Winners of the 2024 India & South Asia OSPAs Announced

The 4th India & South Asia Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) took place at the United Services Institution of India (USI) in New Delhi....

Ukraine prepares law to unify its biometric surveillance systems

Ukraine is preparing a law that will help it unify its public video surveillance system – and sparking concerns among non-governmental organisations about the...

No poll excuses, notify Mumbai fire safety norms on time: Court...

The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to ensure that it strictly complies with the scheduled timeline to issue new fire safety...

LG Elec expands workforce to enhance AI cyber security

LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, is actively increasing its workforce to improve artificial intelligence cyber security as the growing uses...

Indian army using kites to combat drones, surveillance

THE Indian army is using kites, a bird of prey from the eagle family, to fight drones and carry out surveillance missions, according to...

Centre launches ‘DIP’ & ‘Chakshu’ portals to check cyber crime, financial...

Union minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw recently launched two new portals from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to check...

Consumer Reports says Amazon, Walmart, others selling unsafe video doorbells

Amazon, Sears, Shein, Temu and Walmart are among the online retailers selling video doorbells that “have security vulnerabilities that could expose users to hackers,”...

Delhi govt forms child safety monitoring committee to check students’ security...

The Delhi government has constituted a Child Safety Monitoring Committee to check the 'Minimum Standards of School Safety', a comprehensive school-safety checklist, a circular...

UC Berkeley parents hire private security guards to ensure campus safety

Parents of University of California, Berkeley students are taking safety and security around campus into their own hands. Several concerned parents of UC Berkeley...

All pharmacies in Chennai must install CCTV cameras: District Collector

Medical shops in Chennai without CCTV cameras will now face legal action. The Chennai District collector has issued an order making CCTV cameras mandatory...

TSA tests self screening at Las Vegas airport

The TSA, collaborating with the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate, just launched a self-service security screening system on a trial basis...

Critical security flaws exposed in 2 government cybersecurity apps, CERT-In raises...

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has raised concerns about vulnerabilities in two government applications, which could potentially allow hackers to take control...

Arizona K-12 district installs AI-powered security system

Surveillance technology company Iveda recently announced plans to equip three Arizona Navajo tribal school campuses with AI-powered surveillance equipment that will incorporate data collected...

Alaska high court rules against warrantless aerial police surveillance of private...

Alaska law enforcement agencies do not have the right to conduct aerial surveillance of private property with high powered telephoto technology without first obtaining...

MeitY amends IT rules: Surveillance data to be deleted within 6...

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has introduced amendments to the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Interception, Monitoring and Decryption of...

Gallagher Security named Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer for the second year...

Global security manufacturer, Gallagher Security, was recognised for a commitment to innovation by being named Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer at the 2024 Outstanding Security...

First ever US-India cyber security initiative launched to secure IT connections

The US Consulate, in collaboration with the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), launched the first-ever US-India Cyber Security Initiative to strengthen...

Texas’s San Antonio airport will get a 420 lb autonomous security...

An autonomous robot is due to become the latest addition to Texas’ San Antonio international airport’s security apparatus. Following a 7 to 3 vote...

Bhubaneswar police to arm its vehicles with GPS, will develop app...

The Commissionerate Police in Bhubaneswar in Odisha will soon procure 200 new GPS devices to be installed in PCR vans and police station vehicles...

Sharjah residents back its police and surveillance plans

A whopping 99.7 per cent of Sharjah residents say they feel safer as a result of Sharjah Police installing 89,772 high-tech surveillance cameras in...