Surat’s security cover gets stronger
Escaping from crime scene is likely to be of little help for offenders in the Diamond City. Surat, which already has the country's biggest...
IESA to host DEFTRONICS 2015 in New Delhi, September 9-11
India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA), the premier trade body representing the Indian Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) industry, will be hosting DEFTRONICS...
NYPD Testing Crime-Forecast Software
The New York Police Department is testing software that uses neighborhood-specific data and past criminal activity to create statistical models that forecast where and...
Over 240 Mumbai civic schools lack fire safety measures
The civic administration has send out notices to buildings that do not follow fire norms, yet, it has failed to ensure that its schools...
Collision Call app could save lives
A new app which automatically calls and alerts emergency services after a heavy collision can save thousands of lives after a traffic accident. This...
NEC NeoFace Watch facial recognition system chosen for 14 international airports...
NEC Corporation recently announced its selection by the Receita Federal (Brazilian National Tax Collection Agency) to provide NeoFace Watch facial recognition technology for 14...
Bengaluru Police enlist Periscope Live Streaming App in fight against crime
Bengaluru Police seem to have found an innovative way to use Periscope, Twitter’s live streaming app. Apparently, the service is being used by the...
9 years on, WR still has no baggage scanners
Passengers on Mumbai’s local trains remain sitting ducks nine years after the train blasts of July 11, 2006, as the railways are still struggling...
Security Experts hack into moving car and seize control
A pair of veteran cyber-security researchers have shown they can use the Internet to turn off a car's engine as it drives, sharply escalating...
Put all prisons under CCTV camera surveillance: SC
In a landmark verdict to ensure protection of human rights of prisoners, the Supreme Court has directed the Centre and all state governments to...
Private security to run metal detectors, x-ray at Canada court
Ottawa police are asking for budget approval to hire private security to run the metal detectors and x-ray machines being installed in the Ottawa...
High-security New Delhi district not very safe for women: Audit
Delhi Police has flagged several findings in the latest security audit of New Delhi district, which has revealed that out of 585 closed-circuit television...
Chennai Metro Rail Stations to get State Police Security Cover
Security arrangements for the Chennai Metro Rail, will in all likelihood, be taken over by the State police with private security guards, who are...
From the Editor’s Desk: July 2015
In June, I had the opportunity to travel out of Delhi a few times and noticed that the airports and airlines were running at...
Honeywell introduces new smart building technology
Honeywell has announced the next generation of smart building technology, Command and Control Suite, which turns complex facility data into recommendations and easy-to-implement changes...
Data Security Council of India focuses on cyber security for digital...
Security architects, senior security managers and decision makers brainstormed on a number of issues, including technology and cyber-security, during the seventh edition of Data...
New fire safety policy for Surat soon
All structures in Surat, which are 8m high, will need to have a fire safety certificate and those higher than 12m equipped with fire...
Pakistan Rangers remove cameras from border areas
The Pakistani Rangers have removed CCTV cameras they had installed on their side of the International Border along Jaisalmer and Barmer districts after objection...
Hikvision stays on top for the 4th year
According to the latest report from business information provider IHS Inc. Hikvision has strengthened its position as the world’s leading CCTV and Video Surveillance...
Japan’s NEC to develop hi-tech security system for Tirupati
An MoU signed between NEC India Private Limited, a subsidiary of diversified business conglomerate NEC, with Andhra Pradesh Technology Services Limited (APTS) aims to...
