“Stop hiring undertrained private security”, expert tells SA universities
South African universities need to re-evaluate their security plans and stop hiring security companies that lack the knowledge or resources to anticipate and deal...
Airport security may be outsourced to cut costs
The Union Civil Aviation ministry has commissioned a survey to find out what kind of security jobs at airports can be outsourced to private...
Nigeria Private security companies recruit 823,502 people in six years —NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics says that private security guards companies employed no fewer than 828,502 people in Nigeria from 2013 to 2018. The...
Using Aadhaar biometrics for forensics technically & legally not feasible: UIDAI
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has told the Delhi High Court that it was not legally and technologically feasible to use Aadhaar...
Fire safety failures found in more than half of London’s care...
More than half of the capital’s care homes have failed London Fire Brigade safety checks.
During inspections of 177 care homes, the Brigade found one...
Pakistan police gets a CCTV watchdog
The Punjab police in Pakistan have completed installation of CCTV cameras in 716 police stations in 36 districts of the province. This was...
Army commences induction of new sniper rifles along LoC
The Indian Army has started the induction of new sniper rifles along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, a top army officer...
All Delhi-NCR vehicles must carry fuel stickers by October, says EPCA
The Supreme Court-appointed body Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority has directed the Delhi government and other states whose territories fall within the National...
FLIR acquires Canadian drone-maker Aeryon Labs for $200M
FLIR Systems has acquired Aeryon Labs, a leading developer of high-performance unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the global military, public safety and critical infrastructure...
Thousands of Aadhar numbers leaked due to negligence
As per the report by TechCrunch, the web system which was used for marking the attendance of government employees in Jharkhand was shockingly left...
Screeners shortage puts US airport security in jeopardy
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has called up national deployment officers to operate checkpoints as a shortage of screeners has put airport security...
Who moved my wallet? Inside the evolution of digital payments
The digital payment industry has grown rapidly in the past five years, solving countless consumer inconveniences, including how to shop without hard cash in...
Indian Navy to upgrade perimeter security at its air bases
The Indian Navy has announced an extensive upgrade in the perimeter security of its major air stations around the country to protect valuable assets,...
Fire safety law makes alarms compulsory in every Scottish home
Every local home must have fitted smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms by February 2021, under new laws that follow on from the Grenfell...
MHA gets Rs 1.03 lakh crore; emphasis on border infrastructure, police...
For the first time, budgetary provisions for the Home Ministry has crossed the Rs 1-lakh crore mark and is pegged at over Rs 1,03,000...
Cape Town gives Safety and Security Directorate an extra R165m
Additional funding for the City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate has become available through the adjustments budget, which will go before Council...
ADT announces new consumer privacy initiative
ADT Inc. a leading provider of monitored security and interactive home and business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, has announced its...
Ahmedabad gets road traffic surveillance system
In the next few months, Ahmedabad will see one of the most sophisticated camera surveillance systems operational in the country. Some 1,086 locations within...
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ASIS New Delhi – Chapter 207 AGM
The Annual General Meeting for 2018 was conducted at Hotel Jaypee Siddharth, 3, Rajendra Place, New Delhi on 19th December 2018. Despite a somewhat...
