Google finalises deal to buy 6.6% of ADT
ADT has issued and sold in a private placement to Google 54,744,525 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of...
Webley & Scott, British gun manufacturing firm, to set up new...
Webley & Scott (W&S), the iconic British firearms manufacturing company, will soon set up its gun production unit in Uttar Pradesh. According to reports,...
Securitas acquires Stanley’s electronic security business in 5 countries
Securitas is acquiring Stanley Security’s electronic security businesses in Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, Singapore and India. The acquisition is aligned with Securitas’ ambition to double...
Singapore hospitals turn to drones and robots for safety
A new approach to hospital management will see the National University Health System (NUHS) make use of drones, robots and touch-free technology on its...
Amazon pushes security products with indoor drone and car alarm
Amazon.com Inc has announced a drone for recording security video inside homes and car products for alerting vehicle owners about attempted break-ins. The news...
Delhi govt asks vehicle owners to get high security number plates,...
The Delhi Transport department has issued a public notice, asking vehicle owners to install High Security Registration Plates (HSRP), including the “third registration mark”...
UP’s new Special Security Force can “Search and Arrest Without Warrant”
A special force will be set up in Uttar Pradesh, with powers similar to the CISF (Central Industrial Security Force), that can search and...
Intersec still holding firm for January show
Through Messe Frankfurt, the organisers of Intersec, H.E. Khalifa Ibrahim Al Saleis, CEO & Executive Director Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA) has issued...
DDA to help build new jail in Narela, Delhi
The Delhi Prisons Authority is planning to construct a new jail in Outer Delhi’s Narela this year with help from the Delhi Development Authority,...
Private security agencies’ licence valid till December 31 in Haryana
In a major relief to operators of private security agencies, the controlling authority of the state has extended till December 31, the validity of...
Gatwick rolls out UV system to disinfect security trays
Gatwick Airport in the UK has rolled out ultraviolet (UV) technology to disinfect security trays amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Delivered by Smiths Detection,...
Thousands of UK flat owners can’t sell due to fire safety...
Thousands of flat owners face months, possibly years, of being unable to sell or remortgage because they cannot get hold of new fire safety...
Govt sets up group under cyber security head to probe China...
Taking up the matter with the Chinese Ambassador, the Government has set up an expert committee under the National Cyber Security Coordinator to study...
Huge threat to national security as hackers attack NIC computers, steal...
In a major development, India's largest data agency National Informatics Centre (NIC) faced a cyberattack in which many computers of the agency were targeted...
More than 80% of government cybersecurity leaders say private-public partnerships a...
A new report, ‘Taking the Pulse of Government Cybersecurity 2020’ by Nominet surveyed government cybersecurity professionals in the U.S., U.K. and Middle East. The...
Fire inspection of Delhi guesthouses and hotels to begin again
After a five-month gap due to the Covid outbreak, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) is set to resume inspections of restaurants and guesthouses, and conduct...
DHS to fund research into machine learning for airport security
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is working with a small business to advance explosive detection equipment. Synthetik...
Dedicated police teams to enforce Covid norms in Delhi
Delhi Police has asked traffic police units not to issue Covid challans and has instead decided to deploy dedicated teams from each police station...
SIA issues policy on ethical use of facial recognition
In the US, the Security Industry Association (SIA) has released its new policy principles guiding the development and deployment of facial recognition technology. SIA...
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport introduces contactless check-in
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai has become India’s first airport to introduce a QR-code based technology to provide passengers with a contactless...
