300,000 CCTVs installed in 7,000 locations in Abu Dhabi

More than 300,000 CCTV cameras are installed at over 7,000 entities and public places to ensure safety in the Capital, said an official from...

UP government partners with Staqu to introduce AI-based video analytics platform,...

The government of Uttar Pradesh has partnered with Staqu to introduce an AI-based video analytics platform across all 70 prisons in the state. Called...

G4S receives ‘Industry Leader Award’ from the National Safety Council in...

G4S Secure Integration LLC (G4S) received the National Safety Council’s Industry Leader Award during the National Awards Celebration in San Diego, CA. This award...

Beijing eyes facial recognition to speed up security in its metro...

Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city’s overcrowded metro, using a ‘credit system’ to sort passengers into...

Full-body scanners to return to Delhi’s IGI airport after modifications

Body scanners are expected to return to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport for another round of trials shortly, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officers...

NPCIL and ISRO alerted of cyber security breach

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have been alerted of a possible breach by suspected...

New York City eyes regulation of facial recognition technology

Legislation that would begin to regulate the use of facial recognition technology in the United States’ most populous city could soon be made into...

72% Indian enterprises wrong about Cloud security

About 72 percent of security decision makers in large enterprises in India wrongly believe that security provided by Cloud providers is sufficient to protect...

UK prisons to get additional £100 million to bolster security

Prisons across England and Wales are set to receive a £156 million cash boost to tackle the most pressing maintenance issues, as announced by...

India to have Marine Police Force to guard coastline

The Ministry of Home Affairs has completed the modalities of setting up a new armed force -- Central Marine Police Force -- to strengthen...

GMR Hyderabad Airport initiates body scanner trials

In line with the directive given by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), GMR led Hyderabad International Airport has commenced a three-month trial...

New digital forensics unit to crack down on smuggling in UK...

A new digital forensics unit and expanded digital investigations team will crack down on criminal activity involving devices smuggled into jails, was announced by...

FBI reconsidering body camera policy amid tensions with local police departments

Amid tensions with police departments over body camera policy, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Saturday that his agency would “find a way forward”...

3,360 VIPs lost security cover in 2017

The number of VIPs — ministers, MPs, MLAs, judges, bureaucrats, and private individuals — getting police protection reduced by at least 16% between 2016...

Florida city conned out of $742K by hackers

For the second time in as many months, a Florida city was conned out of more than $700,000 by scammers posing as reps from...

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Smart cities initiative drives video analytics market in India

The latest research from 6wresearch suggests that the video surveillance analytics software market size in India is projected to grow at a CAGR of...

Melbourne airport first with new scanner technology

Melbourne Airport, in partnership with Smiths Detection, has gone ‘live’ with the latest checkpoint screening technology featuring Computed Tomography (CT) X-ray in Terminal 4....

MyGate raises $56M to bring its security management service to more...

MyGate, a Bangalore-based startup that offers security management and convenience service for guard-gated premises, has said it has bagged more than $50 million...

G4S awarded for 15 million Km secure passage in Iraq

G4S has been recognised for its outstanding commitment to safe driving practices in Iraq by Basrah Gas Company, after reaching a key milestone with...