BCAS conducts aviation security awareness programme
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has been conducting an aviation security awareness programme for general staff with no security background. Experts from...
Japan considers making security cameras mandatory on trains
The government is considering obliging railway operators nationwide to install security cameras in newly built trains following a knife attack inside a Tokyo train...
Biometric Security significantly reduces ID fraud, suggests Onfido report
Selfie-based biometric authentication is a highly effective safeguard against ID fraud, according to findings in Onfido’s 2022 Identity Fraud Report, which looked at fraud...
Delhi High Court orders periodic security review of courts
The Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to constitute a team of experts to undertake the exercise of security audit of Delhi...
Police should be equipped with AI: AP DGP
Andhra Pradesh Director-General of Police (DGP) Damodar Gautam Sawang said that the modus operandi of police and the interface with the technology is not...
Face recognition enabled cameras to be part of Srinagar’s security setup...
In order to strengthen the security grid, high-resolution cameras with facial recognition technology (FRT) are likely to be installed in the summer capital soon....
Scientists build robot that uses CCTV cameras to determine if people...
Researchers at the University of Maryland have built a machine that uses CCTV cameras and thermal imaging to determine if people are staying six...
Cameras in Chennai’s CCTV surveillance network go blank
The closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed across the city have stopped working at several places due to exposure to the vagaries of nature...
Grenfell Inquiry: Government “hid” fire safety risks to buildings
Consecutive governments have been accused of “deliberately covering up” the dangers posed to combustible materials before the Grenfell Tower fire. The Grenfell Inquiry...
The British and Australian privacy regulator order Clearview AI to delete...
Facial recognition company Clearview AI is facing a potential fine in the UK and has also been handed a provisional notice to stop further...
Volvo Cars investigating theft of R&D data
Volvo Cars said it had launched an investigation into a cyber security breach and the theft of some research and development data that could...
Facial recognition technology could change the face of Indian airports
With the Airports Authority of India (AAI) working on a facial recognition technology-based biometric boarding system as part of the first phase of Digi...
ASIS announces 2022 board appointments, new regional boards of directors
ASIS International, the world’s largest association for security management professionals, has announced the full slate for its 2022 Global Board of Directors and inaugural...
Delhi govt to install 140,000 more CCTV cameras across the city
The Delhi government has decided to initiate the second phase of its CCTV project under which 140,000 new cameras will be installed across the...
India developing indigenous anti-drone technology for security forces: Shah
India is developing an indigenous anti-drone technology to thwart the growing threat from these devices on the country's borders. This technology will soon be...
Hackers take $196 million from crypto exchange Bitmart, security firm says
Hackers have taken $196 million from crypto trading platform Bitmart, a security firm has said. Bitmart confirmed the hack in an official statement, calling...
Millions of Wi-Fi routers at risk as hundreds of security vulnerabilities...
A new report has revealed that millions of WiFi routers from various popular brands may be at risk after about 226 security vulnerabilities were...
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FBI email system compromised by hackers
Hackers have compromised the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s external email system. The hackers sent out tens of thousands of emails from an FBI email...
Airport Authority Of India likely to purchase two Counter-Drone Systems
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is likely to procure two counter-drone systems worth Rs 9.9 crore in 2022-23, according to an official document....
