Centre plans to issue disaster, security alerts over TV, radio, railway station

The government is planning an expansion of the Common Area Protocol (CAP) disaster warning system to cover television, radio and railway stations to alert citizens in case of natural disasters or any sort of...

Toronto looks to hire more private security to surveil Parks, “Act On” encampments

The City of Toronto is seeking a private security firm that will have guards surveil parks, remove encampments, and make arrests. A request for proposals (RFP), posted recently, seeks private security guards to patrol...

Battery safety norms amended amid rising cases of fire in electric two-wheelers

Much concerned over the rising cases of fire incidents in electric two wheelers in different parts of the country, the road transport ministry has introduced a number of additional safety provisions in the battery...

FASTags to be replaced by automatic number plate readers: Nitin Gadkari

There might soon be no toll plazas across India's national highways. The government is working on replacing the toll plazas with automatic number plate reader cameras. These cameras will read the number plates of...

Aviation safety, security paramount, aggressive checks set: Scindia

Safety and security were "paramount" in the aviation sector and the civil aviation ministry had instituted a "very ambitious and aggressive" annual surveillance plan (ASP) of 3,709 checks for 2022-23, Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia...

Video surveillance market set to register $76 billion by 2027

The video surveillance market is projected to grow from USD 48.7 billion in 2022 to USD 76.4 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 9.4% during the forecast period. A number of factors, including...

UK security firms to recruit 62,000 new officers to meet demand

According to the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the trade body for the professional security industry in the UK has started consulting with its members, who provide over 70 per cent of private security...

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Swarm Drones system inducted in Indian Army’s mechanised forces

The swarm drone system equipped with cutting-edge technology that can identify targets using artificial intelligence-driven software is being inducted into the mechanised forces of the Indian Army. Swarm drones consist of a number of...

Hackers breach LastPass developer system to steal source code

Password management service LastPass confirmed a security incident that resulted in the theft of certain source code and technical information. The security breach is said to have occurred two weeks ago, targeting its development environment....