India seeks a technology fix for internal security

The Indian government, in association with the private sector, is setting up a centre of excellence on internal security that will function as a...

Chennai cops want background checks on school bus drivers

The city police have asked schools to run a background check on owners and drivers of private vehicles, including school vans and auto-rickshaws, in...

Banks refuse loans to Pak-hit Gujarat fishermen

In Gujarat’s Saurashtra region, fishermen are in a Catch-22 situation. With Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency (MSA) preying on Indian fishermen who accidentally cross non-demarcated...

Mumbai CCTV project committee disbanded

Fed up of hiccups in the tendering of the for Mumbai, the Maharashtra cabinet has suspended the high-power committee set up to scrutinize...

40 per cent of airport staff fail explosives screening test

A little over 40 per cent of security personnel posted at airports across the country, who are supposed to detect explosives and suspicious objects...

Toll CCTV is only for collection not security!

If you thought that CCTV cameras are installed at the toll plazas on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway to manage traffic, surveillance and safety, think again....

CCTV cameras will be in all BEST buses by September

The BEST is stepping up the process of installing CCTV cameras in all its 4,100 buses on the roads in Mumbai. It has already...

Customize airport security checks for differently abled

Indian airports should put in place enhanced security checks such as full body scanners to ensure that differently abled passengers do not have to...

New guns, better vehicles for Noida police

The Uttar Pradesh government will equip the police in Noida and Greater Noida with sophisticated weapons, new patrol cars, communication gadgets, a well-equipped forensic...

Parliament House gets its exclusive commando unit

An exclusive specially trained paramilitary unit armed with the latest gadgets and weaponry has now been deployed for security of Parliament house complex. The team,...

Proposal to use LAD funds for CCTV cameras hits roadblock

The ambitious project of using funds from MLA/MP Local Area Development (LAD) for funding the installation of the cameras seems to have hit a...

Samsung Techwin SNP-6200 network dome camera wins CCTV Product of the...

Samsung Techwin’s SNP-6200 Full HD 20x PTZ network dome camera has been voted 2013 CCTV Product of the Year by the readers of PSI...

Multi-factor authentication stations for South Korean immigration project

Foreign visitors entering the Republic of Korea now go through an immigration clearance process that features SMARTCORE multi-biometric acquisition stations (MBAS) with Lumidigm multispectral...

G4S sign Tangier Med Port security agreement

G4S has been awarded a £10 million three-year contract to provide security services at the Tangier Port in Morocco. The global firm penned the...

BICSI releases new standard for Electronic Safety And Security System

BICSI, the international association supporting the information technology systems (ITS) industry with information, education, and knowledge assessment, has announced the release of its latest...

Karen Bomba named president and CEO of Morpho Detection

Morpho Detection, a subsidiary of Safran’s Morpho security business and a maker of explosives, narcotics, chemical, radiological, and nuclear detection systems, has announced that...

Tyco completes cash purchase of Exacq

Tyco Security Products has completed the acquisition of Exacq Technologies, a developer of open architecture video management systems (VMS) for security and surveillance applications...

MPs warn that UK is losing the battle against online criminals

British MPs claim that the UK is struggling to win the war on cyber-criminals and more needs to be done to combat the threat...

Indigovision and Southwest Microwave integrate in new strategy

As a result of its strategic focus on key markets, Indigovision has launched the Southwest Microwave Integration Module delivering a unique video security solution...

No compromise’ in Boston’s £229,000 CCTV overhaul

Boston's CCTV system – recognised as one of the best in the United States – will repay in operating and maintenance savings in just...