SECURITY TODAY

The Mumbai Police extended the deadline for all private and commercial establishments in the city to install CCTV cameras by two months. Shopkeepers or commercial establishment owners who refuse to abide by it despite...

In spite of a highly unusual 2020, the security industry’s constant transformation has not stopped. Several significant shifts in the use of technology are even accelerating – for example the increasing applications of multi-perception...

India developed its first indigenous 9 mm machine pistol, the Defence Ministry informed that the machine gun was co-developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army. The Army's infantry...

The Ras Al Khaimah Transport Authority (RAKTA) has launched the pilot phase of a ‘smart monitoring and control system’. This will see the introduction of smart surveillance cameras in buses and taxis; meters; and...

In Xuhui District in China, people who file police reports must now do so on a machine. The cases reported are sorted out in a case handling system developed by the district police that...

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is set to launch a certificate in fire safety for construction, due to begin on 17 February 2021. The fire safety course follows the recommendations in Dame Judith...

AP Director General of Police (DGP) Gautam Sawang has announced that the department has solved 29 of the total 44 attacks on temples in the state and has arrested 85 persons. The DGP maintained that...

A new annual report shows that sales of access control products declined to $7.9Bn in 2020. However the report from researchers at Memoori also forecasts that by 2025 the world market should be worth...

The Rajasthan government has sanctioned Rs 8.40 crore for the installation of CCTV cameras at police stations of the state. The total cost of the project is nearly 17 crore and the government okayed...

The French city of Cannes has installed a ‘talking’ security camera in its Commandant Maria square to assist municipal police. The system, which adds to two standard cameras already in the square, can...