Two committees formed for fire safety audit in Railways’
The Southern Railway has informed the Madras High Court that it has constituted two committees for a comprehensive fire safety audit on railways. These...
IHS revises growth figures in Mexico and Brazil
Slower growth than originally forecast is expected for the electronic access control market in Mexico and Brazil, according to a recent regional report published...
Britain raises security threat from ‘substantial’ to ‘severe’
Responding to recent events in Syria and Iraq, Britain has upgraded its security threat level to "severe," the government has announced, meaning a terrorist...
SIS Prosegur to acquire cash management business of ISS?
Cash logistics firm SIS Prosegur is all set to acquire the cash management business of Danish major ISS for about Rs 150 crore. The...
NIA seeks nod for undercover operations
In a radical proposal that can change the way anti-terror probes are done in the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has asked the...
New traffic Act brings in stricter punishment
Motorists violating traffic laws should be prepared to face stricter punishment as the old Motor Vehicles Act is set to be replaced by a...
Philadelphia police urges businesses to register security cameras with police
More than 675 people have registered their security cameras with the Philadelphia Police Department's SafeCam program since it began in 2011, and law enforcement...
CCTV gets PMC employees to stick to schedules
For Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) secondary education department, there has been a positive change in the way their employees work now. A fortnight after...
Mandatory CCTV in all buildings: Dubai police
Security surveillance will have to be compulsorily installed in all Dubai buildings, according to Dubai Police. According to Dubai Police, owners of buildings, residential...
Mumbai CCTV Project Update: Finally, bids arrive
After being delayed for six years, the Maharashtra home department’s ambitious project for installation of CCTVs in Mumbai has got a fresh lease of...
DTC starts installing CCTV in 200 buses
According to the DTC, CCTV cameras are being installed in 200 buses in the first phase. "A Hyderabad-based company has started to install CCTV...
CISF to train personnel in tactical profiling of passengers at airports
In order to reduce the security screening time for fliers at Indian airports, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has directed its personnel to train...
Cryptzone acquires Hisoftware
Cryptzone, a global provider of data security and identity and access management (IAM) solutions, has acquired Hisoftware Inc., a leading provider of governance, compliance...
Verint wins technology award
Verint Systems Inc has been recognised by Government Security News (GSN) as part of the publication’s 2014 Airport, Seaport, Border Security Awards Program, in...
Soteria Command and Control Centre Launched
In what is perhaps the first of its kind outsourced command and control centre, Soteria was formally launched at the Hotel Leela in Gurgaon...
Cash crunch keeps some schools insecure in Bangalore
Two months after a minor girl was raped in school premises in Bangalore, schools in the city are racing against time to implement security...
Security umbrella body takes shape
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate a joint command of apex security agencies at a facility in Gurgaon shortly before marking the...
Delhi Police complain to IB as visiting leaders refuse to accept...
The preference of some politicians for state police security officers is making things difficult for the Delhi Police. Many politicians, for the sake of...
Abdul Kalam calls for research in cyber security
Offensive and defensive cyber capabilities were as important as nuclear expertise for the nation and institutions like IITs need to enhance their research in...
Mumbai has most short-circuit fires and deaths in India
Mumbai is the most dangerous city in the country as far as fires caused by short-circuits go. From 2009 to 2013, 285 short-circuit-caused fires...
