Flyers made to remove shoes, belts at airports

Amid a heightened alert in the wake of Brussels terror attacks, security agencies have stepped up vigil at sensitive airports in the country with...

Singapore’s Changi Airport T4 to deploy facial recognition

Morpho has signed a contract with Changi Airport in Singapore to supply a solution to facilitate the passenger journey using facial recognition. This biometric...

Plan B in place for security of Pune Cantt. Board schools

The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) has finally dropped its plan to deploy armed guards at schools and shopping complexes. Instead, it is now planning...

IHS & Markit in $13B merger for critical info and analytics

IHS Inc and Markit Ltd have signed a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-share merger of equals to create...

Central Railway tempts CCTV firms with Rs 6 crore ad revenue...

The railways has been trying to push the installation of CCTVs on its trains for security purposes by trying to entice firms with the...

CCL Industries to acquire Checkpoint Systems

CCL Industries Inc., a world leader in specialty label and packaging solutions has entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby CCL will acquire Checkpoint...

From the Editor’s Desk: March 2016

Dear Reader I re-emphasize what I stated in one of my earlier editorials, that in September 2014, it took the Supreme Court of India to...

Checklist ready for issuing fire safety certificates to Kerala high-rises

The Kerala Fire and Rescue Services Department has prepared a checklist of points to verify while according fire safety certificates to high-rises. The 46-point...

Godrej Security Solutions in revamp mode for more security

Godrej Security Solutions (GSS) is in revamp mode. With over 35 newly developed products in the home-safes category, the company is pitching itself aggressively...

Bangladesh central bank hacked

It has been reported that Bangladesh’s central bank has been targeted by a group of cybercriminals who have used forged credentials to make illegitimate...

Bombay High Court: Do fire safety audit rules exist?

The Bombay High Court recently directed the BMC and fire officials to submit an affidavit in court and inform it if there were any...

ID & access management market to grow to $12.78B by 2020

The identity and access management market is expected to grow from USD 7.20 Billion in 2015 to USD 12.78 Billion by 2020, at a...

Vishwanath Kulkarni joins HID Global as Director of Sales for India...

HID Global®, the worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, has appointed Vishwanath Kulkarni as Director of Sales, Physical Access Control, India and SAARC. In...

No Fire NOC for any government school in Gurgaon

Not only the government schools in the district lack in basic infrastructure, but they also compromise on the safety of their students. Shocking it...

Vodafone sets up global cyber security division

Vodafone Group has created a new global business unit dedicated to providing enterprise customers with cyber security technologies and specialist advice and support. The...

Bengaluru Guards to join cops to curb crime

Whitefield police in Bengaluru are collaborating with communities in the area to curb crime and to make people become more aware of their surroundings....

Devon fire safety firm wins £15m Heathrow airport contract

A Devon fire safety company has won a £15 million maintenance contract with Heathrow airport. Trinity Fire & Security Systems is celebrating the multimillion...

Assa Abloy acquires US door company Lighthouse

Assa Abloy has acquired Lighthouse, a sectional door and docking distributor in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, USA. Lighthouse was established in 1994...

Ford to upgrade police cars to include bulletproof doors

Ford Motor Company will soon be upgrading the doors on its Police Interceptor Sedans and SUVs. They’ll be the first in the U.S. to...

160 ‘weak points’ identified in Delhi Metro security: CISF

A total of 160 "weak points" or chinks in the security of Delhi Metro have been identified and measures are being taken to plug...