NIA probes refinery fire in Rajasthan amid security and sabotage concerns

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) launched a probe into the massive fire in Rajasthan’s Pachpadra refinery, along with other central agencies, amid concerns over security lapses. Sources said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)...

UK must brace for rise in state-backed cyberattacks, security chief says

Britain should brace for a rise in cyberattacks linked to hostile states, the head of the country's cybersecurity agency said, as the government urged tech firms to help build defences powered by artificial intelligence. Richard...

Haryana Human Rights Commission seeks report over ‘non-functional’ CCTV cameras in Panchkula

The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report pertaining to a large number of CCTV cameras installed by the Municipal Corporation, Panchkula being "non-functional" and called for a...

US House passes aviation safety bill in response to deadly midair collision near D.C.

The US House has passed its version of an aviation safety bill, months after it rejected separate legislation that cleared the Senate with unanimous support and angered families of the victims of a deadly...

Odisha twin City RWAs asked to install IP-enabled CCTVs in apartments

The Commissionerate Police has directed all residential welfare associations (RWAs) in Twin City Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to mandatorily install IP-enabled CCTV cameras on the premises of their apartment complexes to enhance safety and deter...

New Jersey agency modernizes municipal surveillance operations

The Fort Lee Police Department has modernized its municipal safety operations through the implementation of a unified security platform to manage citywide surveillance and digital evidence. Positioned at the entrance of the George Washington Bridge,...

Hanwha zeroes in on India’s video surveillance market

Hanwha Vision is doubling down on India as a strategic frontier to expand its video surveillance business, aiming to take the lead there to bolster its global presence. According to Hanwha Vision, the company recently...

Teledyne FLIR Defense secures $35 million contract to supply surveillance systems for European reconnaissance...

Teledyne FLIR Defense has been awarded a contract worth more than $35 million to supply surveillance systems for reconnaissance vehicles in Europe. The agreement was signed with WB Electronics, part of the WB Group....

35% of Delhi’s schools do not meet fire safety norms, data shows

More than a third of the 5,500 schools in the national capital do not meet fire safety norms, official data shows, putting one of the most vulnerable populations at risk. According to data as...

Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations, researchers say

Security researchers have uncovered two separate spying campaigns that are abusing well-known weaknesses in the global telecoms infrastructure to track people’s locations. The researchers say these two campaigns are likely a small snapshot of...