Banks need to beef up ‘on the ground’ security at ATMs...

The All India Bank Officers Confederation (AIBOC) has requested the Department of Financial Services (DFS) to take up with Banks as well as State...

Dubai police uses drones for traffic violation detection

Dubai Police personnel have deployed drones to effectively tackle road rule violations, among others, and that these have become a vital tool to carry...

DHS announces new efforts to support the TSA workforce

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas has announced new efforts to support the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening officer workforce, including expanding collective bargaining at the national level and ensuring that TSA’s standards and processes adhere to the principles applied by the...

Cyber security researchers spot fake oximeter apps on Play Store

Amid the surge in demand for oximeters in the lethal second Covid wave in India, security researchers have detected fake oximeter apps on Play...

91 Pune hospitals on “severe risk” list in district fire audit

The district administration in Pune has issued directives for immediate compliance with fire safety norms to 91 hospitals that figured in the “severe risk”...

LenelS2 announces distribution agreement with OAAP

LenelS2 has announced a North America distribution agreement with its OpenAccess Alliance Program (OAAP) partner, Splan, a next-generation visitor check-in software solutions company. The...

Unified agency mooted for cross-border crimes

India should have Integrated Law Enforcement Centres (ILECs) on all its borders on the lines of the United States’ Department of Homeland Security (DHS),...

German cyber security chief fears hackers could target hospitals

German hospitals may be at increased risk from hackers, the head of the country's cyber security agency has said, following two high-profile digital attacks...

Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, Maharashtra IPS officer, is new CBI Director

Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, an IPS officer and the chief of Central Industrial Security Forces, has been appointed as the chief of the Central Bureau...

Nepal railway ordinance stipulates provision for dedicated security unit

The Railway Ordinance recently issued by Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers stipulates a provision of a...

Now, all Gujarat buildings to get fire inspection done twice a...

All buildings across Gujarat will now have to mandatorily get the fire inspection done twice a year. In case of any lapse, the building...

TSA formalizes new cybersecurity rules for critical pipeline owners and operators

The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration has formally announced new cybersecurity requirements for critical pipeline owners and operators. The directive, requires critical pipeline...

HID Global delivers Estonia’s new biometric passport solution and document issuance...

HID Global has confirmed the completion of a new ePassport solution and biometric document issuance software for the Republic of Estonia. The tools were...

70% of IT security teams ’emotionally overwhelmed’: Report

Around 70 per cent of IT and SOC (security operation centre) teams feel their personal lives are being emotionally impacted by their work by...

Baltimore could enact America’s strictest facial recognition ban

The Baltimore City Council Public Safety and Government Operations Committee has passed an ordinance that would not only ban law enforcement and other agencies...

Karnataka issues order naming private security guards as Front Line Workers,...

While the central government is still mulling a decision on the issue of treating private security guards as frontline workers to make them eligible...

NEC and Hawaii Department of Transportation complete latest phase of Airport...

NEC Corporation and NEC Corporation of America have announced the operation of Phase 3 of the thermal temperature screening and facial imaging project at...

Tenon FM becomes the first Integrated Facility Management company to be...

Tenon Facility Management (Tenon FM) has announced that it has been awarded ISO 41001:2018 Certificate for its quality facility management system. Tenon FM is...

New 911 service allows residents to share security camera footage with...

A new Chicago city service will allow residents to more easily share security camera footage with police. The Chicago Office of Emergency Management &...

Digital training programme launched on cyber security

The CyberPeace Foundation, in a joint collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), launched a first...