Facebook to acquire security company PrivateCore
Facebook Inc said it will acquire a company that helps protect the computers and data centers that power internet services. Facebook did not disclose financial...
IHS reports: video surveillance market in Latin America sees over 14%...
The Latin American video surveillance equipment market is forecast to see annual average growth rates of over 14%. This is despite ongoing economic uncertainty...
Hyderabad Police plan to rope in private security guards to check...
The 1.5 lakh private security guards in the city will soon work as an extension of the police force in the state capital. As...
Biometrics market in India estimated to grow at CAGR of 44.22%...
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biometrics Market in India 2014-2018" report to their offering. The analysts forecast the Biometrics market in...
Seminars on Perimeter Defense Systems
Southwest Microwave, a leading global provider of high-security outdoor electronic perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS), has announced that it will host a series of...
Delhi Police launches ‘Whatsapp’ helpline to curb corruption
The next time a police officer seeks a bribe or harasses you, don’t feel frustrated. Help is at hand, literally in the form of...
Audit finds chinks in Delhi airport security
Defective X-ray machines, malfunctioning metal detectors, insufficient CCTV cameras – a security audit laid bare the vulnerabilities of Delhi airport, which has the capacity...
KSSA celebrates Independence Day
The Karnataka Security Services Association, the apex body of all the private agencies and firms offering private security services, has created history by participating...
Navi Mumbai Police issue code of practice for CCTV use
The Navi Mumbai police led by IPS officer K L Prasad recently promulgated a code of practice for CCTV surveillance by public and private...
Master Lock acquires Sentry Safe
The Master Lock Company (TMLC) has announced that it has acquired Sentry Safe, a leading producer of personal safes and protective security containers. According...
Schneider acquires Gunsan Elektrik, Turkey
Schneider Electric SE has signed an agreement to acquire Günsan Elektrik, the second largest player in wiring device accessories serving residential and commercial buildings...
Happy Independence Day
The Security Today group of publications including Security Today, Security Update, Security Today e-News, and the Security Today website: www.SecurityToday.in wishes its readers a...
Eminent Security Consultant Nikkhil Krishen passes away
Mr. Nikkhil Krishen, an eminent Fire, Life Safety & Security Consultant left for his heavenly abode on 7th August 2014 at an untimely early age,...
Anixter buys Tri-Ed Distribution for $420 Million
Anixter Int’l has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tri-Ed, a leading independent distributor of security and low-voltage technology...
India Fire & Security Yatra begins on a high note in...
With an aim to promote the advance usage of fire safety and security systems across the country, the Indian Fire and Security Yatra, 2014...
DHS faces cyber intrusion
A private company that conducts security background checks for federal employees had a “cybersecurity intrusion,” the Department of Homeland Security has said. The FBI...
NIC tries to play down security breach, critical data at risk
A major security breach of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), which runs all the emails of senior officials and websites of all central government...
CISF wants intelligent security cameras at IGI airport
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) wants to ramp up the technology used for securing the Delhi airport in the form of improved video...
Pauline Norstrom is the new BSIA chairperson
Newly-elected Chairman of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), Pauline Norstrom, has marked her appointment with a focus on raising stakeholders’ awareness of the...
Lady cops on wheels to check crimes against women in Delhi
The Union Home Ministry has asked the Delhi Police to form women patrolling squads for areas frequented by women or from where such crimes...

























