Scotland to ban combustible cladding on high-risk buildings over 11 metres

Legislation to ban the use of combustible cladding in Scotland on residential and other high-risk buildings above 11m has been laid before the Scottish Parliament, which will make it the strictest limitation on the...

CAPFs, Assam Rifles have 2.70% women security personnel: MHA

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said that the total representation of women in all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) is 2.70 per cent out of the total strength of 10,04,583 security personnel....

Now Alexa can notify you when security camera detects person, package

Tech giant Amazon is rolling out a feature that will allow Alexa to notify users if their security camera sees a person or package. According to The Verge, Amazon's voice assistant can now announce...

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New rules for pvt security agencies in Goa

The Goa state cabinet has approved the Goa Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Rules, 2022. These rules have been framed in consonance with the Private Security Agencies Central Model Rules, 2020. There are around 47...

Report cyber security incidents within 6 hours to CERT-In: Govt

India’s cyber security agency Indian Computer Emergency Response (CERT-In) has directed organisations to mandatorily report cybercrime incidents to it within six hours. “Any service provider, intermediary, data centre, body corporate and government organisation shall...

Vancouver council rejects use of CCTV cameras to combat crime

Vancouver city council has voted down a controversial proposal that would have seen CCTV cameras installed in public spaces to address concerns around crime. Only Non-Partisan Association (NPA) Coun. Melissa De Genova, who introduced...

RBI introduces major changes to bank locker rules

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced new rule changes to bank locker rules in a bid to provide more security to customers. The new rules provide more safety to customers planning to open...

Godrej Security Solutions and FSAI launch fire safety assessment/audit

Godrej Security Solutions (GSS), India's leading home and institutional security solutions brand, have announced their collaboration with FSAI to launch a customized fire safety assessment, which will identify establishments as fire compliant. This...

International security agencies brace for Russian state-sponsored hacks

Ever since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, there has been a cascade of consequences felt around the world. The people of Ukraine have suffered some devastating losses in their home...