After biometrics failed, MCI to use CCTVs to track faculty attendance

The Medical Council of India (MCI) will begin installing CCTV cameras in classrooms, laboratories and out-patient departments (OPDs) of all medical colleges and associated hospitals soon as part of measures to weed out “ghost” and...

‘Undetectable’ plastic 3-D printed guns have been detected by TSA airport screeners

While lawmakers feud over the release of blueprints for 3-D-printed plastic guns, the Transportation Security Administration wants fliers to know that airport security screeners have been able to spot the so-called untraceable and undetectable...

Australia plays down concerns over mass surveillance

Officials from the Department of Home Affairs in Australia have sought to assuage concerns that a proposed national facial recognition service could lay the basis for mass surveillance. The government currently has two bills before...

Building plan key to fire safety: SK Dheri

The drawing board of an architect should be the starting point for the fire safety of a building but that rarely happens, an expert said at a workshop in Calcutta. "The lack of political...

Hikvision half-year results show 26.92% year on year growth

Hikvision has reported a total turnover of RMB 20.88 billion for the first half of 2018. The year-on-year revenue growth was 26.92%, and net profit attributable to shareholders was RMB 4.15 billion, up by...

Cyber security startups attracting big funding

Funding in cyber security startups in India has seen an exponential increase in the last five years as the risk of cyber attacks increases leading to focus on data privacy and more awareness, say...

Facial recognition system set to be used in Olympic security

A facial recognition system will be used across an Olympics for the first time as Tokyo organizers work to keep security tight and efficient at dozens of venues during the 2020 Games. The NeoFace technology...

Thermal surveillance across the Indo-Pak border to cover 553-km stretch

The Border Security Force (BSF) is laying its groundwork to prevent cross-border smuggling and infiltration from Pakistan as the central government plans to upgrade the existing border security with thermal imaging surveillance. A smart...

Brexit: Police commissioners concern over ‘no deal’

A no-deal Brexit poses a risk to the public because the UK would lose access to EU-wide security powers and databases, police leaders have warned. Police and crime commissioners say law enforcement agencies "face...

US tariffs on Chinese goods cause serious impact on security industry

Following the news that the US Government will impose a 25% tariff on certain categories of products imported from the People’s Republic of China, Mike O’Neal, President of Nortech Security & Control, has written...