Airline testing biometrics to replace boarding tickets
Alaska Airlines is currently testing a machine that scans fingerprints of passengers as they go through the boarding process. Instead of displaying a paper...
CCTV surveillance for 17 Konkan Railway stations
In order to strengthen the security apparatus at railway stations, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) has decided to install CCTV surveillance systems at 17...
US Department of Homeland Security warns of drone attack
The Department of Homeland Security has sent an intelligence assessment to police agencies across the country about drones being used as weapons in an...
Clear proposal for more police in Delhi, High Court to Centre
The Delhi High Court has directed the union finance ministry to examine and clear, within four weeks, the proposal for inducting over 16,000 personnel...
G4S wins £80m contract to guard new nuclear power plant
G4S has announced that it has successfully secured a ten-year contract with EDF Energy valued at £80 million overall. The worldwide secure outsourcing group...
Linking Road malls are violating fire safety rules: BMC
An inspection by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has revealed that several malls around the Linking Road area in Mumbai are violating the fire...
Honeywell’s unique cyber security facility
Honeywell's Industrial cyber security facility opened recently in the US. It aims to help companies develop a more offensive approach to cyber security and...
Delhi police goes on a modernization drive
Paying heed to the PM's call to implement the concept of "smart" policing, Delhi Police is giving a push to its long-pending modernization proposals....
The Tenon Group of Companies acquires UK based Facility Management company...
India’s leading Integrated Security & Facility Management Corporation – The Tenon Group has announced the 100% acquisition of Office & General Group Limited (O&G),...
Vistara launch mobile phone boarding pass facility at Mumbai
GVK MIAL (Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd.) and Vistara have announced the launch of mobile phone boarding pass facility for Vistara’s customers travelling out...
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...





