Kenya to arm private security guards after al-Shabab attack
Kenya has announced that it will arm private security officers guarding public places in the aftermath of Tuesday's attack on a luxury hotel and office complex. The siege, which lasted 18 hours and left...
Drones to keep watch on Bangla border in Assam
The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to induct Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) besides other technical gadgets for effective border management in Assam along the unfenced international border of India with Bangladesh. The...
UK Police to take cybersecurity courses to increase cyber crime knowledge
Law enforcement in the United Kingdom are now expected to tackle cyber crime such as online fraud, scams, and crimes being committed for the purposes of identity theft and financial gain. They must also...
Survey shows consumers are abandoning brands after Data Breaches
Three-quarters of consumers would stop engaging with a brand online following a breach and half would not sign up for an online service that had recently been breached, a new survey shows. The Ping...
Railways to roll out country’s first local with panic button in women’s coaches
Indian railways will soon roll out the country’s first local train with a ‘panic button’ to make commuting safer for female passengers. The 12-coach train will have some of the most advanced security features...
Rakesh Asthana appointed Director of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security
The government has issued formal orders appointing Rakesh Asthana Director of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), a department under the Ministry of Civil Aviation that handles coordination and monitoring of civil aviation...
India’s Defence Cyber Agency takes shape, with staff from all three services
With the threat perception expanding from land, sea and air into the cyber world, India’s Defence Cyber Agency has started taking shape. The initial proposal of the Defence Cyber Agency will have close to...
Brexit could create a security industry staffing crisis
The security industry is strangely quiet on the subject of Brexit, but Abbey Petkar, Managing Director of Magenta Security Services Ltd, believes that a poorly managed Brexit will lead to a staffing crisis within...
India set to launch satellite for border security
India is all set to use space technology in a big way, including by launching a satellite for exclusive use of the Home Ministry, to tone up border security and management. Home Minister Rajnath...
New Gallagher Security General Manager to combat cyber threat
The growing cyber threat is the target for the new man at the helm of Gallagher Security (Europe), whose vision is to equip companies and authorities to combat it. Richard Huison has stepped up...
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Unruly passengers to face flight ban in new draft rules
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