Oxford University achieves Surveillance Camera Code compliance
The University of Oxford has been awarded the Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s certification mark after being audited against the 12 guiding principles of the Surveillance...
Increasing threat of disruption drives anti-drone market
According to the new market research report from Marketsandmarkets on the anti-drone market, the global forecast for the market is to grow from USD...
Rate of Traffic-Related Deaths Continues to Increase
Traffic-related deaths are now the eighth leading cause of death for people of all ages, according to the World Health Organization’s 2018 Global Status...
Delhi airport to get bullet-resistant vehicles soon
Delhi airport will soon get a fleet of six bullet-resistant vehicles (BRVs) equipped with the latest weapons and space for up to four armed...
India’s air security score falls by about 17 percent in ICAO...
India’s air security score has fallen by about 17 per cent in an audit conducted by the United Nation’s aviation watchdog, the International Civil...
Las Vegas Valley police offer free security surveys to homeowners
If a burglar was casing your neighborhood, would your home tick off all the boxes on the thief’s wish list? Making sure it doesn’t...
Parliamentary panel slams Delhi Police, MHA for delay in commissioning CCTVs
A Parliamentary panel has pulled up the Delhi Police and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for delay in commissioning of CCTV surveillance system...
United Nations will enact a Cyber Security Treaty says WatchGuard
Escalations in state-sponsored cyber attacks will force the United Nations (UN) to tackle the issue with a multinational Cyber Security Treaty during 2019, predict...
Officer ‘USTAAD’ Reporting on Railways Duty
To make trains more safe by eliminating human errors, Central Railway has developed an AI-powered robot which would click pictures and record videos of...
Delhi govt okays proposal to install CCTV cameras in jails
Delhi Cabinet approved a Rs 120-crore proposal for installing CCTV cameras in Tihar, Mandoli and Rohini jails, a move aimed at ensuring that no...
300 Professionals attend OSAC AGM in New Delhi
OSAC Delhi Chapter held its AGM at the United States embassy recently in New Delhi. The day long event attended by nearly 300 security...
Government’s surveillance order key to national security: MHA officials
A recent Union government order authorising 10 central agencies to access “any information” on computers within the country is crucial for national security and...
Amazon Alexa integrates with even more security systems
Amazon Alexa's home security features have been opened up to the whole developer community, letting alarm and camera manufacturers add the digital assistant's functions...
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U.S. Ballistic Missile Systems lack cybersecurity
A report put together by the Department of Defense found that the U.S. ballistic missile system lacked data encryption, antivirus programs and multifactor authentication...
Centre authorises agencies to snoop into any computer
Ten investigating agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau, CBI, and the Enforcement Directorate, can also monitor data stored on computers, following a new order of...
Trump panel on school safety recommends arming staff, veterans as guards...
A safety panel set up by US President Donald Trump in the wake of numerous school shootings has recommended that schools consider arming staff,...
Accept vehicle documents, driving licence in electronic format, Centre tells States
The Union transport ministry has asked states to facilitate acceptance of driving licence and other documents such as vehicle registration certificates in electronic format...
Alexa can control your home security system
It's now decidedly easier to control your home security system if you have an Echo speaker or another Alexa-powered gadget. Amazon has enabled a...
To improve border security, Intelligence Bureau to get 1,800 extra hands
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) is all set to get a boost in the new year as 1,800 non-combat personnel of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)...