Gujarat Police first in India to introduce Taser guns

The Gujarat Police is now equipped with Taser guns as a part of their modernization drive to ensure public safety and security, as per a statement from the office of the Director General of...

60% of new home security systems are self-installed

New research from Parks Associates finds that DIY security systems are taking a larger share of the residential security market due to their growing popularity among security households. The research firm’s DIY Home Security...

NEC names new CEO of India HQ to foster biometrics and digital business growth

NEC Corporation and NEC Technologies India have named Aalok Kumar as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NEC Technologies India, effective immediately, to expand global business and operations in India, the company announced....

Indian police use face recognition app to track Covid-19 patients

Police in Pune have developed a facial recognition software system for surveillance of ‘Home Quarantined’ persons in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad cities. Police Commissioner Dr K Venkatesham said in a press release that the selfie-app...

Marriott suffers second data breach in less than two years

The personal information of at least 5.2 million Marriott customers has been hacked, the company said. It’s the second major data breach for the company in less than two years and comes at a...

Singapore to get tough on abuse of security officers

Those who abuse and harass private security officers carrying out their work could be liable under new offences that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is looking into instituting. MHA said it intends to...

SIS deploys over 2 lakh personnel across 630 districts in wake of Covid-19

Manpower security behemoth SIS (Securities and Intelligence Services) is under no self-quarantine lockdown. On the contrary, the Union government has listed the company’s fleet of security guards, cleaning personnel and drivers under the essential...

Honeywell ramps up face mask production

Honeywell has announced it will immediately expand its manufacturing operations in Smithfield, Rhode Island, to produce N95 face masks in support of the U.S. government’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Honeywell is ramping...

Tihar to release 3,000 inmates to decongest prison amid coronavirus outbreak

Tihar Jail authorities have said that they have decided to release about 3,000 prisoners to decongest the prison to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus infections as the number of cases across the...

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