DGCA issues rules for ground handlers to enhance airport safety
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation ( DGCA) has enhanced scrutiny of airport ground handling agencies to prevent incidents and improve overall aviation safety....
Pakistan’s defense minister backs surveillance by spy agency, challenged in court
Pakistan Federal Minister for Defense Khawaja Asif has said he supported the government’s decision to authorise Pakistan’s premier spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI),...
Kathua terror attack prompts cross-state security collaboration
In a significant move to enhance border security, top officials from the Border Security Force (BSF), intelligence agencies, and the Police forces of J&K...
Hezbollah adopts low-tech strategy as it tries to evade advanced Israeli...
Coded messages. Landline phones. Pagers. Following the killing of senior commanders in targeted Israeli airstrikes, the Iran-backed Lebanese terror group Hezbollah has been using...
Indian organisations plan to use gen-AI for security, but lack confidence...
Seventy three percent Indian organisations plan to harness generative AI (GenAI) within the next 12 months to enhance security measures and align IT objectives...
Guarding Outsourcing: Solutions to Emerging Challenges
In today's dynamic environment, guarding companies and their clients are increasingly facing a variety of threats and concerns, including data breaches, reputational damage, and...
Runways, Especially Tabletop, Under Scrutiny After Another Fatal Crash in Nepal.
SECURITY TODAY has compiled this article using information from IATA and other websites to help security professionals understand the basics of runway safety. This...
DHS S&T to make innovative fire safety technology available to fire...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced that interested fire departments across the country can now apply to test...
Google introduces passkeys for users at high risk of cyberattacks
Google users now have the option to use passkeys for account security in signing up for its Advanced Protection Program (APP). Until now, APP...
Government offices can’t refuse CCTV footage: Info panel
Obtaining CCTV footage comes under the ambit of the Right to Information Act, so no department can deny it to an applicant unless it...
ICAO releases new edition of Global Aviation Security Plan
The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) has released the new edition of its Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP), which is designed to enhance the...
Rajinder Khanna made additional NSA, Ravichandran is new deputy NSA
Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) Rajinder Khanna has been appointed as additional NSA while Intelligence Bureau special director T.V. Ravichandran was appointed as deputy...
New guidance on mitigating terrorist risk at major venues
The National Protective Security Authority, or NPSA, has produced new guidance that helps to highlight the main security concerns and provides various strategies to...
Punjab starts process to set up first high-security ‘radial jail’ in...
The Punjab government has initiated the process to set up a high-security “radial jail”, a first-of-its-kind Central jail in the state, to lodge terrorists,...
Dallas gets new runway surveillance system to reduce close-call risks
Recent close calls between airborne and taxiing aircraft at U.S. airports has led to an increased focus on the need for reducing such incidents—by...
India’s security market projected to grow to $15 billion in 5...
The Indian security market is poised for rapid growth, with biometrics and surveillance emerging as significant segments, said industry officials. To ensure the...
Nearly 800,000 affected by children’s hospital ransomware attack
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (“Lurie Children’s”) was impacted by a ransomware attack. This attack impacted 791,784 individuals and may...
Bank Biometrics becomes mandatory in Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced that biometric authentication has become mandatory for certain online transactions starting July 1, 2024. The measure...
MHA sanctions 1,700 CISF jawans for Noida airport
The Union government has sanctioned a 1,700-strong armed security contingent of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for the newly-built Noida International Greenfield Airport,...
Google is testing facial recognition technology for campus security, starting at...
Google is testing facial recognition technology for office security “to help prevent unauthorised individuals from gaining access to our campuses,” according to a description...
