Private security agencies advised to work with police stations to control crime in Bhubaneswar
With the miscreants targeting the apartments for looting locked flats in Bhubaneswar, the Commissionerate Police held a meeting with private security agencies to discuss the difficulties faced by them. The meeting, attended by representatives...
AUS launches course in fire protection, safety in Sharjah
In a strategic move to advance its engineering curriculum and expand its academic portfolio, the American University of Sharjah (AUS) College of Engineering (CEN) will launch a new Minor in Safety and Fire Protection...
Chandigarh railway station set for surveillance, security upgrade
About 250 high-resolution CCTV security cameras with facial recognition systems are to be installed at the Chandigarh railway station as part of the station upgrade project. A total of six baggage scanner machines and...
Nissan Australia cyberattack claimed by Akira ransomware gang
The Akira ransomware gang has claimed that it breached the network of Nissan Australia, the Australian division of Japanese car maker Nissan. In a new entry added to the operation's date leak blog on...
Fund & maintain CCTV cams, Coimbatore cops appeal to people
In a bid to enhance the surveillance system in the city, the Coimbatore city police has recently changed the crime prevention approach from taking financial help from volunteers to directly involving people living in...
Vehicle break-ins prompt new surveillance tech in Texas city
More security cameras will be added along League City roads and in public places after an upsurge of vehicle break-ins at parks, according to Texas city officials. The city council recently approved an updated...
New criminal law bill broadens definition of terrorism, now includes ‘threat to economic security’
The revised Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, which seeks to replace the existing Indian Penal Code was introduced in the Parliament recently, and has significantly broadened the definition of terrorism. Under the proposed law, any...
EU to ban use of AI biometric surveillance by police without judicial authorisation
The European Union as a part of its historic agreement between the European Parliament and 27 member states will soon ban police and national security bodies in the EU from using real-time biometric data...
Smugglers using drones along LoC to avoid surveillance: BSF
The Border Security Force (BSF) officials have said the agency had prepared a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to check the movement of drones and smuggling of narcotics and weapons besides mapping the vulnerable points...
Working together for a safer UK railway: tripartite agreement signed
Southeastern, Network Rail and the British Transport Police have come together with a renewed focus to tackle antisocial behaviour on the railway and improve the safety and security of customers and staff.
The three organisations...
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Government’s surveillance order key to national security: MHA officials
A recent Union government order authorising 10 central agencies to access “any information” on computers within the country is crucial for national security and...
