Surveillance industry set to top US $20B in 2020
The year 2020 will represent a landmark for the video surveillance industry, with global sales of goods including cameras, recorders, video management software (VMS)...
AAI to introduce AI powered baggage screening
Eight airports were chosen by the Airport Authority Of India (AAI) to test the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence in baggage screening. Pune airport was...
Delhi Commissioner of Police gets emergency detention powers under NSA
The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal, has authorised Delhi's Commissioner of Police with the emergency detention powers under the National Security Act (NSA)...
Outdated firmware poses greatest cyber risk
According to new research conducted by Genetec, as many as 68.4%—or almost 7 out of 10—cameras are currently running out of date firmware. Outdated...
Pune, other airports get security boost with AI-powered baggage screening
In an effort to enhance safety and security infrastructure at airports in India, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) announced that Pune airport among...
RBI diktat to secure your credit and debit card transactions
Using your credit and debit cards is going to get a bit safer. On January 15, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued...
Indian Army to get one lakh AK-203 assault rifles from Russia
The Indian Army is all set to sign an agreement with Russia for the purchase of the AK-203 assault rifles. As per the plan,...
Hikvision Smart thermal camera winner in Fire and Explosion category of...
Hikvision, the world’s leading supplier of innovative video security products and solutions, has won a GIT Security Award for its Thermal Explosion Proof Camera...
National Crime Records Bureau pushes back facial recognition bid deadline again
After pushing the deadline back five times, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in India is still accepting bids for a national facial recognition-based...
Railway stations to have smart cameras for facial recognition
Indian Railways in an effort to improve the overall security of the passengers travelling in the trains has decided to install smart cameras in...