Thermal surveillance across the Indo-Pak border to cover 553-km stretch

The Border Security Force (BSF) is laying its groundwork to prevent cross-border smuggling and infiltration from Pakistan as the central government plans to upgrade the existing border security with thermal imaging surveillance. A smart...

Brexit: Police commissioners concern over ‘no deal’

A no-deal Brexit poses a risk to the public because the UK would lose access to EU-wide security powers and databases, police leaders have warned. Police and crime commissioners say law enforcement agencies "face...

US tariffs on Chinese goods cause serious impact on security industry

Following the news that the US Government will impose a 25% tariff on certain categories of products imported from the People’s Republic of China, Mike O’Neal, President of Nortech Security & Control, has written...

Government approves Digilocker; Soft copies of driving license, registration now legal

In a bid to encourage digitalisation, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification that a digital copy of documents such as driving license and a vehicle's registration, insurance etc. which...

Expect 1.4 lakh more CCTVs across capital

The Delhi government’s cabinet has cleared a proposal to install 1.4 lakh CCTVs in the capital, overruling Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash’s contention that it was being done in “undue haste” as the cabinet note...

Hikvision wins CCTV award for the third year running

Hikvision has won the PSI Premier Awards ‘CCTV Product of The Year’ for the third year running. The Hikvision product honoured this year was the Panovu Mini series IR network PTZ camera (DS-2PT3326IZ-DE3), which...

Delhi Police becomes first in country to get an all-women SWAT team

After more than a year of being put through their paces, learning to scale buildings, defuse bombs and rescue hostages, India's first all-female commando team started work on Friday, breaking a traditionally male bastion....

Researchers find security flaws in “smart city” technology

Researchers at IBM and Threatcare have found vulnerabilities in “smart city” devices, which are used for everything from traffic monitoring to radiation detection, the companies said. That means hackers could potentially hijack the devices, either...

CCTV must for Karnataka places with over 500 daily footfalls

From now on, all public places in Karnataka which see footfalls of more than 500 people per day have to compulsorily install CCTV cameras at entry and exit points, common spaces in the establishment...

BSIA appoints new Chairman

The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has welcomed Simon Banks, Group Managing Director of CSL, as their new Chairman. The announcement was made at the British Security Awards, held at the London Marriott Hotel,...