250 private security agencies may lose licenses in Chennai
Senior police officers have recommended the cancellation of licences of 250 private security agencies in the state for failing to adhere to norms and...
Controversial SA law affecting security firms still unsigned
Controversial legislation that will effectively expropriate 51% of foreign-owned security companies in South Africa remains unsigned on President Jacob Zuma’s desk after being approved...
Nashik Building owners told to conduct fire safety audit
With the backdrop of the ensuing Kumbh Mela and the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measure Act, 2006, the Nashik fire department has...
New UK railway signalling system vulnerable to hackers, says expert
The European Rail Traffic Management System that is being rolled out in the UK might be an easy target for cyber criminals, an expert...
Fraudulent colleges: 129 UK security guard licenses revoked
Some 129 security guards are having their licenses revoked following a BBC investigation into fraudulent colleges. Tough exams must be passed to be able...
Shift ladies’ coaches to middle of trains: Parliamentary panel
The position of ladies' compartments in local and passenger trains should be shifted to the middle, a Parliamentary panel has mooted, noting that placing...
Israeli Ministry to regulate use of security cameras in schools
The Israeli education ministry has published guidelines regulating the use of security cameras in schools. The ministry emphasized that it does not see cameras...
Uber’s SOS button to alert local police control room
Taxi hailing app, Uber, has said it has upgraded its ‘SOS button’, which when pressed will now send a real-time alert to the local...
London airport police to use surveillance drones for counter-terrorism operations
London airport police will soon be using drones for surveillance following a successful trial at the Gatwick airport and a review by counter-terrorism officers....
Set up separate jails for terrorists: MHA to states
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an advisory to states and union territories asking them to set up new and separate prisons,...
MPs who bully security staff at airports to be publicly shamed
The Union Home Ministry has asked the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to publish the names of "egoistic" members of Parliament who are often...
Honeywell launches digital tool to counter plant and refinery cyber attacks
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has launched the first digital dashboard designed to proactively monitor, measure and manage cyber security risk for control systems for...
CP Plus TV campaign grabs eyeballs
CP Plus’s TV campaign for its line of security and surveillance products, where the communication has gone beyond the usual product narrative and captures...
Maharashtra to get country’s first security university
Maharashtra is all set to get the country's first security university. The institute primarily aims at training officers in the best techniques to handle...
Rajiv Ranjan Verma appointed DG, RPF
Senior IPS officer Rajiv Ranjan Verma has been appointed as Director General of the Railway Protection Force. Verma, a 1978 batch IPS officer of...
Allegion to acquire Brio
BAllegion, plc, a leading global security products and solutions provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Brio Industries, a division...
All TN police stations to have CCTV in five years: Govt....
Tamil Nadu government has told the Madras High Court that all police stations in the state would be provided with CCTV systems in a...
Luton airport selects Smiths to drive security upgrade
Smiths Detection has won a major contract to upgrade security screening at London’s Luton Airport (LLA) as part of a £100 million transformation of...
CCTV cameras to check illegal parking in Singapore
The Land Transport Authority of Singapore has announced that it will expand the coverage of CCTV cameras to 40 more locations around Singapore. LTA...
TN Police stress installing CCTV cameras in temples
The district police have decided to write to Ramanathapuram Samasthana Devasthanam and Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department to install CCTV cameras and...
