J&K Police floats tenders to branch out its CCTV surveillance network

The Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) has floated a tender for a tie-up to design, supply, implement and maintain CCTV surveillance system across 385 proposed sites and 162 existing sites in Jammu union territory...

Criminals using jammers, deauthers to disrupt WiFi security cameras

A new warning is being issued for anyone who uses wireless security cameras like "Ring" to protect their home. A Detroit woman said her Ring camera didn't capture the moment her car was stolen...

3000 CISF posts at airports abolished, private security to take over

The government has abolished more than 3,000 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) posts as part of a major security architecture overhaul at Indian airports under which non-sensitive duties will be rendered to private security...

Half a million SA security guards may go on strike soon, unions warn

Half a million private security workers in South Africa may start to strike next month, as unions have not found common ground with employers at wage talks. This was the warning issued by Kungwini...

CCTV cameras to be upgraded in ‘unsafe’ Taunton town centre

Thousands of pounds will be spent upgrading Taunton’s CCTV cameras as councillors admitted they didn’t feel safe in the town centre. There are nearly 100 CCTV cameras covering public spaces in Taunton, Wellington, Watchet...

PMC to hire 1,650 security guards

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will recruit 1,650 security personnel on a contract basis. The civic body’s security department has floated tenders for the same, said officials. Madhav Jagtap, head of the security department...

Auburn city schools adds K9 security to reduce school shooting risks

This school year, Auburn City Schools (ACS) launched its new Paws on Patrol program, using detection dogs to mitigate school shooting risk so students feel safer on campus. The partnership is between the school...

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...