Singapore condo managing committees responsible for fire safety equipment

The managing committees of condominiums are responsible for ensuring that fire safety equipment is functional, said Singapore’s Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs Sun Xueling. Simply hiring a third party to inspect the equipment...

Israel to restrict gun possession for security guards

Israel Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has signed an order to reduce the number of security guards permitted to bear weapons outside of working hours. According to the new ordinance, security guards will not...

Home Guards to be deployed in Haryana medical colleges, health centres

For security arrangements in all government medical colleges of Haryana, the Health and Home Minister Anil Vij said that 1518 Home Guards would be deployed additionally on outsourcing basis. For this, further process would...

New scam uses victims’ home security cameras against them

A new scam is aiming for unsuspecting victims by using their own home interior cameras against them. Scammers are contacting victims via email, telling them they've been recorded privately on home security cameras, then...

Home ministry, ISRO team up to boost internal security surveillance system

Space scientists, defence researchers and the home ministry are preparing satellite maps of all sensitive areas, a project that will set India’s security parameters several notches higher. In tandem, the Indian Army, too, has...

IATA initiates Blue Skies Security Competition 2020

IATA, an international body comprising 290 member airlines has initiated the “Blue Skies Security Competition 2020”. The competition gives young aviation professionals (YAP), existing university and post-graduate candidates the opportunity to submit new...

New cyber security policy aims for safe and resilient to boost economic progress

Authorities are putting the finishing touches to the Cyber Security Policy, 2020, which will have a provision for a centralised repository for detecting, reporting and analysing malware in India, and for devising countermeasures, according...

Scotland announces funds for security measures at places of worship

A new £500,000 scheme will give funding for places of worship to install a range of security measures to protect them against hate crime. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf and Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell...

NOFAA seeks department’s co-operation for creating fire safety awareness

Keeping in view various incidents of fire outbreak in multi-storey societies in the past, the Federation of Noida Apartment Owners Associations (NOFAA) for high rises on January 23, wrote to the chief fire officer,...

Interview With Mr. John Robert

SECURITY TODAY met Mr. John Robert, the dynamic Head of Corporate Security and Risk, of VFS Global, based at their UAE Headquarters at the recently concluded Intersec 2020 exhibition in Dubai. VFS Global is...