Google Drive security flaw may let attackers send malicious files

Google Drive may not be as safe as you expect it to be. The Google service reportedly has a security vulnerability that could allow...

CISF takes over security of Statue of Unity in Gujarat

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has taken over the security of the Statue of Unity at Kevadia, the census town in Gujarat's Narmada...

September 2020 Issue is NOW ONLINE

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SITA facilitates biometrics, touchless travel at Beijing airport

SITA, a technology provider for the air transport industry, announces its most extensive biometric deployment to date and a new completely contactless experience for...

Extend deadline for new fire safety norms till March 2021: Hotel...

As hotels and guesthouses in the capital gear up to reopen after a lull of five months, owners of such establishments have a new...

5 Singapore malls breached fire safety rules after COVID-19 access control...

Five shopping malls were found to have padlocked several exit doors during recent enforcement checks, breaching fire safety requirements, said the Singapore Civil Defence...

By December, 45 airports to have global navigation satellite system for...

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to equip 24 more airports by the end of this year with the global navigation satellite system...

TSA installing 1,200 COVID-19 barriers at airports to protect screeners, passengers

The Transportation Security Administration is installing full-height plastic barriers at 37 airports nationwide to protect security screeners and passengers from the spread of coronavirus....

Meet the Top 20 Indian Women Influencers in Security 2020

The suspense over who are the Top 20 Indian Women Influencers in Security ended last evening when the Hon. Lt. Governor of Puducherry, Dr...

UK Court of Appeal rules police misuse of facial recognition

Recently, in a landmark case, a court of appeal ruled that the South Wales police unlawfully used facial recognition technology and violated human rights....

Rakesh Asthana appointed BSF DG, V.S.K. Kaumudi Special Secy (Internal Security)

Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana has been appointed as the chief of the Border Security Force (BSF) and V S K Kaumudi will...

Future of Private Security Industry

Join us for an interaction with Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment, Govt. of India At FICCI Webinar FUTURE OF...

Installed base of video cameras to reach 420 million by 2024

Berg Insight, a leading IoT market research provider, has released a new market report covering the connected video camera market. The report estimates that...

India to get new, ‘robust’ cyber security policy soon, says PM...

India will soon have a new cyber security policy, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech on India’s 74th Independence Day. Modi said...

Security Industry Association releases policy principles to be followed in the...

The Security Industry Association (SIA), the globally renowned trade association representing security solutions providers, has released its new policy principles guiding the development and...

Cape Town to expand its CCTV camera system

The City of Cape Town’s Strategic Surveillance Unit has published the crime statistics captured by its CCTV cameras in the first half of 2020....

Indian Railways introduces drone-based surveillance system for security

The Railways has procured Ninja unmanned aerial vehicles for monitoring its assets and ensuring safety for passengers. The Mumbai Division of Central Railway has...

Additional security systems to be rolled out to manage isolation in...

Additional security systems, including thermal CCTV that triggers an alarm if returnees break out, will be rolled out to all Managed Isolation and Quarantine...

Govt set to direct telcos to conduct security audits to ward...

In a bid to secure the nation's communication networks from China, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is set to direct all the telecom operators...

Government to charge passengers higher aviation security fee from September

The Civil Aviation Ministry has decided to charge higher aviation security fees (ASF) from domestic as well as international passengers from September 1, senior...