US seized a record 5,700 firearms via airport security checks in 2021: TSA

In 2021, about 5,700 firearms were seized at airport security checkpoints in the US, the most ever reported by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). As per the reports of CBS News, the department announced...

City Of LA, Metro team up to launch cyber security mobile phone app

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Tuesday it has teamed up with the city of Los Angeles to launch a free mobile security app — to protect people in L.A. County from...

Vikram Misri appointed deputy National Security Advisor

Seasoned diplomat Vikram Misri has been appointed as deputy national security adviser in the national security council secretariat. The appointment of Misri, a 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, came after he served as...

Private Security industry contributes immensely to national Security – Sri Lanka Defense Secretary

Sri Lankan Defense Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne says the Private Security Industry is an emerging industry and the support given by the Industry is immense as they are contributing to national security. “Besides contributing...

7 airports complete preliminary testing of Digi Yatra Biometric boarding system

Four airports of the Airports Authority of India (AAI)-- Varanasi, Pune, Kolkata and Vijayawada and three joint venture airports-- Hyderabad, Bangalore and New Delhi have completed preliminary testing of the Digi Yatra biometric boarding...

January 2022 Issue is NOW ONLINE

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Delhi Police launches project for safety, security of children

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana has launched Project 'Abhaya', a joint initiative of the force and an NGO for safety and security of girls, officials said here. Abhaya means "one who is fearless", and...

CCTV systems around Lahore remain blind

In 2018, the Punjab Safe City Authority had inaugurated a network of over 8,000 closed-circuit television systems across Lahore, in a bid to deter crime and terrorism in the provincial capital. At the time, former...

Smiths opens new global technology development centre in India

This year Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, has opened a new global technology development centre in Bangalore, India, to act as a global hub for the development...

US Homeland Security agents to test use of body cameras

Agents with an investigative unit of the Department of Homeland Security will wear body cameras for the first time as part of a six-month pilot program that will focus on the costs and benefits...