Thousands of UK flat owners can’t sell due to fire safety holdup
Thousands of flat owners face months, possibly years, of being unable to sell or remortgage because they cannot get hold of new fire safety paperwork required by banks and building societies. Rules brought in...
Govt sets up group under cyber security head to probe China Watching
Taking up the matter with the Chinese Ambassador, the Government has set up an expert committee under the National Cyber Security Coordinator to study the revelations in China Watching, an investigation by The Indian...
Huge threat to national security as hackers attack NIC computers, steal sensitive information
In a major development, India's largest data agency National Informatics Centre (NIC) faced a cyberattack in which many computers of the agency were targeted and sensitive information was stolen from them. The Special Cell...
More than 80% of government cybersecurity leaders say private-public partnerships a necessity
A new report, ‘Taking the Pulse of Government Cybersecurity 2020’ by Nominet surveyed government cybersecurity professionals in the U.S., U.K. and Middle East. The research was conducted by the Information Security Media Group and...
Fire inspection of Delhi guesthouses and hotels to begin again
After a five-month gap due to the Covid outbreak, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) is set to resume inspections of restaurants and guesthouses, and conduct fire-safety training sessions for the establishments, in the national capital....
DHS to fund research into machine learning for airport security
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is working with a small business to advance explosive detection equipment. Synthetik Applied Technologies was awarded funding to develop machine learning training...
Dedicated police teams to enforce Covid norms in Delhi
Delhi Police has asked traffic police units not to issue Covid challans and has instead decided to deploy dedicated teams from each police station to prosecute people violating social distancing norms, said officials. Police...
SIA issues policy on ethical use of facial recognition
In the US, the Security Industry Association (SIA) has released its new policy principles guiding the development and deployment of facial recognition technology. SIA believes all technology products, including facial recognition, must only be...
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport introduces contactless check-in
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai has become India’s first airport to introduce a QR-code based technology to provide passengers with a contactless check-in experience at the airport. The airport has added a...
Cyber attacks on US companies surge by 93% in 12 months
Cyber security remains a hot topic for organisations today as cyber attacks directed at business organisations are on the rise according to the results of a new survey conducted by Atlas VPN. According to...
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Bhubaneswar launches Aviation Security Training to train future airport security workforce
With Odisha’s aviation sector poised for rapid expansion, the state has initiated work on an Aviation Security Training Institute (ASTI) in Bhubaneswar. The facility...
