Pandemic puts a brake on security industry growth
Memoori’s 12th annual world report on the Physical Security Business estimates that the total value of physical security products at factory gate prices in 2020 was $31.7Bn, a decline of over 7% in 2019....
Fire hazard prompts 350,000 + product recall
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, has announced the recall of 350,000 of the Ring Video Doorbell (2nd Generation) stating a problem with the video doorbell’s battery potentially overheating when the incorrect...
Delhi’s IP University introduces PG course on fire, safety audit
Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has inaugurated a “first-of-its-kind of course in India”, a postgraduate diploma in Fire and Safety Audit which will be offered by the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University...
Varanasi’s smart surveillance system: 3,000 cameras to keep watch over city
As part of the smart city project, 3,000 surveillance cameras, including 22 facial recognition cameras, will be installed at 720 locations across Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, to develop a smart surveillance system.
Facial recognition...
SECURITY TODAY’s Publisher and Editor-in-Chief honoured
SECURITY TODAY’s Publisher and Editor-in-Chief has been honoured to have featured at No. 4 on the global list of ‘Top 20 Influencers’ in the security and fire industry world-wide for the year 2020 in...
Hamad Airport to install advanced passenger screening checkpoint technology in partnership with Smiths Detection
Hamad International Airport (HIA) is the first airport in the region to obtain Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX, which offers advanced screening of carry-on baggage at security checkpoints using Computed Tomography (CT) X-ray. HIA...
ASIS New Delhi Chapter holds its AGM
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the ASIS New Delhi Chapter 207 was conducted online on Friday, 27th November. The AGM was attended by 92 participants. Manish Datta, welcomed all the participants to the...
December 2020 Issue is NOW ONLINE
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Security-related incidents increase by 105% since 2010 in South Africa
The Railway Safety Regulator in South Africa has said security-related incidents have increased by 105% since 2010. The regulator, an agency of the national Transport Department, said even though there were improvements in some...
Indian Coast Guard set to become 200-vessel strong force
Twelve years after the 26/11 terror attacks of 2008, Mumbai’s security apparatus has seen a sea change with Indian Coast Guard standing out as one of the key maritime security agencies. From a meagre...

















