Railways to strengthen security to ward off troublemakers onboard Shramik Specials Trains
Emphasising on strengthening the security arrangement to prevent any untoward incident in Shramik Specials, the Indian Railways has allowed zones to hire ex-servicemen, home guards and private security men for adequate deployment at rail...
Private Security firm to hire 1,100 employees across Los Angeles
With businesses shuttered and millions out of work, one company is planning a massive hiring blitz across Los Angeles. Private security firm, Allied Universal, is looking to hire more than 1,100 security professionals and...
Kalyan Dombivali Smart City sets up war room to fight COVID-19
NEC India has helped Kalyan Dombivali Smart City (SKDCL) by quickly setting up an emergency war room cum command center at KDMC Commissioner’s office to combat the spread of coronavirus in the city. The...
Security Essen 2020 cancelled
The international trade fair Security Essen planned for 22-25 September 2020 has been cancelled due to the unforeseeable developments of the Corona crisis. Against the background of the dynamic situation and the worldwide travel...
University reveals new biometric security threat
A study by computer scientists at the University of Liverpool has revealed a new privacy threat from devices such as smartphones, smart doorbells and voice assistants that allows cyber attackers to access and combine...
Telangana has highest number of CCTV cameras, 64 per cent of total in India
Since the formation of Telangana State, CCTV cameras have become an essential part of policing. Their extensive use in preventing and detecting crime has made the State a first in the country to have...
ISO upgrades cyber security & privacy standard
The International Standards Organisation has just updated the ISO/IEC 27009 standard, which will enable businesses and organisations from all sectors to coherently address information security, cyber security and privacy protection.
Enabling all types of businesses...
Tech5, ID R&D launch facial and liveness biometrics partnership with eKYC deployment in India
Tech5 has launched, in partnership with ID R&D, a biometric eKYC deployment for users in India which the companies say is the first of its kind to provide secure mobile access to government services....
COVID-19 pandemic to put dent in sales of biometrics, increase investment in face recognition
According to a new report from ABI Research, the global outbreak of COVID-19 is expected to result in a significant reduction in the shipment of contact biometric devices, resulting in a drop of $2...
Chennai startup Garuda Aerospace to combat COVID-19 by using drones to disinfect 26 cities
Before the coronavirus outbreak, drone startups in India had one main concern - regulatory grey areas. Often seen as a security threat, drones were initially used only in the armed forces. But gradually, they...

















