Hikvision India shines at FSAI Maha Yatra, wins Product of the...
Hikvision India, the leading provider of innovative video security products and solutions has won the Product of the Year Access Control Systems (Hardware-Software) award...
Portland firefighters to get bulletproof vests as risks increase
Portland firefighters will soon have access to bulletproof vests while on the job. The decision was spurred by a “changing landscape” and more calls...
Retired officers, judges, former police chiefs: Delhi Police pulls out security...
Following an audit of its security units which showed that as many as 535 of its personnel continued to be attached with former commissioners,...
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Security forces use pump action guns to kill low-flying drones
Security forces that guard vital installations, airports and even their own camps have been directed to use rubber bullets bearing pump action guns to...
Surge in UK fraud a national security threat, warn banks
A surge in fraud attacks on consumers since the pandemic has become a 'national security threat' for Britain requiring government-coordinated action across industries, banking...
Funds for cyber security beef up rose by 389% since 2015-16
There has been a whopping 389 per cent jump in allocation of funds by the government for strengthening cyber security between 2015-16 and 2021-22,...
Jamaican minister hails private security’s contribution to downward trend in crime
In the last three years, the Private Security Industry (PSI) contributed to a notable decrease in serious and violent crimes, robberies and break-ins, said...
Shefali Juneja becomes first woman chairperson of ICAO Aviation Security Committee
Senior bureaucrat Shefali Juneja has been elected as the Chairperson of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Aviation Security Committee. This will see India...
Researchers develop Drone Path Predictor to tackle threats to airport security
Researchers have developed a real-time approach that can help prevent incidents like the large-scale disruption at London’s Gatwick Airport in 2018, where possible drone...
Singapore to adopt licensing for Cyber-Security service providers
Cyber-security service providers in Singapore, who verify whether a company is vulnerable to hacking and monitor information technology systems for suspicious activity, will soon...
Hexagon unveils security and surveillance portfolio for rail operations
Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division, in collaboration with its Geosystems division, has introduced a security and surveillance portfolio for rail. This portfolio comprises...
17-year-old teenager from Chennai finds bug in IRCTC’s ticketing portal, gets...
A 17-year-old school student from Chennai has identified and flagged a bug in the online ticketing platform of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism...
Confusion over no fire NOC for Ahmedabad Airport
Recently, schools and hospitals were issued closure notices for not having fire NOC. Some of them were also sealed. However, concerns have been raised...
Indian security forces to get training modules on Taliban
Border forces and armed police units deployed in the counter-terrorism grid have been directed by the central security establishment to prepare and administer a...
Gallagher recognised for innovation with Adaptive Thresholds Feature
Gallagher’s innovative Adaptive Thresholds Feature took home the Outstanding New Product of the Year award at the New Zealand Security Awards on 22 September....
In a first, women CRPF personnel to be inducted for VVIP...
For the first time, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will introduce women personnel to guard various VVIPs of the country. A 10-week training...
All New York subway stations now have security cameras
All of New York’s 472 subway stations now are equipped with security cameras.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Monday that it had installed the last...
DHS to increase civil penalties for violations of the federal face...
The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will increase the range of civil penalties that may be imposed on individuals who violate...
Federation of Indian Pilots wants enhanced security measures on passenger aircraft
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), a body which comprises more than 5,000 members most of whom are airline pilots, has written a letter...
