Smartphones targets of cyberattacks in India: Check Point

If you thought only large critical infrastructure and big corporations would always bear the brunt of the rise in cyberattacks, you could not be further from the truth. In India, smartphones, the device that...

G4S wins multi million pound monitoring contract in Scotland

The Scottish Government has awarded a 5-year multi-million pound contract to G4S, to provide electronic monitoring (EM) services across Scotland. EM requires a monitored person to wear a tag which uses Global Positioning System...

CAG flags loopholes in airport security

Even as airports in most parts of the country are facing a high level of threat perception, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged several loopholes in the aviation security establishment. The situation...

Biometrics to drive airports security market growth

Biometric systems are expected to lead the market for airport security systems in growth over the next five years, as the market increases at an 8 percent CAGR through 2024, according to a new...

Centre may create single agency for cyber defence

India may soon have a single authority or agency responsible for the entire spectrum of defensive cyber operations in the country. The move comes even as India faces renewed threat of cyber attacks and...

‘Juice Jacking’ cybercriminals use public USB ports to steal personal data

Travellers have been advised by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office to avoid free USB charging stations in public areas because of a hacking technique called "juice jacking". This technique allows criminals to...

Security Forces prep to shoot down drones in Maoist-hit areas

Shoot-at-sight orders have been issued to security forces deployed in Maoist-hit areas after a "serious and new" threat of possession and operation of drones by the terrorists came to light recently, officials have said. The...

Kenya private security sector decry high tax regime

The Protective Security lobby group of Kenya has welcomed the annulment of The Private Security (General) Regulations, 2019 that required all service providers be inspected, vetted and licensed by the regulator by January 1...

Field officers to issue fire safety certificates in Odisha

Applicants seeking fire safety certificates for their buildings will not have to come to the Directorate of Fire Services from far off areas any more. State Government on Tuesday decentralised the power of issuing...

Record turnover for body-worn camera firm WCCTV

A surge in demand for body worn cameras is being credited with record turnover at an award-winning Rochdale manufacturer. Wireless CCTV – known as WCCTV – specialises in providing redeployable CCTV, site security, body...