July 2020 Issue is NOW ONLINE

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Fire safety: Banned cladding to be removed from high-rise buildings in Sharjah

The Sharjah Municipality has launched a crackdown on the buildings that continue to keep cladding facades, as part of its efforts to prevent fire accidents in residential units. The inspection focuses on the review...

Chip-enabled e-passports will strengthen security of travel documents: S Jaishankar

The introduction of chip-enabled e-passports will greatly strengthen the security of Indian travel documents, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, emphasising the need to expedite their roll out. In his address, via video...

ASIS transitions GSX to digital platform

Following the earlier announcement that ASIS was considering its options regarding its GSX event, the organisation has decided to move the Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2020 event to a fully virtual experience. Now renamed...

RailTel to provide video surveillance at 6,049 stations across country

The Indian Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with RailTel for installation of an IP-based video surveillance system at 6,049 railway stations across the country. RailTel, a public sector undertaking (PSU) under...

Cyber incidents surge as cyber budget shrinks at NASA

According to data extracted and analysed by Atlas VPN, cyber incidents at NASA increased by 366% in 2019. Being one of the nation’s most important federal agencies, this is an alarming finding. Cyber incidents at...

AAI completes trials for aircraft surveillance tech

India will soon make further forays into space-based technologies through an application for surveillance and safety by providing automatic and constant updates of aircraft location while flying over oceanic regions. The Airports Authority of...

IFSEC International rescheduled to May 2021

Informa Markets, in consultation with its exhibitors and event partners, has made the difficult decision to reschedule IFSEC International and its co-located shows. This postponement and rescheduling cover the following events: IFSEC International; Counter...

Govt may standardise wages for private security

The Centre is considering bringing about nine million private security guards under the purview of Code on Wages, 2019, to ensure uniform minimum wages for them nationally, Union home ministry officials said. State governments...

Amazon stops police use of its facial recognition software

Answering widespread demands for new curbs on aggressive policing in the wake of George Floyd's killing, Amazon is halting law enforcement use of its facial recognition platform for one year, the company has said. The...