Karnataka Police have the most number of CCTV cameras in India

If one were to go by a recent Union Home Ministry report, Karnataka Police top the list in the number of CCTV cameras deployed...

Veracity acquires I-Comply Ltd

Veracity acquired icomply (I-Comply Ltd), the UK’s leading software provider of integrated command and control security solutions. The agreement includes all operational staff, software,...

North Western Railways to install HD CCTV cameras at 33 stations

In order to ensure better safety and security to passengers including women, the north western railways (NWR) is planning to install high definition (HD)...

Security for Trump Tower is causing NYPD’s budget to balloon

The New York Police Department is expecting protection of Trump Tower to be very, very costly. During a City Council hearing, NYPD Deputy Commissioner...

Kolkata wants roads to be monitored on CCTV every 200 meters

Road safety and rising crime are major issues that city planners and government authorities all over the world are trying to bring down without...

Study: Biometrics driving growth in passenger screening

Research group Frost and Sullivan has found that biometric solutions are finding considerable commercial applications in passenger screening markets. In a new report, F&S’s...

Now, women can carry small knives in Delhi Metro

The Central Industrial Security Force, which is responsible for security in Delhi Metro Rail Corporation network, has now allowed women to carry small knives...

Ex-spies flocking to private security sector, eroding traditional codes of silence...

Britain’s burgeoning security sector is increasingly recruiting former spies to do its dirty work, leading to the erosion of traditional codes of discretion among...

Draft CTCP for Tiruchi airport chalked out

A top-level security meeting regarding putting in place a Counter Terrorism Contingency Plan (CTCP) for the Tiruchi International Airport was held recently. Senior officers...

US Presidential Inauguration to be secured by Delta barriers

20 Delta MP5000 mobile deployable vehicle crash barriers have been ordered by the Secret Service to protect participants and observers from the new preferred...

Central Secretariat metro station gets huge video wall

Seeking to raise awareness on civic issues and metro safety norms, the DMRC has installed a giant LED video screen in the premises of...

$1.57 trillion global defence spend in 2016

"2016’s $1.57 trillion global defence spend is to kick off a decade of growth," IHS Markit says. After a lackluster 2015, global defence spending rose...

14-year-old Gujarat boy signs 5 crore deal for production of his...

A 14-year-old boy in Gujarat has signed an agreement worth Rs. 5 crore to explore the possibility of commercial production of a drone created...

From the Editor’s Desk: January 2017

Dear Reader Welcome to 2017 and hopefully, a new India! After demonetisation was announced on November 8, the government put considerable emphasis on educating the public...

Security plans could include cameras that can spot guns through clothing

Cameras that can spot guns through layers of clothing -- using infrared or similar technologies -- may be included in sweeping new security measures,...

Launch of Dubai’s Security Industry Regulatory Agency to lead Intersec 2017

The launch of Dubai’s Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA) will feature in a full conference programme at Intersec 2017, where leading decision makers will...

Laser walls, smart sensors at India-Bangladesh border soon

The Border Security Force (BSF) is set to install laser walls and smart sensors along the Indo-Bangla international border in West Bengal to plug...

Drone services market set to soar

According to recent published research from Marketsandmarkets, the drone services market is estimated to be USD 705.3 million in 2016 and is projected to...

Police scanner on Kolkata security agencies

The arms department of Lalbazar Police Station, Kolkata is in a fix. Just days after it arrested a private security guard for using an...

Access Control as a Service market to show solid growth

According to the new market research report on the "Access Control as a Service Market from Marketsandmarkets, this sector is expected to reach USD...