Los Angeles Metro will deploy body scanners for security

The Los Angeles metro will roll out body scanners in its subway stations, according to reports. It will use scanners from the British security company ThruVision, capable of scanning upwards of 2,000 people per...

Door experts consulted in fire safety overhaul

Experts in fire door hardware are being consulted to help revise fire safety regulations for buildings. Fire doors from five different suppliers were recently found to be unfit for purpose by Housing Secretary James...

Security audit finds many loopholes in railway stations

Recently, in a security audit conducted by the Delhi Police, it has been found that the major railway stations in the national capital including New Delhi, Old Delhi, Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar railway stations...

Aviation security needs cutting edge technology & modern standards

EUSAS and Euralarm, hosted by Airbus, recently organised their second joint conference, which was this year on the topic of aviation safety and security. It showed once again the importance of technological development for...

Delhi govt set to notify parking policy

The Delhi government is all set to notify its ambitious parking policy without Lt Governor Anil Baijal’s stamp, which is likely to draw the ire of Raj Niwas. Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said that...

Centre plans colour-coded stickers for cars in Delhi-NCR

The Centre plans to introduce colour hologram-based stickers for private vehicles in the National Capital Region (NCR) to identify the fuel they use and the year in which they were manufactured, starting on October...

FBI warns of potential attacks on ATMs around the world

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has received an “unspecified report” that cybercriminals are preparing to carry out a large-scale global attack on ATMs. The attack will compromise banks or payment card processors with malware...

Delhi High Court says no high-rises around IGI Airport

The Delhi High Court in an interim order halted the construction and the selling of high-rise buildings around Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. The order was passed after the court was told that there...

‘India needs three lakh people for cyber security’

India needs three lakh people for cyber security but we are producing just 20,000 people every year to safeguard our data, said A.M. Sudhakara, System Manager and Head, Computer Centre, University of Mysore. He...

Watchdog says cryptocurrency scams are increasing

Cryptocurrency scams are using images of celebrities and upmarket London addresses to hoodwink consumers into parting with cash, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority has said. The warning, first made in June, was reposted on the FCA’s...