German surveillance: Security trumps privacy as video bill passed

Public video surveillance appears set to become more commonplace in Germany after the lower house of parliament approved a package of new measures. Security...

Maharashtra to make self-certification of fire compliance mandatory

Maharashtra would soon enact its framework for appointing independent auditors for self-certification of electrical networks by building or flat owners. It would be mandatory...

Cabinet approves Amendments in Motor Vehicle Act 2016

The Cabinet has approved the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016 that provides for linking of driving licence and vehicle registration with an Aadhaar-based platform...

UK MOD selects Smiths Detection for global contract

Smiths Detection has been awarded a new, multi-million pound contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide a wide range of aviation...

BSIA endorses the national surveillance camera strategy for England and Wales

The Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Tony Porter, has launched a national surveillance camera strategy for England and Wales, which has been endorsed by the British...

Videonetics & Cognitec Announce Technology Partnership

Videonetics, a leading provider of Intelligent Video Management, Video Analytics and Traffic Monitoring software, has announced its technology partnership with Cognitec Systems, a leading...

Electronic devices, banned in carry-on luggage for select US-bound flights

The US government is temporarily barring passengers on certain flights originating in eight countries from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and most other electronics in...

CISF trains UP Police team for Lucknow Metro security

A 61-member team of Uttar Pradesh police officials is being trained by the CISF in acquiring some special skills for securing the Lucknow Metro....

Study claims locks are a more efficient solution than electronic security

A new study, which estimates the carbon footprint of burglary prevention measures, has found that the best options from both an environmental and security...

UIDAI launches new security feature to shield customer’s data

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new feature where users can lock and unlock their biometric details. This specific feature will...

Radars catch lane violators in Dubai

Dubai authorities have radar to spot queue jumpers. The radar has the capacity to catch the lane jumper from more than 1km away in...

Rs 226 Cr for 7 cities to strengthen surveillance systems

Seven major cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, have been given Rs 226 crore for augmenting infrastructure for surveillance, Union Minister Hansraj Ahir has said....

Euralarm highlights the risks of outsourcing maintenance of fire & security...

Euralarm recently published a new white paper on outsourcing the maintenance of fire safety security systems, specifically intended for building owners and managers. The...

IIT-Kharagpur develops superpower drone BHIM

A research group at IIT Kharagpur has designed the country's first indigenous superpower drone and named it after the second Pandava. It's just under...

Delhi’s Fleet Steet labeled fire trap

Nearly all buildings in Bahadur Shah Zafar (BSZ) Marg area have been declared fire traps by the Delhi Fire Service (DFS). The area is...

Hikvision introduces kits designed for SMB

To better serve its integrator partners who serve the small and medium business (SMB) market, Hikvision USA Inc., and Hikvision Canada Inc., North American...

Godrej Security Solutions and BIS organize a seminar on new benchmarks...

An interactive seminar on ‘PHYSICAL SECURITY PRODUCTS IN BANKS  (PSP) & OTHER INSTITUTIONS’ was organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, Bureau of Indian Standards, recently...

Delhi LG Anil Baijal orders ‘no tolerance zones’ to tackle illegal...

In the third meeting on the growing parking problems in the capital, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has directed authorities to identify roads and commercial...

David Paja former President Honeywell Security & Fire moves to Delphi...

Mr David Paja, former president of Honeywell Security & Fire, has accepted a new executive position with Delphi Automotive. In a press release, Delphi...

Hikvision update their Certified Security Associate (HCSA) training programme

Hikvision UK & Ireland have announced an update to their popular Hikvision Certified Security Associate (HCSA) training programme. Designed to educate security installers and...