USD 4.04 billion by 2023...
Cyber law PG diploma gets tepid response
The online registration for admissions to Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security and Law (PGDCSL), launched this year (academic year 2018-19) by Delhi University...
Terrorism & biohazard attacks drive global homeland security market
According to Marketsandmarkets the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Market and Global Forecast to 2023", this market is projected to grow from an estimated...
Delhi CCTV project: Panel to assess ‘privacy concerns’
Issues of “access” and “control” of footage recorded in CCTVs upon their installation have been flagged at the highest levels of the Delhi government,...
CCTV becomes mandatory in all UK abattoirs
In the latest move to cement the UK’s position as a global leader in animal welfare standards, legislation requiring CCTV in all abattoirs in...
Indian Railways is betting on AI cameras to keep its kitchens...
In July last year, a Comptroller and Auditor General audit report stated that the food served by the Indian railways was “unsuitable” for human...
Kenya private security guards to be issued guns from July
Private security guards will be issued guns by July, in a move aimed at tackling various forms of crimes. Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred...
Hackers can peek through surveillance cameras, report says
Tens of thousands of surveillance cameras are vulnerable to hackers, according to Bleeping Computer. Connected to the internet, the cameras have a flaw that...
