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...

India is creating a national facial recognition system

India is working to build the biggest facial recognition system in the world. The government envisions a future where the police officials from the...

Fresh graduates to spearhead HCL Technologies’ cyber security push

While demand for cybersecurity services continues to be strong for HCL Technologies, talent remains an area of concern. To cater to the demand, the...

Google and Amazon Smart Speakers are vulnerable to phishing, eavesdropping hacks

Seemingly harmless applications for Google Home and Amazon Echo smart speakers can be used to eavesdrop on unsuspecting users, security researchers with SRLabs have...

TSA facing rise in firearms confiscations in states with more permissive...

While the TSA has increased its efforts to warn passengers against bringing their firearms to the airport, the number of firearms seized at airports...

In a first, two sniper rifles developed by Bengaluru-based firm

In line with the central government's push to make India a major defence manufacturing hub, a firm based in Karnataka's Bengaluru has developed the...

Hong Kong prisons test ‘smart tech’ to improve security, surveillance

Hong Kong's prison authority will test facial recognition technology, tracking wristbands and robot warders to create a "super security and surveillance system" and hopefully...

Karnataka Cabinet approves Rs 667 Crore Nirbhaya Fund Plan for safety...

Over 16,000 surveillance cameras and GIS-based crime mapping for predictive policing are among the measures to be put in place in the city under...

J&K Police to maintain a database of all floating populations as...

Jammu and Kashmir police has directed its officers to maintain a database of all floating populations living in their jurisdiction as part of a...

Facial authentication market starts to accelerate

The Eurotunnel project between France and the UK has emerged as one of the first non-airport border control applications for facial authentication systems in...

Brazil plans massive centralized biometric database of all citizens

The government of Brazil intends to collect a broad range of biographic and biometric information, including fingerprint, iris, face, voice, and gait biometrics about...