Bhot jolokia chilli-based grenades now in Assam police armoury

Bhot jolokia of Assam, once rated as the hottest chilli in the world, is no longer restricted to the kitchen but has made its way to the armoury of security forces in Assam as...

Every UK police officer will have Taser to tackle rise in violence, chief constable...

Every police officer in the UK will be armed with a Taser within three years due to "worrying" levels of violence, a chief constable has predicted. Northamptonshire Police chief Nick Adderley said he believes...

NECTI partners with C-DAC to deploy new automated fingerprint identification system for Kerala Police

NEC Technologies India (NECTI), a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, has partnered with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to deploy its industry-leading automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS)...

Cybercriminals use smartphone calendars to distribute scam offers

Kaspersky experts have detected multiple cases of a sophisticated scam targeting users through fraudulent, unsolicited Google Calendar notifications and luring them into giving away their personal information. This scam abuses a specific feature of...

Tech to help save time in security checks at IGI airport

Security check at the Indira Gandhi International Airport is expected to be quicker as the airport operator and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which secures the airport, plan to install 10 Automatic Tray...

Advances in aviation security set to go on trial across UK

Government funding worth up to £1 million has been announced to enable pioneering aviation security solutions to be tested and trialled in a variety of environments which could include sports venues, shopping centres,...

RFID vehicles, barcode slips to ensure safety of Amarnath yatris

The Amarnath Cave Shrine Board and the security agencies have prepared a "detailed plan" to ensure that all pilgrims who register for the yatra are given the barcoded slips containing their vital details, photographs...

London surveillance camera count: 1 for every 14 people: Report

An assessment conducted by CCTV.co.uk — a network of video surveillance installers covering the United Kingdom — claims that the number of security cameras in London will hit a record high in 2019. With...

Florida city paying $600,000 to end ransomware attack

The city of Riviera Beach, Florida, has agreed to pay hackers about $600,000 in bitcoin to end a ransomware attack that crippled the city's IT infrastructure for nearly a month. Riviera Beach is one...

Hyderabad police moots database on security guards in IT hubs

The Cyberabad cops have mooted a nodal agency to keep an eye on likely trouble-makers among the three lakh private security personnel working in the IT hubs of Madhapur and Gachibowli. “There are 2-3...