Over 85,000 given fire safety training in J&K
More than 85,000 people have been trained as the first respondents about fire safety, prevention and precautionary measures by the Fire and Emergency Services...
BSIA elects broadcaster Nick Ross as new president
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has elected broadcaster and campaigner Nick Ross CBE as its new president. Nick will replace Sir Keith Povey,...
Drones to monitor prisons in Maharashtra to strengthen security
In a bid to enhance the security of prisons in Maharashtra, authorities have decided to deploy drones for surveillance. In the initial phase, 12...
NRF report shows organised retail crime a growing threat for U.S....
Organised retail crime (ORC) is a perpetual and burgeoning problem for the U.S. retail industry, and evidence suggests it is growing in both scope...
TSA firearm detections increased by 10.3% during first quarter of 2023
Interceptions of firearms, made by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers, amounted to 1,508 at airport security checkpoints during the first quarter of 2023....
Use of AI, tech-based surveillance to analyse crime, Amit Shah tells...
In a review meeting with the officials of his ministry, Union Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised developing the ecosystem for cybercrime management, modernization of...
IAF developing security app to enable use of cell phones in...
The Indian Air Force is developing a security application for use on smart phones that will not only permit cell phones to be carried...
Fire safety gaps turning Himachal schools, hospitals into tinderboxes, finds CAG...
A performance audit report by the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) has revealed glaring lapses in the fire safety norms at government schools and...
Saudi Arabia deploys advanced surveillance for Hajj
Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, the Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, declared that they’ve taken extraordinary efforts to ensure the safety and security of all pilgrims...
UIDAI and IIT Bombay are set to develop Contactless ‘Biometric Authentication...
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has teamed up with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay) to develop a touchless biometric capture...
Homeland Security to explore using AI to detect fentanyl shipments
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has announced the creation of a task force that will assess the ways artificial intelligence can be used to...
Switzerland to spend $27M on new multimodal biometric matching system
The Swiss government is earmarking 24.61 million Swiss francs (roughly US$27.18 million) for the renewal and upgrade of the country’s Automated Fingerprint Matching System...
The NYPD is bringing back its robot dog
The New York Police Department is reenlisting Digidog, the four-legged robot that the city faced backlash for deploying a few years back, as reported...
Intel alerts raised asking forces to secure key establishments in North...
Central agencies have alerted security forces to the possibility of attacks at key establishments in northern India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir as well...
40% of IT security pros say they’ve been told not to...
More than 40 percent of surveyed IT security professionals say they've been told to keep network breaches under wraps despite laws and common decency...
Indore CMHO to serve final ultimatum to 112 pvt hospitals for...
Irate by the negligence of private hospitals in Indore to submit their fire NOC, collector Ilayaraja T has asked the chief medical and health...
TSA spends $1.3bn on scanners
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded three orders worth a combined $1.3bn for computed tomography (CT) scanners, for deployment from summer 2023.
If all...
Infinova’s video surveillance cameras at 60+ Indian airports to amplify security
In order to bolster security measures and combat acts of terrorism at over 60 airports across India, Infinova has been the preferred Surveillance System...
New surveillance system in offing as J&K Police eye major reforms
In a major boost to infrastructure and law enforcement capabilities in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has allocated Rs 799 crore for Police welfare...
Saudi aviation sector scores over 94% in ICAO’s security audit
Saudi Arabia has scored 94.4 percent in a security audit carried out by the International Civil Aviation Organization, as the Kingdom continues to work...
