North Eastern Railways to beef up security for women passengers in trains
With a view to strengthen security of women passengers in trains, the North Eastern Railway (NER) plans to deploy women police personnel on trains during night hours as well as install to 'panic buttons'...
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 and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced. As part of RTA’s...
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 Device Level 0 certification from the Government of India's STQC...
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 by Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba‚ who said this was a...
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 the Company’s assets. To eliminate the company’s debt, the company...
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 standards and releasing of funds be prepared for the Rs...
From the Editor’s Desk: The Dangers of Having Too Many Men and Too Few...
An article by Simon Denyer and Annie Gowen published in the Washington Post caught my attention. I found it quite unnerving so I dug deeper and read other researched material on the topic. A...
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 from USD 2.72 billion in 2017, at a CAGR of...
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 (DU) has witnessed a very 'tepid' response with only 30...
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 USD 557.14 billion in 2018 to USD 742.06 billion by...
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