CP PLUS ‘Mission Tech’ training in Noid

CP PLUS has successfully completed its Mission-Tech Training Program in Noida. Supported by the National Skilling Council, the certification training program for system integrators...

SIA opens consultation on a code of conduct for private security...

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has launched a six-week consultation on a draft code of conduct for SIA licence holders and applicants for SIA...

Activist groups want Facial Recognition banned on college campuses

Digital rights group Fight for the Future is collaborating with Students for Sensible Drug Policy to launch a nationwide effort to ban facial recognition...

Surveillance industry set to top US $20B in 2020

The year 2020 will represent a landmark for the video surveillance industry, with global sales of goods including cameras, recorders, video management software (VMS)...

AAI to introduce AI powered baggage screening

Eight airports were chosen by the Airport Authority Of India (AAI) to test the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence in baggage screening. Pune airport was...

Delhi Commissioner of Police gets emergency detention powers under NSA

The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal, has authorised Delhi's Commissioner of Police with the emergency detention powers under the National Security Act (NSA)...

Outdated firmware poses greatest cyber risk

According to new research conducted by Genetec, as many as 68.4%—or almost 7 out of 10—cameras are currently running out of date firmware. Outdated...

Pune, other airports get security boost with AI-powered baggage screening

In an effort to enhance safety and security infrastructure at airports in India, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) announced that Pune airport among...

RBI diktat to secure your credit and debit card transactions

Using your credit and debit cards is going to get a bit safer. On January 15, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued...

Indian Army to get one lakh AK-203 assault rifles from Russia

The Indian Army is all set to sign an agreement with Russia for the purchase of the AK-203 assault rifles. As per the plan,...

Hikvision Smart thermal camera winner in Fire and Explosion category of...

Hikvision, the world’s leading supplier of innovative video security products and solutions, has won a GIT Security Award for its Thermal Explosion Proof Camera...

National Crime Records Bureau pushes back facial recognition bid deadline again

After pushing the deadline back five times, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in India is still accepting bids for a national facial recognition-based...

Railway stations to have smart cameras for facial recognition

Indian Railways in an effort to improve the overall security of the passengers travelling in the trains has decided to install smart cameras in...

B Link connects police to business and household security cameras

Mayor Joe Hogsett and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Chief Bryan Roach kicked off a new initiative to help keep residents safe. Powered by...

India erecting new ‘steel fence’ along Pakistan, Bangladesh borders

India is erecting a new non-cut 'steel fence' to plug vulnerable and infiltration-prone patches along its sensitive border with Pakistan and Bangladesh, officials have...

Private security firm mounts UK’s first private prosecutions for theft

A private police service is mounting the UK’s first private prosecutions for theft and other “minor” crimes because it claims the police have “given...

Ring, Amazon sued by man who says hacker bothered his kids

A man is suing doorbell maker Ring and its parent company, Amazon, after he says a hacker communicated with his children over the internet-connected...

Entire Bosch portfolio to incorporate AI by 2025

For Bosch the focus is on safe and robust AI for the manufacture of smart products, which the company will be showcasing at this...

Government to remove NSG commandos from VIP security duties

After effecting a major VIP security cut and withdrawal of SPG cover from the Gandhis, the Union government has now decided to completely remove...

Privacy group sues MTA over use of facial recognition at Times...

A privacy group is suing the MTA over its apparent use of facial recognition technology at a busy Manhattan subway station – though the...