Over one lakh vacancies in Central Armed Police Forces
Over 6,000 positions are lying vacant in the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the primary force deployed along the 3,488 km China border, according...
July 2020 Issue is NOW ONLINE
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Fire safety: Banned cladding to be removed from high-rise buildings in...
The Sharjah Municipality has launched a crackdown on the buildings that continue to keep cladding facades, as part of its efforts to prevent fire...
Chip-enabled e-passports will strengthen security of travel documents: S Jaishankar
The introduction of chip-enabled e-passports will greatly strengthen the security of Indian travel documents, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, emphasising the need...
ASIS transitions GSX to digital platform
Following the earlier announcement that ASIS was considering its options regarding its GSX event, the organisation has decided to move the Global Security Exchange...
RailTel to provide video surveillance at 6,049 stations across country
The Indian Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with RailTel for installation of an IP-based video surveillance system at 6,049 railway stations...
Cyber incidents surge as cyber budget shrinks at NASA
According to data extracted and analysed by Atlas VPN, cyber incidents at NASA increased by 366% in 2019. Being one of the nation’s most...
AAI completes trials for aircraft surveillance tech
India will soon make further forays into space-based technologies through an application for surveillance and safety by providing automatic and constant updates of aircraft...
IFSEC International rescheduled to May 2021
Informa Markets, in consultation with its exhibitors and event partners, has made the difficult decision to reschedule IFSEC International and its co-located shows. This...
Govt may standardise wages for private security
The Centre is considering bringing about nine million private security guards under the purview of Code on Wages, 2019, to ensure uniform minimum wages...
Amazon stops police use of its facial recognition software
Answering widespread demands for new curbs on aggressive policing in the wake of George Floyd's killing, Amazon is halting law enforcement use of its...
DRDO develops ‘GermiKlean’ to sanitise uniforms of security forces
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a sanitizing chamber named ‘GermiKlean’ to sanitise uniforms of security forces. The sanitizing chamber has been...
Warning issued over hackable security cameras
Around 3.5 million security cameras installed in homes and offices mainly in Asia and Europe have serious vulnerabilities that expose the gadgets’ owners to...
Ghar Ghar Nigrani app launched in Punjab for COVID-19 house-to-house surveillance
The Punjab government has launched a mobile application aimed at undertaking house to house surveillance to contain the spread of COVID-19. The app, 'Ghar...
Vivotek joins Enova project to help enforce lockdown in Tunisia
Vivotek is part of the police robot “P-Guard” project in Tunisia. Produced by Enova Robotics, the P-Guard robot has been deployed on the streets...
Central Railways launches robotic ‘Captain Arjun’ for screening of passengers for...
In order to lower the burden on its personnel, the Central Railways has launched a robot named 'Captain Arjun'' for the screening of passengers...
IATA launches security risk portal for airlines
The representative body for the global airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (Iata), has launched an online tool to assist airlines to manage...
Indian Railways alerted on malware attack
At a time when the country is yet to recover from the shock of losing 20 Indian soldiers in a violent clash with the...
Contactless payment to see major growth to 2027
The global contactless payment market size is expected to reach USD 4.68 trillion by 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research,...
UK unveils new police powers designed to tackle hostile state activity
Police officers operating at UK ports will be able to stop, question, search and detain individuals to determine whether they are a spy as...
























